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Migrants in custody at U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing area under the Anzalduas International Bridge, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Mission, Texas.

Aug 9, 2021

Border Patrol Must Stop Holding People in an Inhumane Outside Pen Under a Highway in South Texas

Border Patrol Must Stop Holding People in an Inhumane Outside Pen Under a Highway in South Texas
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during news conference with a U.S. Homeland Security flag behind him.

Jul 21, 2021

Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency’s Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here’s What He’s Delivered.

Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency’s Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here’s What He’s Delivered.
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
young unaccompanied migrants, from ages 3 to 9, watch television inside a playpen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility

Jun 24, 2021

Unaccompanied Children’s Well-Being Must Come First at Fort Bliss and Across Texas

Unaccompanied Children’s Well-Being Must Come First at Fort Bliss and Across Texas
Still image of a detained man from the video

Jun 9, 2021

Mass ICE Detention is Unnecessary — and We Have Proof

Mass ICE Detention is Unnecessary — and We Have Proof
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
An ICE agent holding an Immigration Detainer form.

Feb 24, 2021

How Did ICE Deport a Survivor of the Walmart Shooting?

How Did ICE Deport a Survivor of the Walmart Shooting?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain someone in front of a red truck.

Feb 9, 2021

This is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good

This is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good
Juan Correa Villalonga wears an orange jumpsuit the says "stop deportations" on the back in protest against the ICE agents deporting Venezuelans.

Dec 22, 2020

A Deportation Moratorium, What Comes Next for Biden?

A Deportation Moratorium, What Comes Next for Biden?
A Customs and Border Protection officer questions immigrants in Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas border on Aug. 20, 2019.

Dec 9, 2020

Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties

Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties