Immigration

How Policy Impacts Migrants

360 stories published since 2016

El gobierno de Trump sabía que la gran mayoría de los venezolanos enviados a la prisión de El Salvador no había sido condenada por crimen alguno en EE.UU.

por Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica; Perla Trevizo; Melissa Sanchez y Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica; Ronna Rísquez, Alianza Rebelde Investiga; y Adrián González, Cazadores de Fake News

May 30, 2025, 6:05 am EDT
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes

by Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica; Perla Trevizo; Melissa Sanchez and Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica; Ronna Rísquez, Alianza Rebelde Investiga; and Adrián González, Cazadores de Fake News

May 30, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy

by Molly Redden

May 23, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
An Agency Tasked With Protecting Immigrant Children Is Becoming an Enforcement Arm, Current and Former Staffers Say

by Lomi Kriel, and Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica

May 14, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
ICE Air Has a New Contractor. This State Is Asking How It Will Protect the Detainees on Board.

by McKenzie Funk

April 25, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
ICE Awarded a $3.8 Billion Contract to Hold Immigrants on a Military Base. Days Later, It Was Canceled.

by Jeff Ernsthausen, Mica Rosenberg and Avi Asher-Schapiro

April 24, 2025, 11:30 am EDT
Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.

by Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, and Perla Trevizo, and photography by Cengiz Yar, ProPublica

April 16, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Two Months After Trump’s Funding Cuts, a Nonprofit Struggles to Support Refugees and Itself

by Amy Yurkanin

April 15, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Congress Has Demanded Answers to ICE Detaining Americans. The Administration Has Responded With Silence.

by Nicole Foy

April 14, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
American Rendition: Rümeysa Öztürk’s Journey From Ph.D. Scholar to Trump Target Languishing in Louisiana Cell

by Hannah Allam

April 13, 2025, 2:10 pm EDT
From Lollapalooza to Detention Camps: Meet the Tent Company Making a Fortune Off Trump’s Deportation Plans

by Jeff Ernsthausen, Mica Rosenberg and Avi Asher-Schapiro

April 11, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights

by J. David McSwane and Hannah Allam

April 8, 2025, 1:25 pm EDT
En el interior de los vuelos de deportación de ICE Air: “¿Se podría evacuar a tiempo a más de cien pasajeros encadenados?”

por McKenzie Funk

April 8, 2025, 12:45 pm EDT
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”

by McKenzie Funk

April 1, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
La presión de Trump sobre países y organizaciones internacionales debilita las protecciones para solicitantes de asilo

por Lomi Kriel, Perla Trevizo y Mica Rosenberg

March 19, 2025, 10:30 am EDT
An ICE Contractor Is Worth Billions. It’s Still Fighting to Pay Detainees as Little as $1 a Day to Work.

by McKenzie Funk

March 19, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.

by Nicole Foy

March 18, 2025, 2:05 pm EDT
Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers

by Lomi Kriel, Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg

March 12, 2025, 12:01 pm EDT
Trump Is Sending Migrants From Around the World to Guantanamo. One Mother Speaks Out About Her Son’s Detention.

by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, Perla Trevizo, and Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica

February 28, 2025, 11:56 am EST
Mother Speaks Out Against Trump’s Detention of Her Son at Guantanamo

by Gerardo del Valle, Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg

February 28, 2025, 5:00 am EST
These Soldiers Risked Their Lives Serving in Afghanistan. Now They Plead With Trump to Let Their Sister Into the U.S.

by Lomi Kriel

February 19, 2025, 4:15 pm EST
U.S. Claims Immigrants Held at Guantanamo Are “Worst of the Worst.” Their Families Say They’re Being Unfairly Targeted.

by Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg

February 13, 2025, 2:20 pm EST
Empacados: Retrato de una comunidad de inmigrantes que viven bajo la amenaza de ser deportados

por Melissa Sanchez, fotografía por Benjamin Rasmussen para ProPublica

February 4, 2025, 10:28 am EST
“Lucharemos”: Trabajadores humanitarios temen que el cierre de un campamento en la frontera de Arizona ponga en peligro a los migrantes

por Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria, fotografía por Cengiz Yar, ProPublica

February 4, 2025, 7:00 am EST
“We Will Fight Back”: Aid Workers Fear Closing a Camp on the Arizona Border Will Endanger Migrants

by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria, photography by Cengiz Yar, ProPublica

