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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

Protesters chained together at the wrist block traffic from passing on the road to the Otay Mesa Detention Center during a demonstration against U.S. immigration policy that separates children from parents, in San Diego, California, on June 23rd, 2018.

Social Justice

Protesters Occupy the Entrance to a Private Prison Company’s Headquarters in Tennessee

Dozens of protesters on Monday shut down the Nashville, Tennessee, entrance to the headquarters of CoreCivic, a private prison company whose government contracts include immigrant detention.

Jack Herrera

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested hundreds in Florida and Puerto Rico in March of 2018.

Social Justice

A New ICE Report on Undocumented Immigrant Crime Lacks Hard Statistics

The Victims of Immigration Crime (VOICE) office's quarterly report offers case studies, but it does not include statistics on crime rates.

Francie Diep

Members of a caravan of Central Americans who spent weeks traveling across Mexico walk from Mexico to the U.S. side of the border to ask authorities for asylum on April 29th, 2018 in Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico.

Social Justice

The Trump Administration Is Preparing to Hold Migrant Children on Military Bases

The Trump administration is preparing to warehouse immigrant children on military bases after they have been separated from their parents while attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.

Ashley Hackett

Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses the media during a press conference at Border Field State Park on May 7th, 2018, in San Ysidro, California.

News in Brief

Children Will Now Be Separated From Their Parents at the U.S. Border

A new "zero tolerance" border enforcement policy will launch a crackdown on people crossing the border illegally.

Ashley Hackett

News in Brief

Ted Cruz’s Nerd-Whistle Campaign

It's a niche campaign meant to reach nativists and fans of Star Trek and the Simpsons. Will it work?

Seth Masket