Immigration

Women

The Culture of Sexual Violence in the Department of Homeland Security

Nicole Froio / Prism Jun 11, 2026 The DHS routinely describes undocumented immigrants as sexual predators while employing men accused of child sexual abuse, rape and other gender-based violence. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

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This Is How ICE Comes to Europe

Phineas Rueckert / Truthdig Jun 11, 2026 A European Union deportation law is paving the way for ICE-style tactics and infrastructure across the continent. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Sports

Two Visions of the US Will Compete at the World Cup

Maria J. Stephan / Waging Nonviolence Jun 4, 2026 A big tent ‘No ICE in the Cup’ coalition is harnessing the energy surrounding the games to imagine a more free and democratic United States. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

Protesters Block Newark ICE Detention Facility Amid Hunger and Work Strike

Gwynne Hogan / THECITY May 26, 2026 Striking Delaney Hall detainees are demanding the immediate release of the young, the elderly and medically vulnerable people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

‘What Kind of Life Is This?’: Desperate Cubans Weigh Their Odds in Texas

Jesús Jank Curbelo / Texas Observer May 22, 2026 Refugees from Cuba have always had to struggle for success in America. In Trump’s second term, they’ve been plunged into legal chaos. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Opinion

Beyond the Dog Whistle

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report May 7, 2026 It’s time the Democrats tell the truth and set out a clear vision to remedy the decades of political vandalism that brought us to this perilous, violent moment in our history. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Delays in Visa Program Threaten Placement of Doctors in Underserved Areas

Arielle Zionts / KFF Health News May 4, 2026 The program allows noncitizen physicians to remain in the country in exchange for working in understaffed facilities in rural and low-income urban communities. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

The Ghost of the St. Louis

Liz Theoharis / TomDispatch Apr 20, 2026 The asylum case Noem v. Al Otro Lado will determine what — if anything — remains of the U.S. commitment to serve as refuge to those in need. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Personas mayores deportadas de Estados Unidos quedan atrapadas en México sin recursos ni identidad

Marissa Revilla / Truthdig Apr 7, 2026 Pasan décadas viviendo en Estados Unidos. Al final, los deportan ya mayores y enfermos, y terminan durmiendo en la banqueta o muriendo en un país que no conocen. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

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The US Is Dumping Elderly Migrants in Mexico Without ID, Money or Phones

Marissa Revilla / Truthdig Apr 7, 2026 After living in the U.S. for decades, vulnerable, sick deportees are sleeping on sidewalks and dying in a country they don’t know. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Immigration

A DNA Archive Critical to Identifying Missing Migrants Itself Goes Missing

Gabbriel Schivone, Caroline Tracey / High Country News Apr 1, 2026 The database is no longer accessible after the organization that started it shut down. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Trump’s DOJ Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration

Ken B. Morales, David Armstrong / ProPublica Mar 31, 2026 Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the department abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )