Immigration

A sign demarcating the edge of the isolation area at the Matamoros tent encampment for asylum seekers on July 13, 2020.

Migrants Stranded in Mexico Have 1 Year to File for Asylum. COVID-19 Is Making That Deadline Nearly Impossible

Stuck in Mexico, asylum hearings postponed indefinitely, and without access...

Stuck in Mexico, asylum hearings postponed indefinitely, and without access to a mailbox, many have missed their one-year deadline to submit their applications for asylum.

A razor wire topped fence runs diagonally from lower right to upper left of frame in a horizontal composition.

Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Medical Malpractice, COVID-19 Tests Skipped at Georgia ICE Facility

The alleged practices include hysterectomies, refusal to test detainees for...

The alleged practices include hysterectomies, refusal to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records

In this July 21, 2020, file photo, a Hampton Inn is shown in Phoenix.

8,800 Unaccompanied Migrant Children Expelled Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

The administration “immediately” expelled most children and families to Mex...

The administration “immediately” expelled most children and families to Mexico

Immigrant children play with toys in a daycare as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Enforcement and Removal Operations hosts a media tour at the South Texas Family Residential Center, which houses families who are pending disposition of their immigration cases on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 in Dilley, Texas.

120 Children Remain in ICE Detention Despite Court Order For Them to Be Released Due to COVID-19 Concerns

120 children remain in ICE detention despite court order for them to be rel...

120 children remain in ICE detention despite court order for them to be released due to COVID-19 concerns

Immigrant infants are looked after in a daycare as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) hosts a media tour at the South Texas Family Residential Center, which houses families who are pending disposition of their immigration cases on Friday, Aug 23, 2019 in Dilley, TX.

'Family Separation 2.0.' Parents in ICE Detention Have To Decide Whether to Keep Their Children or Release Them To Sponsors

Parents in ICE custody must choose to either give up their kids, or keep th...

Parents in ICE custody must choose to either give up their kids, or keep them in detention as COVID-19 cases increase in the agency's facilities

Protestors camp in tents outside of the Aurora ICE Processing Center in Aurora, Colorado on July 5, 2020.

'The Objective Is to Save Lives.' Inside the Effort to Get ICE Detainees Released During the Coronavirus Pandemic

From protests, to lawsuits, calls to abolish ICE and release people from de...

From protests, to lawsuits, calls to abolish ICE and release people from detention have become more urgent amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Pedestrians walk through Harvard Yard on the closed Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., on April 20, 2020.

International Students in the U.S. Could Face 'Devastating Upheaval' in Wake of ICE Guidance for Foreign Students to Leave if Schools Are Online-Only

International students say they are fearful after new federal guidance coul...

International students say they are fearful after new federal guidance could require them to leave the U.S. if their schools switch to an all-online curriculum