Four Contractors Named to Build Border Wall Prototypes

By Patrick Michels and Andrew Becker / Reveal Sep 2, 2017 U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced companies chosen to construct 30-foot-long sections along the border near San Diego. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Border Agency Is Set to Jump-Start Trump’s Wall in a Texas Wildlife Refuge

By Kiah Collier, Texas Tribune, and T. Christian Miller / ProPublica Jul 31, 2017 U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to use its own funds to build a 3-mile segment of the wall in one of the most cherished bird-watching locales in the country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigrant Workers and Activists Challenge Ben & Jerry’s Over Working Conditions

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2017 A march for better pay and housing on farms that provide milk to the ice cream maker led to the arrest of two immigrants -- and more protests. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Wall: How Much Money Does the Government Have for It Now?

By T. Christian Miller / ProPublica Apr 14, 2017 Answer: $20 million. That’s enough to cover the cost of seven miles of wall. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Can Customs and Border Officials Search Your Phone? These Are Your Rights

By Patrick G. Lee / ProPublica Mar 15, 2017 Recent detentions of travelers to the United States—and seizure of their phones and other work-related material—have sparked alarm. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

‘Saturday Night Live’ Skewers Immigration Ban (Video)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 6, 2017 Beck Bennett (pictured) plays a Homeland Security agent in a skit inspired by Donald Trump's workplace troubles. Also, episode host Kristen Stewart works in a few zingers at the president’s expense. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ May Spark a Constitutional Crisis, Says Free Speech Activist

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 30, 2017 If security agencies are violating a court order to halt the deportation of green card holders and allow the detained to access lawyers, “the rule of law has completely broken down." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Border Detention Images Show How U.S. Abuses Migrants

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2016 Security camera images unsealed in a federal lawsuit show immigrants detained by Customs and Border Protection wrapped in emergency blankets and squashed together with no room to move. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

In His Own Words: The Invisible Sentence Against Whistleblower John Kiriakou

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 10, 2015 Getting hassled during international travel is an “unseen addition” to the 30-month prison sentence and the loss of his federal pension that the CIA whistleblower has discovered in the wake of confirming that the U.S. government tortured terrorism suspects post-9/11. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Border Patrol Agency Violated Its Own Rules in Deporting Thousands of Children

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 17, 2015 U.S. border patrol agents deported thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children between 2009 and 2014 without determining if they would be safe when they returned to their home countries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Border Wars in the Homeland

By Todd Miller, TomDispatch Jul 17, 2014 Shena Gutierrez was already cuffed and in an inspection room in Nogales, Ariz., when the Customs and Border Protection agent grabbed her purse, opened it, dumped its contents onto the floor, and began to trample on her life, quite literally, with his black boots. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

No Need to Cyberspy; Government Officials Can Simply Confiscate Your Laptop

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2014 With all the leaks revealed thanks to whistle-blower Edward Snowden, we're finally all pretty aware that most of our digital data is impossible to keep private. But did you know, even without fancy software, border officials can seize your computer whenever they feel like it? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )