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

Trump Claims ICE Will Deport ‘Millions’ in the Coming Weeks. Is That Even Possible?

The announcement likely has to do more with Trump's re-election campaign than an actual ICE operation. But that won't stop it from spreading fear through immigrant communities.

Jack Herrera

A Honduran mother holds her daughter, who fell ill, while being examined by a doctor outside a shelter for migrants on November 21st, 2018, in Mexicali, Mexico.

What’s Actually Causing Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Immigrant Detention Centers?

While conspiracy theorists blame the spread of the disease on the migrants themselves, research indicates that severe overcrowding in U.S. detention facilities and shelters on the Mexican side of the border are causing outbreaks.

Jack Herrera

New American citizens celebrate at a naturalization ceremony in Newark, New Jersey.

News in Brief

Most Undocumented Immigrants Are Not Mexican

The make-up of the country's undocumented population is changing. Can white Americans' preconceived notions keep up?

Jack Herrera

Pictures of people who were incarcerated at Manzanar War Relocation Center, an internment camp near Independence, California.

Ideas

The Legacy of Japanese Internment Lives on in Migrant Detention

One year after the Supreme Court dismissed "Korematsu," the Trump administration will begin detaining migrants in a camp where Japanese Americans were incarcerated.

Jared Keller

People cross the low waters of the Táchira River near the Simón Bolívar international bridge between Venezuela and Colombia on March 4th, 2019.

News in Brief

What Would Temporary Protected Status Mean for Venezuelans Who Have Fled to the U.S.?

Because the protection is only a temporary status and doesn't offer a path to citizenship, it puts recipients in a legal gray zone.

Jack Herrera

Sailors, serving in the U.S. Navy at Naval Station Great Lakes, are sworn in as U.S. Citizens during a ceremony on September 15th, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.

Social Justice

ICE Is Failing to Screen the Veterans Among Those It Deports

Veterans are not receiving appropriate review before being placed in removal proceedings, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

Massoud Hayoun

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during his daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on March 26th, 2019.

Social Justice

What Does Mexico’s Agreement With the United States Mean for Central American Migrants?

While the agreement is being celebrated as a victory by the Mexican government, it may come at the expense of those seeking refuge in the U.S.

Luis Gómez Romero

A United States surveillance camera overlooks the international bridge between Mexico and the U.S. in Hidalgo, Texas.

The Data Breach on the Border Raises Concerns About a ‘Smart Wall’

Hackers got access to photos of border crossers and their license plates this week, raising questions about border authorities' plans to collect reams of sensitive biometric information.

Jack Herrera

Migrant children from different Latin American wait to receive food at the Casa del Refugiado, or The House of Refugee, in El Paso, Texas, on April 24th, 2019.

Social Justice

Trump Will Cut Classes and Recreation for Unaccompanied Migrant Children

A former Obama administration official says that canceling classes hurts children's mental health and could also make it harder to catch physical health issues.

Jack Herrera

President Donald Trump hugs the United States flag during CPAC 2019 on March 2nd, 2019.

Ideas

The Empty Nationalism of Trump’s Tariff Threats

Imposing tariffs on Mexican goods would have been harmful to the U.S. economy—and especially to Trump country.

Jared Keller