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286 stories published since 2016

Here’s How We Analyzed the Data Underlying Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Claims About His Border Initiative

by Karim Doumar,

Examining Nearly Two Decades of Taxpayer-Funded Border Operations

by Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, The Marshall Project,

Changes in Police Policy, Payouts to Latino Victims of Traffic Stops and Arrests Following Investigations

by Dale Russakoff and Deborah Sontag,

Texas’ Border Operation Is Meant to Deter Cartels and Smugglers. More Often, It Imprisons Lone Men for Trespassing.

by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune,

These Children Fled Afghanistan Without Their Families. They’re Stuck in U.S. Custody.

by Melissa Sanchez and Anna Clark,

Five people stand in a loose circle on sandy ground. It's night and they are only faintly lit a light coming in from the right.

Help Us Investigate Texas Border Security Initiatives

by Jessica Priest, Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevizo,

Texas’ Governor Brags About His Border Initiative. The Data Doesn’t Back Him Up.

by Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón and Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project,

Internal Investigation Confirms Border Patrol Failures Leading Up to a 16-Year-Old’s Death on the Floor of His Cell

by Robert Moore, El Paso Matters,

Lawmakers Call for Immediate Action at Chicago Shelter Housing Afghan Children

by Melissa Sanchez,

Dozens of Traumatized Afghan Kids Struggle Inside a Shelter That’s Ill-Equipped to Care for Them

by Melissa Sanchez,

A Secretive Counterterrorism Team Interrogated Dozens of Citizens at the Border, Government Report Finds

by Dara Lind,

New Report Shows “Deeply Troubling Failures” by Border Patrol in Boy’s Death, Key Congressional Leader Says

by Robert Moore, El Paso Matters,

These Afghans Won the Visa Lottery Two Years Ago — Now They’re Stuck in Kabul and Out of Luck

by Dara Lind,

Immigration Prosecutors Were Told Not to Push for Deportation in Cases Like His. He Was Ordered Deported the Next Day.

by Dara Lind,

The U.S. Is Closing a Loophole That Lured Mexicans Over the Border to Donate Blood Plasma for Cash

by Dara Lind, ProPublica, and Stefanie Dodt, ARD German TV,

“Shadow Wins”: How ICE Avoids Judicial Accountability by Quietly Releasing Immigrants Who Challenge Being Detained

by Dara Lind,

Documents Show Trump Officials Used Secret Terrorism Unit to Question Lawyers at the Border

by Dara Lind,

Border Policy Is Getting More and More Convoluted. That’s Creating False Hope for Migrants.

by Lomi Kriel,

ProPublica Nominated for 13 Peter Lisagor Awards

by ProPublica,

“No Good Choices”: HHS Is Cutting Safety Corners to Move Migrant Kids Out of Overcrowded Facilities

by Dara Lind,

For Some Transgender Asylum Seekers, Fleeing a Dangerous Migrant Camp Meant Being Left Behind

by Lomi Kriel,

Biden abrió el estatus legal temporal a miles de inmigrantes. Estas son las formas en que podrían quedar atrapados.

por Dara Lind,

Biden Opened Temporary Legal Status to Thousands of Immigrants. Here’s How They Could End Up Trapped.

by Dara Lind,

What the Horrific Crash on the Border Says About U.S. Immigration Policy

by Dara Lind,

The Trump Administration Keeps Awarding Border Wall Contracts but Doesn’t Own the Land to Build On

by Perla Trevizo and Jeremy Schwartz,

A black-and-white illustration of three factory scenes. Each scene shows a pair of hands at work. Left: scrubbing metal; middle: carrying a tray of candy; right: packaging meat.

The Stolen Childhood of Teenage Factory Workers

by Melissa Sanchez,

Una ilustración en blanco y negro de tres escenas de fábrica. Cada escena muestra un par de manos trabajando. Izquierda: restregando metal; medio: cargando una bandeja de dulces; derecha: empacando carne.

La niñez robada de obreros adolescentes

by Melissa Sanchez,

A black-and-white illustration of a factory scene. A teenage worker stands at a conveyor belt, surrounded by adult workers.

Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories

by Melissa Sanchez,

Ilustración en blanco y negro de una escena de fábrica. Un obrero adolescente delante de una cinta transportadora rodeado de obreros adultos.

El mundo secreto de los adolescentes inmigrantes que trabajan en peligrosos turnos nocturnos en fábricas suburbanas

por Melissa Sanchez,

House Committee to Subpoena Records on Discipline Related to Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group

by A.C. Thompson,

Trump Got What He Wanted at the Border. Would Biden Undo It?

by Dara Lind,

Records Show Trump’s Border Wall Is Costing Taxpayers Billions More Than Initial Contracts

by Perla Trevizo and Jeremy Schwartz,

ICE deportó a la mujer que acusó a unos guardias de agresión sexual a pesar de que las autoridades federales aún investigaban el incidente

por Lomi Kriel,

Un nuevo informe de ingeniería encuentra que se derrumbará el muro fronterizo financiado con fondos privados

por Jeremy Schwartz y Perla Trevizo,

ICE Deported a Woman Who Accused Guards of Sexual Assault While the Feds Were Still Investigating the Incident

by Lomi Kriel,

New Engineering Report Finds Privately Built Border Wall Will Fail

by Jeremy Schwartz and Perla Trevizo,

Private Border Wall Fundraisers Have Been Arrested on Fraud Charges

by Perla Trevizo, Jeremy Schwartz and Lexi Churchill,

ICE Guards “Systematically” Sexually Assault Detainees in an El Paso Detention Center, Lawyers Say

by Lomi Kriel,

ICE Is Making Sure Migrant Kids Don’t Have COVID-19 — Then Expelling Them to “Prevent the Spread” of COVID-19

by Dara Lind and Lomi Kriel,

¿A dónde se irán todos?

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

After a Year of Investigation, the Border Patrol Has Little to Say About Agents’ Misogynistic and Racist Facebook Group

by A.C. Thompson,

Her Rapist Threatened to Make Her “Disappear.” Instead of Asylum, ICE Put Her in a Hotel and Sent Her Back.

by Lomi Kriel,

Construyó un muro en la frontera con fondos privados. Ahora está en riesgo de desplomarse si no lo reparan.

por Jeremy Schwartz y Perla Trevizo,

Un muro fronterizo financiado con fondos privados ya estaba en riesgo de colapsarse si no se reparaba. El huracán Hanna empeoró la situación.

por Perla Trevizo y Jeremy Schwartz,

Where Will Everyone Go?

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

About Our Climate Migration Model

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

He Built a Privately Funded Border Wall. It’s Already at Risk of Falling Down if Not Fixed.

by Jeremy Schwartz and Perla Trevizo,

Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Mass Border Expulsions

by Dara Lind,

House Democrats Demand Trump Administration Stop Rushing Through Deportations of Migrant Children

by Lomi Kriel,

The Trump Administration Is Rushing Deportations of Migrant Children During Coronavirus

by Lomi Kriel,