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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

‘The Farewell’ Captures the Chinese-American Experience in a Way I Never Thought I’d See on Screen

Going to China as a second-generation Chinese American is a deeply personal and overwhelming experience—and this movie evokes it beautifully.

Sharon Zhang

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.

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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

Migrants play football at a temporary detention center for immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas.

Social Justice

Customs and Border Protection Is Separating Families Based on HIV Status

Health and Human Services removed HIV from a list of communicable diseases that bar immigrants from entry into the United States in 2010.

Massoud Hayoun

Activists, including childcare providers, parents, and their children, protest against the Trump administration's family detention and separation policies for migrants along the southern border, near the New York offices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on July 18th, 2018, in New York City.

The Trump Administration Is Still Separating Families Over Minor Offenses

At least 911 immigrant children have been separated from their parents at the border since June of 2018.

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

Sandra Sanchez, a Honduran woman and asylum seeker, preparing lunch for her daughter.

Social Justice

Topic: Immigration & Borders

‘The Farewell’ Captures the Chinese-American Experience in a Way I Never Thought I’d See on Screen

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

ICE Is Detaining More People Than Ever—and for Longer

The Trump Administration Is Still Separating Families Over Minor Offenses

‘There Is a Hidden Violence’: Jeremy Slack on the Human Tragedy of Deportation

Persecution Based on Family Ties Will No Longer Qualify as Grounds for Asylum, the Attorney General Rules