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How Policy Impacts Migrants

274 stories published since 2016

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,

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,

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,

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,

COVID-19 Cases at One Texas Immigration Detention Center Soared in a Matter of Days. Now, Town Leaders Want Answers.

by Perla Trevizo,

ICE Has Access to DACA Recipients’ Personal Information Despite Promises Suggesting Otherwise, Internal Emails Show

by Dara Lind,

Al menos 37 menores en un albergue de Chicago para inmigrantes detenidos han dado positivo en pruebas de COVID-19

por Melissa Sanchez,

At Least 19 Children at a Chicago Shelter for Immigrant Detainees Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

by Melissa Sanchez,

In a 10-Day Span, ICE Flew This Detainee Across the Country — Nine Times

by Yeganeh Torbati, Dara Lind and Jack Gillum,

As Coronavirus Infections Spread, So Have Clashes Between ICE Detainees and Guards

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune, and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

ICE ha fallado constantemente en contener enfermedades contagiosas, según nuestros análisis. Es un peligro para el público.

por J. David McSwane,

Immigration Courts Are Telling Employees to Come to Work — Ignoring Health Risks and Local Shelter-in-Place Orders

by Dara Lind,

ICE Has Repeatedly Failed to Contain Contagious Diseases, Our Analysis Shows. It’s a Danger to the Public.

by J. David McSwane,

The Trump Administration Calls Iraq Dangerous for Christians — Until It Wants to Deport Them

by Yeganeh Torbati,

The FBI Is Investigating Massive Embezzlement of Border Patrol Union Funds

by A.C. Thompson and Jeff Ernsthausen,

A Group of Agents Rose Through the Ranks to Lead the Border Patrol. They’re Leaving It in Crisis.

by Melissa del Bosque,