Immigration And Customs Enforcement Archives

Home Immigration And Customs Enforcement

Social Justice

‘People Are Being Killed Like Flies’: Denied Asylum in the U.S., Cameroonians Fear Increasing Violence Back Home

Martin fled Cameroon when security forces imprisoned his father and started regularly raiding Anglophone villages. The U.S. government might send him back.

Isabela Dias

A vigil in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on August 3rd, 2019, after a mass shooting left over 20 people dead in El Paso, Texas.

Social Justice

ICE Denies Claims That It Detains Immigrants During Tragedies Like the El Paso Massacre

Activists warn the practice of detaining people at courthouses and other government venues has discouraged immigrants from cooperating with authorities, even when they are victims of violent crimes.

Massoud Hayoun

Two prisoners from earlier round-ups look out from a cell window at the main ICE detention center in downtown Los Angeles on July 14th, 2019.

News in Brief

ICE’s New Policy Will Give the Agency More Discretion to Deport Victims of Crimes

The reversal of long-standing internal guidelines on U-visas might lead to the deportation of immigrants with legitimate claims to legal status.

Isabela Dias

The main ICE detention center is seen in downtown Los Angeles, California, on July 14th, 2019.

ICE Is Detaining More People Than Ever—and for Longer

Between May and July, the average number of days detainees spent in custody went from 28 to 46.

Isabela Dias

Social Justice

After Police Cooperated With ICE, California’s Sanctuary Law’s Strength Will Be Tested in Court

Immigrant rights advocates are set to bring one of the first legal challenges against a city that allegedly contravened the California Values Act.

Massoud Hayoun

Immigration advocates with the Florida Immigrant Coalition go house to house handing out fliers on July 13th, 2019, in Little Havana in Miami, Florida.

Social Justice

Why Were Trump’s ICE Raids So Ineffective?

After Trump announced his intention to deport "millions," undocumented immigrants and activists began preparing their communities with "Know Your Rights" campaigns.

Khushbu Shah

Undocumented immigrants gather in the Maricopa County "Tent City Jail," run by Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2010.

Social Justice

The Department of Justice Won’t Release Data on Prison Deportations

Each year, the federal government deports thousands of prisoners who enter the Institutional Hearing Program, but it won't reveal critical information about its operations.

Arvind Dilawar

Immigrants Are Changing Their Routines Out of Fear, a Survey Finds

Even permanent residents and naturalized citizens report avoiding activities like driving, visiting a doctor, or talking with teachers.

Isabela Dias

Social Justice

Police in Daly City Handed an Immigrant Over to ICE Despite California’s Sanctuary Protections

Many officers haven't been trained to comply with California's law prohibiting police from turning over those they arrest to federal immigration agents.

Massoud Hayoun

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

News in Brief

ICE Releases a Dallas-Born Teenager After Wrongful Detention

The case of Francisco Erwin Galicia is one of many instances of a U.S. citizen being targeted for deportation.

Isabela Dias