Immigration

Immigration

Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Guantánamo Assignments

Amy Maxmen / KFF Health News Feb 11, 2026 While torture hasn’t been reported from the infamous facility, ICE shift reports note detainees are resorting to hunger strikes and self-harm. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Immigrants File Record Number of Habeas Cases

Pratheek Rebala, Jeff Ernsthausen, Perla Trevizo / ProPublica Feb 10, 2026 In the last year, federal courts have received 18,000 habeas petitions, representing people who in the past would have been released on bond or not been detained in the first place. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

A Guide to Meaningful Action

Anna Lekas Miller / Truthdig Feb 9, 2026 ICE actions have produced thousands of first-time activists — and it’s easier than ever to resist locally. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

Family of New Jersey Immigrant Who Died in Federal Custody Seeks Answers

Sophie Nieto-Munoz / New Jersey Monitor Feb 9, 2026 Jean Wilson Brutus was detained by immigration officials and died less than 24 hours later in their custody at Delaney Hall in Newark. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

Grin Without a Cat

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Feb 6, 2026 It’s time for elected Democrats to seize the moment — and cease triangulating with nihilism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind

Phil Galewitz, Amanda Seitz / KFF Health News Feb 6, 2026 The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is forcing hospitals and states to consider alerting immigrant patients that information from emergency medical coverage applications could be used in efforts to remove them from the country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

Will Trump Invoke the Insurrection Act?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 5, 2026 Schooled in the teachings of Roy Cohn and backed by a friendly Supreme Court, the mad king is poised to deploy the military. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

Can Democrats Hold a Principled Line Against ICE Funding?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Feb 4, 2026 After listening to voters and threatening the future of paramilitarized immigration enforcement, Democrats sign a budget deal that sets the stage for half-measures and spineless compromise. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Education

Immigration Enforcement Is ‘At the Schoolyard Gate’

Lily Altavena / Chalkbeat Feb 4, 2026 ICE may not be conducting large-scale raids inside schools. But agents are getting close to schools, leaving a mark on students across the country. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

Appeals Court: Administration Illegally Stripped Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans

Alexandra Martinez / Prism Feb 3, 2026 The decision comes as advocates say the justification for the Jan. 3 military action contradicts the claim that Venezuela is safe enough to end TPS. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

The Revolt Against Kristi Noem Grows

Jake Bittle / Grist Feb 3, 2026 FEMA’s pace of disaster disbursements has slowed to a trickle—and its backlog has reached $17 billion—leading a coalition of disaster survivors to rate her management a failure. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

‘I Can’t Tell You’: Attorneys, Relatives Struggle to Find Hospitalized ICE Detainees

Claudia Boyd-Barrett / KFF Health News Feb 2, 2026 ICE and hospital administrators are violating medical ethics by blocking staff from contacting family members for people in custody. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )