The FBI Is Investigating Massive Embezzlement in Border Patrol

A.C. Thompson and Jeff Ernsthausen / ProPublica Feb 25, 2020 Some $500,000 have been siphoned from the union's El Paso chapter, raising new questions about lawlessness within the organization's ranks. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Pete Buttigieg Faces New Scrutiny for McKinsey Past

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Dec 6, 2019 The 2020 hopeful and mayor of South Bend, Ind., has come under fire for his refusal to break the terms of a nondisclosure agreement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

McKinsey Has Its Fingerprints All Over Trump’s Immigration Policy

Ian McDougall / ProPublica Dec 4, 2019 Newly uncovered documents reveal the consulting giant helped ICE find “detention savings opportunities” by cutting food and medical care. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Calls to Break Up ICE

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 7, 2019 The Vermont senator pledges to address the root causes of mass immigration, with the aim of creating a "welcoming and safe nation for all." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Border Patrol Is Being Endowed With Frightening Powers

Melissa del Bosque / ProPublica Nov 1, 2019 The Trump administration is creating a center to provide agents with access to classified info. Experts warn this is very dangerous. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Endless ‘War on Terror’ Just Suffered a Huge Blow

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Sep 16, 2019 The Terrorist Screening Database, a post-9/11 watchlist that violates civil liberties, is deemed unconstitutional by a U.S. District Court judge. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Trump Administration’s Immigration Policy Is This Sadistic

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Aug 20, 2019 Customs and Border Patrol officials deny flu vaccines to migrant kids at detention centers despite three deaths. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Customs and Border Protection Outage Snarls Major Airports

DAVID KOENIG / The Associated Press Aug 16, 2019 Travelers flying into the United States on Friday ran into long lines at major airports nationwide because of a temporary computer outage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Employees Protest Proposed Contract With ICE, CBP

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Aug 15, 2019 In a lengthy Medium post, more than 600 pledge not to work with the government agencies "until they stop engaging in human rights abuses." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

American Held by ICE for Almost a Month Finally Released

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jul 23, 2019 Francisco Galicia was born in Texas and has the papers to prove it, but border officials detained him, claiming his documents could be fake.   Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Policy Changes on Asylum Penalize Those Who Followed the Rules

Dara Lind / ProPublica Jul 23, 2019 Migrants hoping for U.S. protection have been waiting in Mexico for months, as the U.S. allows fewer than ever to enter. Then it changes the rules entirely. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘Somewhere People Just Accepted What’s Going On as Normal’

Ginger Thompson / ProPublica Jul 16, 2019 A border patrol agent assigned to the detention center in McAllen, Texas, details his experience caring for migrant children. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )