A New California Law Makes It Harder for ICE to Arrest Immigrants From Courthouses
Judges and attorneys will be barred from disclosing the immigration status of most alleged crime victims and witnesses.
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A County Sheriff Election in North Carolina Sheds Light on a Controversial ICE Policy
The winner has vowed to discontinue a program that allows local sheriffs' offices to function as satellite immigration detention centers.
Inside the ACLU's Suit to Stop ICE From Separating Immigrant Families
The Department of Homeland Security maintains that it does not habitually separate detained asylum-seekers from their children without just cause.
ICE Arrests 225 People in a Six-Day New York Raid
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested 225 individuals in a potent six-day raid in New York, a declared sanctuary city.
Detained Iraqi Immigrants Are Fighting ICE for Their Day in Court
The Trump administration is appealing earlier court decisions securing due process for the Iraqi nationals and preventing them from what advocates say is unlawful detention.
Immigration Judges Are Bewildered by the DOJ's Decision to Slash Legal Guidance for Detainees
Analysts say the decision breaks the Trump administration's promise to cut the immigration court backlog.
Immigrant Rights Advocates Score Another Major Win in California
The San Gabriel City Council just voted in favor of a resolution to bar local authorities from supporting federal immigration enforcement.
ICE Ends Its Policy of Automatically Releasing Pregnant Women
An internal memo sent by ICE's acting director states that custody decisions for pregnant women should now be made on a case-by-case basis.
A Church in Massachusetts Opened Its Doors to an Undocumented Woman. It Now Faces Threats of Retaliation From City Authorities.
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno reportedly responded to the South Congregational's sanctuary project by calling for the city to look into whether the church's housing facility was up to code.
The Edit, Episode #8: A Conversation About Immigration in the Trump Era
On the latest episode of Pacific Standard's podcast about how our stories are made, contributing writer Massoud Hayoun discusses an ongoing Vietnamese refugee crisis.
'Panic, Anxiety, Fear': How the Immigration Crackdown Is Hitting the Irish Community
As deportation arrests soar under the Trump administration, Irish immigrants are feeling the pressure to leave the U.S.
Gang Databases Are a Life Sentence for Black and Latino Communities
Ending up on a gang database if you're brown or black is easy—you only have to be suspected of association. Getting off a gang database? That's much harder.
How Immigration Crackdowns Are Hurting America's Poorest Schools
Teachers around the country report emotional and behavioral problems among their students as a result of ICE raids. Even kids from families under no danger of deportation are affected.
The Trump Administration Is Failing to Uphold Its Commitments to Vietnamese Refugees
An Asian-American rights group sued ICE last week over heightened detentions of Vietnamese—detainments that also threaten to undermine American credibility abroad.
ICE Agents Arrest 150 People in Northern California
ICE officials blasted Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf for alerting people of the raids ahead of time.
The Trump Administration Is Reportedly Separating Hundreds of Immigrant Children From Their Parents
A lawsuit filed Monday aims to reunite a Congolese mother and her daughter, ripped apart at separate detention facilities as part of an apparent plan to discourage new asylum seekers.
Trump Says He Is Considering Removing ICE From California
Trump claims that, without ICE, California "would have a crime nest like you've never seen."
Dispatches: Our Ongoing Coverage of Immigration Reform
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
ICE Agents Arrested Over 200 People in Los Angeles Over a Five-Day Span
This week's raids were the latest in a standoff between the state of California and the Trump administration over the latter's efforts to crack down on undocumented immigrants.
Seattle's ICE Lawyer Is Accused of Stealing Immigrant Identities
The chief counsel for ICE's Seattle field office faces charges of aggravated identity theft and wire fraud.
California Immigrant Rights Advocates Just Scored a Major Win in Their Battle Against ICE-Police Partnerships
The San Gabriel Police Department's collaboration with federal immigration authorities marks the latest flashpoint in the national debate over how local authorities should react to the Trump administration's focus on undocumented immigrants.
Why California's Protections for Undocumented Workers May Backfire
Did the state undermine its own argument to block employers' cooperation with ICE back in 2012?
ICE's 7-Eleven Raids Won't Get Rid of Undocumented Workers. They'll Only Make Them Less Visible.
Recent ICE raids could push undocumented immigrant laborers to find less formal means of employment.
ICE Keeps Raiding Hospitals and Mistreating Disabled Children
To fight for disability rights in 2018, one must fight for immigration rights.