February 3, 2025, 6:00 am EST
ICE Enforcement Official Tapped to Lead Unaccompanied Migrant Children Office, Triggering Alarms

by Annie Waldman and Mica Rosenberg

January 31, 2025, 12:55 pm EST
Boxed Up: A Portrait of an Immigrant Community Living Under Threat of Deportation

by Melissa Sanchez, photography by Benjamin Rasmussen for ProPublica

January 31, 2025, 5:00 am EST
Trump Has Promised to Build More Ships. He May Deport the Workers Who Help Make Them.

by Nicole Foy

January 2, 2025, 5:00 am EST
The Biden Administration Is Separating Families at the Border. It Doesn’t Always Say Why.

by Mica Rosenberg

December 12, 2024, 6:00 am EST
Immigrants’ Resentment Over New Arrivals Helped Boost Trump’s Popularity With Latino Voters

by Melissa Sanchez and Mica Rosenberg

November 26, 2024, 5:00 am EST
Los migrantes se enfrentan a secuestros masivos al pasar por México mientras el país amplifica su cooperación migratoria con Estados Unidos

por Emily Green para ProPublica

November 8, 2024, 5:00 pm EST
El sheriff fronterizo pro armas y provida que perdió la lealtad de sus vecinos por ser tachado de “blando” con la inmigración

por Perla Trevizo, fotografía por Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica

November 5, 2024, 2:30 pm EST
El jefe de policía y el inmigrante

por Melissa Sanchez y Maryam Jameel, fotografía por Sofia Aldinio, en reporte especial para ProPublica

November 4, 2024, 10:30 am EST
Denver Rallied Behind Arriving Immigrants. Now Its Homeless Population Feels Shortchanged.

by Anjeanette Damon, photography by Zaydee Sanchez for ProPublica

November 4, 2024, 5:00 am EST
“Del Rio, Texas”: How a Race for Sheriff Became a Referendum on Immigration

by Gerardo del Valle and Perla Trevizo

November 3, 2024, 4:48 pm EST
Watch: How the Race for Sheriff in Del Rio, Texas, Became a Referendum on Immigration

by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, and Perla Trevizo

November 3, 2024, 6:05 am EST
A Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion Border Sheriff Appealed to Both Parties. Then He Was Painted as Soft on Immigration.

by Perla Trevizo, photography by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica

November 3, 2024, 6:00 am EST
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by ProPublica

November 2, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
Held for Ransom in Animal Pens, Migrants Face Mass Kidnappings as U.S. and Mexico Ramp Up Enforcement

by Emily Green for ProPublica

November 1, 2024, 2:20 pm EDT
Un inmigrante murió construyendo un barco para el gobierno de EE. UU. Su familia no recibió nada.

por Nicole Foy

October 29, 2024, 5:40 pm EDT
When a Florida Farmer-Legislator Turned Against Immigration, the Consequences Were Severe. But Not for Him.

by Seth Freed Wessler, photography by Zaydee Sanchez and Kathleen Flynn, with additional reporting by Zaydee Sanchez

October 29, 2024, 7:00 am EDT
The U.S. Business Community Used to Be a Force for Immigration Reform. What Happened?

by Eli Hager

October 25, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
What Happened in Whitewater

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel, photography by Sofia Aldinio, special to ProPublica

October 24, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
An Immigrant Died Building a Ship for the U.S. Government. His Family Got Nothing.

by Nicole Foy

October 22, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
The New Effects of Immigration

by Mica Rosenberg and Jeff Ernsthausen

October 21, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Exec at Trump Media Jumped the Line for U.S. Visa After Company Lobbied GOP Lawmaker

by Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski

August 29, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
What’s Next for U.S. Immigration Policy on the Southern Border?

by Connor Goodwin

June 10, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
¿Qué hago si me lesiono en el trabajo en una granja de Wisconsin?

por Maryam Jameel y Melissa Sanchez, Ilustraciones por Edel Rodriguez, en reporte especial para ProPublica

June 3, 2024, 5:05 am EDT
What You Need to Know If You’re Hurt While Working on a Wisconsin Dairy Farm

by Maryam Jameel and Melissa Sanchez, Illustrations by Edel Rodriguez, special to ProPublica

June 3, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
“El camino correcto”: desde Venezuela a Juárez y desde Nueva York a Denver, la odisea de una familia en busca de asilo

por Gerardo del Valle

May 11, 2024, 10:05 am EDT