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Woman holds sign that reads "Close the Camps" outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Portland

Jun 29, 2021

Cruelty and Coercion: How ICE Abuses Hunger Strikers

Cruelty and Coercion: How ICE Abuses Hunger Strikers
A woman wears a protective face mask and gloves as she protests outside of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office Friday, May 29, 2020, in Plantation, Fla.

Apr 5, 2021

ICE’s Watchdog Agency Confirms Dangerous Conditions in Arizona Immigration Detention Facility

ICE’s Watchdog Agency Confirms Dangerous Conditions in Arizona Immigration Detention Facility
Several signs with calls to end mass incarceration and advocate for the rights of immigrants lying in the grass.

Dec 15, 2020

Biden Can End the Mass Detention of Immigrants

Biden Can End the Mass Detention of Immigrants
Detainees walk past a map of the world in a hallway of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility.

Nov 30, 2020

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — ºìÐÓÊÓƵ ICE Detention

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — ºìÐÓÊÓƵ ICE Detention
Abortion activists hold signs at rally that read" Keep Abortion Legal" and "Abortion Access for All."

Sep 30, 2020

Victory: After Three Years of Battling in Court, the Trump Administration Abandons its Policy of Banning Abortion for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

Victory: After Three Years of Battling in Court, the Trump Administration Abandons its Policy of Banning Abortion for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
A migrant detainee stands facing away from bunks.

Sep 29, 2020

Immigration Detention and Coerced Sterilization: History Tragically Repeats Itself

Immigration Detention and Coerced Sterilization: History Tragically Repeats Itself
A detainee sits on a bunk in a women's area at an immigration detention center.

Sep 23, 2020

Reproductive Abuse is Rampant in the Immigration Detention System

Reproductive Abuse is Rampant in the Immigration Detention System
A close up of a police officer wears a "Police" label beside a U.S. ICE (standing for Immigration and Customs Enforcement) badge on his vest.

Sep 3, 2020

For Black Immigrants, Police and ICE Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

For Black Immigrants, Police and ICE Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
Collage of seven immigrants who share their experiences of being detained during the COVID-19 crisis.

Aug 24, 2020

What's it Like to be in Immigration Lockup During a Pandemic?

What's it Like to be in Immigration Lockup During a Pandemic?
Detainees walk toward a fenced recreation area inside of an ICE detention facility in Washington state.

Apr 30, 2020

Immigration Detention Was a Black Box Before COVID-19. Now, it’s a Death Trap.

Immigration Detention Was a Black Box Before COVID-19. Now, it’s a Death Trap.