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A metal fence marked with the U.S. Border Patrol sign prevents people from getting close to the barbed/concertina wire covering the U.S.–Mexico border fence, in Nogales, Arizona, on February 9th, 2019.

Social Justice

‘A Pervasive Culture of Cruelty’: What a Secret Facebook Group Reveals About the U.S. Border Patrol

In the group, current and former Border Patrol agents joked about the death of migrants, posted vulgar images of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and shared racist memes.

A.C. Thompson

Democratic presidential hopeful and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro (left) speaks as New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren listen during the first Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, on June 26th, 2019.

Cory Booker’s Immigration Plan Focuses on Day-One Changes

The 2020 candidate's plan focuses on executive actions that could happen with or without Congress getting on board.

Jack Herrera

Central American immigrant families depart ICE custody pending future immigration court hearings on June 11th, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.

Social Justice

Video Hearings in Immigration Court Are Harming Immigrants’ Cases

Critics say video hearings are a flawed design of a system seeking deportations.

Stephen Franklin, Miriam Annenberg & Ankur Singh

A signs warns of danger on the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, in Arizona, one of several live aerial bombing ranges that undocumented migrants often walk through.

Social Justice

For Many Migrants, the Last Leg of the Journey North Is Through a Minefield

The Air Force and Marines conduct live-fire drills on the Barry M. Goldwater Range—which also separates many migrants from freedom or death.

Arvind Dilawar

Immigrant detainees at the Adelanto Detention Facility engage in prayer.

A California City Cut Ties to ICE—but Its Detention Center Will Stay Open

It's the latest sign that the agency is finding ways to get around a state law restricting immigration detention, a trend that concerns immigration advocacy groups.

Sophie Murguia

Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders (I–Vermont) and Senator Kamala Harris (D–California) take part in the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27th, 2019, in Miami, Florida.

News in Brief

At the Debate, Democrats Slammed Trump’s Treatment of Detained Migrant Children. Did Obama Do Any Better?

Biden went after Trump for denying detained children beds, blankets, and toothbrushes. But the Obama administration did the same thing, albeit in different circumstances.

Jack Herrera

Demonstrators rally at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 23rd, 2019, to protest the proposal to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

The Supreme Court Deals Trump a Defeat on the Census Citizenship Question

The high court's decision didn't take issue with the question itself, but rather the administration's tactics.

Jack Herrera

Social Justice

The Definition of ‘Refugee’ Is Out of Date. And It’s Leaving People Behind.

The international idea of who counts as a refugee is over half a century old. But today the lines between "refugee," "migrant," and "illegal border crosser" have all begun to blur.

Jack Herrera