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Immigration
This $470 Million Surveillance Program Is Watching Immigrants Across the US
There are no established standards for how long immigrants can be monitored or what data ICE can collect or share.
DHS Seeks to Combine State Driver’s License Records With Citizenship Data
Critics warn the DHS database could wrongly flag citizens as noncitizens, risking voter access and trust.
DHS Is Funneling $10 Billion to the Navy to Build a Network of Immigration Jails
The new jails are expected to look like the tent camps built at Fort Bliss, an immigration policy expert says.
Trump Drastically Cutting Refugee Admissions to 6 Percent of Biden Levels
The administration said the lowest-ever refugee cap of 7,500 would primarily be allocated to white South Africans.
Judge Lets Nebraska Move Forward With Plan to Convert Prison Into Migrant Jail
State and federal officials have said they expect to house the first detainees by the end of this week.
ICE Keeps Detaining Pregnant Immigrants — But We Don’t Know How Many
Quantifying the exact number of pregnant, postpartum, or nursing immigrants in ICE custody has become impossible.
Trump Is Building a Violent, Shadowy, and Unaccountable Federal Police Force
“We’re at an inflection point in history right now and it’s frightening,” said one former senior DHS official.
ICE Just Spent Millions on a Social Media Surveillance AI Program
The digital surveillance software, known as Zignal Labs, is also used by the Israeli military and the Pentagon.
ICE Kidnapped My Neighbor in Broad Daylight. The Aftermath Left Me Reeling.
Watching disappearances in our community leaves psychological trauma, but we can counter it with our solidarity.
In Earnings Calls, Private Prison Executives Revel in Profiting Off ICE Arrests
“Our business is perfectly aligned with the demands of this moment,” CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger said on the call.