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Border Patrol agents shine a light through the border wall as migrants search for a way to cross.

The Government’s Numbers Show Increasing Border Arrests. Does That Mean the U.S. Is Facing an Illegal Immigration Crisis?

As with any data set, understanding Customs and Border Protection's new statistics means looking at more than just the numbers.

Jack Herrera

Detained migrants wait to be transported by U.S. Border Patrol at the border of the United States and Mexico on March 31st, 2019, in El Paso, Texas.

Why Is Border Patrol Planning to DNA Test Asylum Seekers?

The Department of Homeland Security will use the tests to identify what it calls fraudulent families. But advocates say the plan raises privacy concerns.

Jack Herrera

A U.S. Border Patrol agent talks with detained migrants at the border of the United States and Mexico on March 31st, 2019, in El Paso, Texas.

News in Brief

Trump Wants to Train Border Patrol to Conduct Asylum Interviews

The new plan could mean more asylum claims will be denied, according to advocates.

Jack Herrera

People wait at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry bridge to turn themselves in to U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for asylum consideration on January 13th, 2019, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

News in Brief

What Will Happen If Trump Cancels Work Permits for Asylum Seekers?

A social worker explains how the president's latest memo could affect asylum seekers as they await the outcome of their court proceedings.

Jack Herrera

Border Patrol agents are pictured detaining and processing a group of migrants near the Paso Del Norte International Bridge connecting the U.S.–Mexico border cities of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, on the evening of April 18th, 2019, in El Paso.

Trump Wants to Deport More People Without Hearings

Under a new plan, people who have been in the country for up to two years would be treated as if they just crossed the border—and they could be swiftly deported.

Jack Herrera

Kevin McAleenan, who was then commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee March 6th, 2019, in Washington, D.C. He is now the acting secretary of Homeland Security.

ICE’s Largest Family Detention Center Is Well Below Capacity

But understanding why the detained population fluctuates so significantly is more complicated than looking at the number of beds.

Jack Herrera

Social Justice

Why Can’t the Military Root Out Far-Right Extremism in Its Own Ranks?

The Department of Homeland Security fumbled a domestic terrorism report in 2009 that warned about right-wing militias targeting the U.S. Army for recruits.

Christopher Jones

In this photo taken on April 5th, 2019, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen waits for President Donald Trump as he arrives to tour the border wall between the United States and Mexico in Calexico, California.

Social Justice

Kirstjen Nielsen’s Role in Family Separation: A Timeline

The secretary of Homeland Security, who resigned over the weekend, oversaw most of the Trump administration's family separation efforts.

Jack Herrera

Sixteen Central American migrants cross the International Bridge II to be interviewed by U.S. immigration authorities and have the possibility of receiving asylum, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila state, Mexico, on the border with the U.S., on February 16th, 2019.

Why Trump Wants to Detain Families Indefinitely, and Why He Can’t

Since public outrage forced the administration to abandon family separation, it has been searching for ways to guarantee that families remain in detention prior to a final decision on their immigration cases.

Jack Herrera

President Donald J. Trump at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on January 17th, 2019.

Social Justice

Liberian Civil Rights Groups See ‘Racial Animus’ in Trump Administration Refugee Policy

A new lawsuit alleges the Department of Homeland Security has not terminated DED-status for Liberians based on a sound determination of safety in Liberia.

Massoud Hayoun