The United States’ Disappeared Children

Aura Bogado / Reveal Mar 6, 2020 Seven years after Immigration and Customs Enforcement took custody of its children, a North Carolina family is still searching for answers. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )

GOP Governors Grapple With Whether to Accept Refugees

GRANT SCHULTE and JULIE WATSON / The Associated Press Dec 22, 2019 After a Trump executive order they are caught between immigration hardliners and Christian evangelicals who believe in helping migrants. Dig deeper ( 5 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 )

Horrifying Video Captures Teen’s Death in Immigration Detention Center

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Dec 5, 2019 Footage suggests that the Border Patrol agents responsible for Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez lied about what happened the night he died. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

The Left Is Finally Winning the War of Ideas

Lee Camp / Truthdig Dec 3, 2019 Despite the establishment’s best efforts, progressive issues are dominating the conversation—just look at the Democratic primaries. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Arctic’s Oldest Ice Is Disappearing Before Our Eyes

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 24, 2019 There’s change afoot even where scientists least expect it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

She Can’t Vote, but 2020 Democrats Want Her Support

MICHELLE L. PRICE / The Associated Press Nov 19, 2019 Astrid Silva, a 31-year-old immigrant rights activist who has become a public face of the “Dreamers,” has become a "must meet" for candidates. Dig deeper ( 5 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 )

U.S. Takes Step to Require DNA Samples From Asylum-Seekers

COLLEEN LONG / The Associated Press Oct 21, 2019 Civil rights groups already have expressed concerns that data could be misused. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

California to End its Use of Private, For-Profit Prisons

DON THOMPSON and AMY TAXIN / The Associated Press Oct 11, 2019 Immigrant advocates say the bill will put an end to almost all immigration detention in the state in the next few years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )