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Immigration

How Policy Impacts Migrants

274 stories published since 2016

The Hunted

What’s It Like for an Immigrant Child to Have a Glimpse of the American Dream, Then Have It Taken Away?

He Drew His School Mascot — and ICE Labeled Him a Gang Member

Salvadoran Girl Whose Cries Highlighted the Cruelty of Family Separation Policy Embraces New Life

En los albergues para menores inmigrantes, los casos de agresión sexual se abren y cierran en un dos por tres

In Immigrant Children’s Shelters, Sexual Assault Cases Are Open and Shut

6-Year-Old Separated From His Father Tells Judge He Wants to Go Home

Agency Policing Tent City for Immigrant Kids Lacks Experience Investigating Sex Crimes Involving Children

Government Reverses Course, Sending 4-Year-Old Boy Back to His Father

Todavía hay familias que están siendo separadas en la frontera, meses después de haberse revocado la “cero tolerancia”

Un encausado se presenta solo al tribunal de inmigración. Tiene 6 años de edad.

A Defendant Shows Up in Immigration Court by Himself. He’s 6.

Families Are Still Being Separated at the Border, Months After “Zero Tolerance” Was Reversed

¿Conoces a un estudiante que fue detenido por ICE después de tener problemas en la escuela? Cuéntanos.

Do You Know a Student Who Was Detained by ICE After Getting in Trouble at School? Tell us.

Even in Philadelphia, One of the Most Determined Sanctuary Cities, Refuge Is Elusive

Los Desaparecidos

“Humanitarian Crisis” Looms as Arizona Threatens to Revoke Immigrant Children Shelter Licenses

The Disappeared

Authorities Can Now Deny Visa and Green Card Applications Without Giving Applicants a Chance to Fix Errors

Esto es lo que pasó a los 99 niños inmigrantes separados de sus padres y enviados a Chicago

Here’s What Happened to the 99 Immigrant Children Separated From Their Parents and Sent to Chicago

Mientras pasan los meses en albergues de Chicago, menores migrantes contemplan fugarse y hasta suicidarse

Did Three Immigrant Teens Run Away From a Chicago Shelter Last Month?

As Months Pass in Chicago Shelters, Immigrant Children Contemplate Escape, Even Suicide

Trabajador acusado de abusar sexualmente a ocho menores de edad en albergue para inmigrantes

Informes revelan supervisión “laxa,” actividad sexual en centros de acogida de niños inmigrantes en Chicago

Worker Charged With Sexually Molesting Eight Children at Immigrant Shelter

Records Reveal “Lax” Supervision, Sexual Activity at Chicago-Area Shelters Housing Immigrant Children

Refugios para jóvenes inmigrantes: “Si eres un depredador, es una mina de oro”

Recuperó a su bebé del centro de acogida de inmigración. Y, ¿ahora qué?

She Got Her Baby Back From Immigration Foster Care. Now What?

“Ocultos a plena vista”: Cientos de migrantes menores son albergados en una red opaca de refugios en Illinois

Una bebé fue separada de su tío en la frontera. Tres meses después, su madre todavía está tratando de recuperarla.

Immigrant Youth Shelters: “If You’re a Predator, It’s a Gold Mine”

“Hidden in Plain Sight”: Hundreds of Immigrant Children and Teens Housed in Opaque Network of Chicago-Area Shelters

Immigrant Shelters Drug Traumatized Teenagers Without Consent

A Baby Was Separated From Her Uncle at the Border. Three Months Later, Her Mother Is Still Trying to Get Her Back.

Watch the 6-Year-Old Salvadoran Girl Heard on a Secret Recording Out of a Border Patrol Detention Facility Finally Being Reunited With Her Mom

La niña de 6 años escuchada en una grabación de audio de una instalación fronteriza sigue separada de su madre, que se esfuerza para criarla desde 1.000 millas de distancia

“Solo quiero decirle que lo amo”

The 6-Year-Old Heard on Border Facility Audiotape Is Still Separated From Her Mother, Who Must Parent From 1,000 Miles Away

“I Just Want to Tell My Son I Love Him”

The Immigrant Children’s Shelters Near You

Sobre el mapa de centros de niños inmigrantes

Do You Know a Child In a Detention Center or Shelter Facility?

¿Sabes algo de un centro de detención o de un refugio de niños inmigrantes?

Here’s What It’s Like to Work at a Shelter for Immigrant Kids

¿Conoces a un niño en un centro de detención o refugio?

Conhece uma criança num abrigo ou centro de detenção nos EUA?