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Inside an ICE facility in Louisiana, detainees say ICE is depriving them of masks, under-testing for COVID-19, and moving migrants around the country
About 48% of detainees tested for in ICE facilities are positive for COVID-19. Detainees told Busin…
Joe Penney
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Evangelical leaders express shock over report of sterilization of detainees at an ICE detention facility
Evangelical leaders issued a statement saying reports of non-consensual hysterectomies at an ICE fa…
Charles Davis
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An ICE detention center in Arizona used excessive force and chemical agents against immigrants, a watchdog report alleges
The US Department of Homeland Security released a report on conditions at the immigration facility …
Kelly McLaughlin
An immigrant in an ICE detention center tested positive for the coronavirus. Immigrant advocates are fearing the worst.
Immigration advocates fear how the coronavirus might spread in detention facilities, where people a…
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How Mylar blankets went from cutting-edge space technology to a polarizing symbol of the US-Mexico border crisis
Silver space blankets have been used in marathons and rescue operations. But recently, the sheets h…
Hannah Jiang,Robin Lindsay
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Hospital for ICE detention center accused of mass hysterectomies says it only carried out 2, casting doubt on allegations
A whistleblower claimed hysterectomies were performed on women held by Immigration and Customs Enfo…
Sinéad Baker
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The House immigration subcommittee is investigating a whistleblower complaint accusing doctors at an ICE detention center of surgically removing detainees' wombs
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship is looking into allegations that an…
Charles Davis
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ICE fast-tracked the release of immigrants 'on their deathbeds' so that they wouldn't die under the agency's watch, per internal emails obtained by LA Times
Per the Los Angeles Times, the 16,000 documents it obtained highlight a pattern of ICE shifting res…
Azmi Haroun
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ICE deported a key witness in an ongoing sexual assault investigation at a Texas detention center, report says
The DHS Inspector General initially forbade the woman's deportation, but u-turned on Monday, The Te…
Ashley Collman
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Hundreds of detained migrants — most of whom are likely children — have reportedly been held in hotels outside the formal US detention system before immediate expulsion
Documents reviewed by The New York Times revealed at least 860 migrants were detained by Immigratio…
Lauren Frias
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ICE spends $7.2 million to increase facial recognition and location tracking of migrants
ICE renewed a six-month contract with Trust Stamp, which develops facial recognition and GPS-enable…
Caroline Haskins
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Judge denounces conduct at for-profit ICE detention facility, accuses official of lying to cover up 'deliberate indifference' to the lives of immigrants during pandemic
Over the summer, over half of those detained at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center contracted COV…
Charles Davis
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Immigration report card: Experts give Biden administration failing grades on immigration more than one year in
Insider spoke to eight experts about the Biden administration's handling of immigration. All eight …
Azmi Haroun,Erin Snodgrass
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Anna Sorokin fired her lawyer and hired a new team just as a court let her stay in the US a little longer
The new legal team for Anna Sorokin (a.k.a. Anna Delvey) wants to start from scratch and save her f…
Jacob Shamsian
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DOJ has agreed to temporarily halt deportations for some migrant detainees and whistleblowers who alleged medical and sexual abuse at a Georgia detention center — until at least a Biden-Harris administration
The ruling temporarily protects four women alleging medical abuse from deportation, and could pave …
Azmi Haroun
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Democrats accused GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik of wanting to 'starve babies' after outrage over baby formula at immigration facilities amid a national shortage
Stefanik, who has been praised by Trump, has complained about giving infant formula to migrants in …
Kelsey Vlamis
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A leaked video exemplifies what Black migrants endure in US detention centers
Detainees and immigration lawyers say there is a disturbing and overlooked problem of anti-Black ra…
John Washington ,José Olivares
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Katie Miller, wife of immigration hardliner Stephen Miller, said she was sent to visit child detention centers to become more compassionate 'but it didn't work,' new book says
The comments from Katie Miller, a spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence, were reported in a new…
Tom Porter
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More than 5,000 Ukrainian migrants were detained at US borders in March despite no official immigration path
President Joe Biden promised to let 100,000 Ukrainian refugees into the US, but the administration …
Erin Snodgrass
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Lawmakers ask Biden administration to terminate ICE contracts, saying immigrants faced 'retaliation after reporting sexual assault'
Two dozen Democrats signed on to the letter, saying the ICE contracts represent an "excessive waste…