Investigative Reporting on Immigration

The FBI Is Investigating Massive Embezzlement of Border Patrol Union Funds

by A.C. Thompson and Jeff Ernsthausen,

Feb. 24, 2020, 3:15 p.m. EST

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

by Melissa del Bosque,

Feb. 10, 2020, 5 a.m. EST

Border Patrol Officials Dodged Congress’ Questions About Migrant Children’s Deaths

by Robert Moore, special to ProPublica,

Jan. 14, 2020, 5:38 p.m. EST

Six Children Died in Border Patrol Care. Democrats in Congress Want to Know Why.

by Robert Moore, special to ProPublica,

Jan. 13, 2020, 2:30 p.m. EST

McKinsey Called Our Story About Its ICE Contract False. It’s Not.

by Ian MacDougall,

Dec. 16, 2019, 2:01 p.m. EST

Dentro de la celda donde murió el adolescente guatemalteco bajo custodia de la Patrulla Fronteriza

por Robert Moore y Susan Schmidt, en reporte especial para ProPublica, y Maryam Jameel, ProPublica,

Dec. 11, 2019, 2:26 p.m. EST

House Chairman Says Trump Administration Misled Congress on Boy’s Death in Custody

by Robert Moore,

Dec. 6, 2019, 10:45 a.m. EST

Inside the Cell Where a Sick 16-Year-Old Boy Died in Border Patrol Care

by Robert Moore and Susan Schmidt, special to ProPublica, and Maryam Jameel, ProPublica,

Dec. 5, 2019, 1:30 p.m. EST

How McKinsey Helped the Trump Administration Detain and Deport Immigrants

by Ian MacDougall,

Dec. 3, 2019, 5 p.m. EST

Border Agents Can Now Get Classified Intelligence Information. Experts Call That Dangerous.

by Melissa del Bosque,

Nov. 1, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Las tácticas de las compañías farmacéuticas para atraer a mexicanos que donen plasma en la frontera con EEUU

por Stefanie Dodt y Jan Lukas Strozyk, ARD German TV, y Dara Lind, ProPublica,

Oct. 23, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

While Trump Cracked Down on Immigration, a Republican Megadonor Sued for a Special Visa

by Jake Pearson,

Oct. 7, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Pharmaceutical Companies Are Luring Mexicans Across the U.S. Border to Donate Blood Plasma

by Stefanie Dodt and Jan Lukas Strozyk, ARD German TV, and Dara Lind, ProPublica,

Oct. 4, 2019, 12:01 p.m. EDT

The Trump Administration Issues Dozens of Corrections to Its Error-Riddled Immigration Rule

by Yeganeh Torbati and Dara Lind,

Oct. 1, 2019, 4:06 p.m. EDT

En una disputa sobre tutela, los hijos de un padre hispanohablante se quedarán con sus padres de acogida eslovacohablantes

por Melissa Sanchez y Duaa Eldeib,

Sept. 3, 2019, 1:54 p.m. CDT

In a Disputed Custody Case, the Children of a Spanish-Speaking Father Will Remain With Their Slovak-Speaking Foster Parents

by Melissa Sanchez and Duaa Eldeib,

Aug. 29, 2019, 6:19 p.m. CDT

The Administration Rushed on a Sweeping Immigration Policy. We Found Substantive, Sloppy Mistakes.

by Dara Lind and Yeganeh Torbati,

Aug. 20, 2019, 5:19 p.m. EDT

“Dirtbag,” “Savages,” “Subhuman”: A Border Agent’s Hateful Career and the Crime That Finally Ended It

by A.C. Thompson,

Aug. 16, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

The Case That Made an Ex-ICE Attorney Realize the Government Was Relying on False “Evidence” Against Migrants

by Melissa del Bosque,

Aug. 13, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza revela la realidad de ser guardia de niños migrantes

por Ginger Thompson,

July 18, 2019, 11:44 a.m. EDT

A Border Patrol Agent Reveals What It’s Really Like to Guard Migrant Children

by Ginger Thompson,

July 16, 2019, 8 a.m. EDT

Revelations About a Secret Facebook Group Spawn Investigation of 70 Current and Former Border Patrol Employees

by Ginger Thompson,

July 15, 2019, 5:15 p.m. EDT

Border Patrol Official Circulates Article That Deems Our Reporting on Secret Facebook Group a Threat

by Ginger Thompson,

July 12, 2019, 6:06 p.m. EDT

Border Patrol Agents Are Passing Around A Commemorative Coin Mocking Care for Migrant Kids

by Dara Lind,

July 12, 2019, 9:45 a.m. EDT

Inmigrantes menores enviados a albergues de Chicago están traumatizados y enfermos, a veces con varicela o tuberculosis

por Melissa Sanchez, Jodi S. Cohen y Duaa Eldeib,

July 11, 2019, 4:47 p.m. CDT

Border Patrol Condemns Secret Facebook Group, but Reveals Few Specifics

by A.C. Thompson,

July 10, 2019, 4:05 p.m. EDT

Immigration Officials Use Secretive Gang Databases to Deny Migrant Asylum Claims

by Melissa del Bosque,

July 8, 2019, 2:06 p.m. EDT

People Are Using Secret Facebook Groups To Spread Hate We Can’t See. We Need Your Help.

by Ariana Tobin, Thalia Beaty and Lucas Waldron,

July 2, 2019, 7:19 p.m. EDT

En un grupo secreto en Facebook, agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza se burlan de inmigrantes muertos y publican memes sexistas

por A.C. Thompson,

July 2, 2019, 1:30 p.m. EDT

Investigation of Secret Border Patrol Group Launched as New Degrading Facebook Posts Surface

by A.C. Thompson and Dara Lind,

July 1, 2019, 8:10 p.m. EDT

Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes

by A.C. Thompson,

July 1, 2019, 10:55 a.m. EDT

ACLU Sues Pennsylvania State Police, Alleging They’ve Overstepped in Acting as Immigration Authorities

by Jeff Gammage and Angela Couloumbis, The Philadelphia Inquirer,

June 28, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Years Ago, the Border Patrol’s Discipline System Was Denounced as “Broken.” It’s Still Not Fixed.

by A.C. Thompson,

June 20, 2019, 5:28 p.m. EDT

Over 200 Allegations of Abuse of Migrant Children; 1 Case of Homeland Security Disciplining Someone

by A.C. Thompson,

May 31, 2019, 1:56 p.m. EDT

Una de las pediatras que atendió a niños inmigrantes describe un patrón de brechas en la atención médica proporcionada en los albergues

por Michael Grabell,

May 8, 2019, 11:55 a.m. EDT

Pediatrician Who Treated Immigrant Children Describes Pattern of Lapses in Medical Care in Shelters

by Michael Grabell,

May 3, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Zero Tolerance: Inside the Secretive Network of Immigrant Youth Shelters in Illinois

by Logan Jaffe,

April 19, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

Atrapados en persecuciones mortales

por Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, y Brittny Mejia y James Queally, Los Angeles Times,

April 4, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Trapped in a Deadly Chase

by Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, and Brittny Mejia and James Queally, Los Angeles Times,

April 4, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

If Trump’s Border Wall Becomes Reality, Here’s How He Could Easily Get Private Land for It

by T. Christian Miller,

March 25, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

5 Things You Need to Know About the Closing of Immigrant Youth Shelters in Illinois

by Logan Jaffe,

March 15, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

Después de la controversia, Heartland va a cerrar cuatro albergues para jóvenes inmigrantes en Illinois

por Melissa Sanchez, Duaa Eldeib y Jodi S. Cohen,

March 14, 2019, 10:58 a.m. CDT

After Controversy, Heartland to Close Four Illinois Shelters for Immigrant Youth

by Melissa Sanchez, Duaa Eldeib, and Jodi S. Cohen,

March 13, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

Senators Demand Investigation Into Sexual Abuse at Immigrant Children’s Shelters

by Michael Grabell and Topher Sanders,

March 6, 2019, 6:31 p.m. EST

A pesar de sus duras palabras contra traficantes de migrantes, Trump ha socavado esfuerzos para frenarles

por Sebastian Rotella y Tim Golden,

Feb. 21, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Despite Trump’s Tough Talk About Migrant Smugglers, He’s Undercut Efforts to Stop Them

by Sebastian Rotella and Tim Golden,

Feb. 21, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

The Lucky Ones

by Adriana Gallardo,

Feb. 19, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Pennsylvania Police Now Limited in Flagging Undocumented Immigrants to ICE

by Kavitha Surana,

Feb. 5, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Former MS-13 Member Who Secretly Helped Police Is Deported

by Hannah Dreier,

Jan. 22, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Long Island Schools Move to Curb Police Role in Detaining Immigrant Students

by Hannah Dreier,

Jan. 10, 2019, 5 a.m. EST