Immigration

TD Original

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 )

TD Column

Uncle Scam: Trump Taps Huddled Masses of Revenue

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Mar 30, 2026 The U.S. government may be pocketing billions in immigration fees — with zero intention of processing the accompanying applications. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

The American Gulag

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Mar 26, 2026 Our concentration camps are not death camps, but people do die there. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Minnesota Sues Trump Administration Over Access to Evidence in ICE Shootings

Max Nesterak / Minnesota Reformer Mar 25, 2026 Though prosecuting federal agents isn’t easy, they are not immune from charges for serious misconduct. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Immigration

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids

Jeff Ernsthausen, Mario Ariza, McKenzie Funk, Mica Rosenberg, Gabriel Sandoval / ProPublica Mar 23, 2026 Administration officials have also revised a document advising how ICE officers should interact with parents, removing the word “humane.” Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

How a Texas ‘Antifa’ Verdict Threatens the Anti-Trump Resistance

Steven Monacelli / Texas Observer Mar 23, 2026 Last week's convictions related to a July 4 ICE detention center demonstration raise red flags about the right to protest. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Interview

One Year Later: An Interview With Mahmoud Khalil 

Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Mar 16, 2026 The former Columbia student activist — whose arrest by ICE kicked off a wave of suppression on campuses — speaks on the administration’s lawfare tactics, free speech and his ongoing fight for justice. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Opinion

It’s Time to Oust ‘President’ Stephen Miller

Daniel Hunter / Waging Nonviolence Mar 11, 2026 Noem’s firing shows our power, and now we must go after the real architect of Trump's deportation machine and so many other harmful policies. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

Feds Making It Harder for Immigrants to Send Money to Family

Atra Mohamed / Minnesota Reformer Mar 10, 2026 New taxes and regulations on remittances could further destabilize countries like Somalia, where half the population lives in poverty. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

Trump Fires Kristi Noem

Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom Mar 6, 2026 The president announced Thursday that the Homeland Security secretary will be leaving her post amid bipartisan criticism of her performance. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )