Immigration

How Policy Impacts Migrants

410 stories published since 2016

Lo que un incendio en un centro de detención en México nos revela sobre la política de inmigración de Estados Unidos.

por Perla Trevizo

May 11, 2024, 10:00 am EDT
“The Right Way”: The Long Journey to Asylum for One Venezuelan Family

by Gerardo del Valle

May 2, 2024, 4:47 pm EDT
“The Right Way”: From Venezuela to Juárez and New York to Denver, One Family’s Asylum Journey

by Gerardo del Valle

May 2, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
Biden Was Warned U.S. Border Policies Made Tragedy Inevitable. Then a Deadly Fire Broke Out.

by Perla Trevizo

May 1, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
A Marijuana Boom Led Her to Oklahoma. Then Anti-Drug Agents Seized Her Money and Raided Her Home.

by Clifton Adcock and Garrett Yalch, The Frontier, and Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg, ProPublica

March 22, 2024, 5:05 am EDT
At Seattle’s Boeing Field, Real-Time Video Offers a Rare Glimpse of America’s Troubled Deportation Flights

by McKenzie Funk

March 8, 2024, 5:00 am EST
Help ProPublica Reporters Investigate the Immigration System

by Nicole Foy, McKenzie Funk, Maryam Jameel, Melissa Sanchez, Nicole Santa Cruz, Ginger Thompson, Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg

March 7, 2024, 2:30 pm EST
Bused From Texas to Manhattan, an Immigrant Struggles to Find Shelter

by Seth Freed Wessler

February 7, 2024, 5:00 am EST
5 Takeaways From ProPublica’s Investigation of Coast Guard Detentions at Sea

by Seth Freed Wessler

December 11, 2023, 3:30 pm EST
When the Coast Guard Intercepts Unaccompanied Kids

by Seth Freed Wessler

December 7, 2023, 5:00 am EST
Oficiales en Wisconsin se plantean hacer el departamento del sheriff más asequible a la gente que no habla inglés

por Melissa Sanchez y Maryam Jameel

June 9, 2023, 5:05 am EDT
Following the Death of an 8-Year-Old on a Wisconsin Dairy Farm, Officials Look to Bridge Law Enforcement Language Gap

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel

June 9, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Funcionarios toman medidas para abordar los problemas que enfrentan los trabajadores inmigrantes en las granjas lecheras de Wisconsin

por Melissa Sanchez y Maryam Jameel

March 17, 2023, 7:05 am EDT
Officials Move to Address Problems Facing Immigrant Workers on Wisconsin Dairy Farms

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel

March 10, 2023, 7:00 am EST
¿Por qué investigamos la muerte de Jefferson? Carta a nuestros lectores.

por Melissa Sanchez y Maryam Jameel

February 23, 2023, 5:20 am EST
Ayúdenos a investigar las condiciones en las granjas lecheras

por Maryam Jameel y Melissa Sanchez

February 23, 2023, 5:15 am EST
Help ProPublica Journalists Investigate the Dairy Industry

by Maryam Jameel and Melissa Sanchez

February 23, 2023, 5:10 am EST
Tragedia en una granja lechera

por Melissa Sanchez y Maryam Jameel

February 23, 2023, 5:05 am EST
Death on a Dairy Farm

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel

February 23, 2023, 5:00 am EST
What Happened to Rezwan

by Kartikay Mehrotra, ProPublica, and Matti Gellman, The Kansas City Star

November 19, 2022, 5:00 am EST
Do U.S. Border Officials Ask Travelers if They’ve Had Abortions?

by Kavitha Surana

October 20, 2022, 3:05 pm EDT
“A Failure on All Our Parts.” Thousands of Immigrant Children Wait in Government Shelters.

by Melissa Sanchez

October 7, 2022, 6:00 am EDT
DOJ Investigating Texas’ Operation Lone Star for Alleged Civil Rights Violations

by Perla Trevizo

July 6, 2022, 6:00 am EDT
Reality Check: Seven Times Texas Leaders Misled the Public About Operation Lone Star

by Perla Trevizo and Lomi Kriel, Kengo Tsutsumi, ProPublica, and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, The Marshall Project

April 27, 2022, 6:00 am EDT
Here’s How We Analyzed the Data Underlying Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Claims About His Border Initiative

by Karim Doumar

April 20, 2022, 9:00 am EDT
Examining Nearly Two Decades of Taxpayer-Funded Border Operations

by Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevizo, and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, The Marshall Project

April 18, 2022, 6:00 am EDT
Changes in Police Policy, Payouts to Latino Victims of Traffic Stops and Arrests Following Investigations

by Dale Russakoff and Deborah Sontag

April 8, 2022, 2:00 pm EDT
Texas’ Border Operation Is Meant to Deter Cartels and Smugglers. More Often, It Imprisons Lone Men for Trespassing.

by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune

April 4, 2022, 6:00 am EDT
These Children Fled Afghanistan Without Their Families. They’re Stuck in U.S. Custody.

by Melissa Sanchez and Anna Clark

March 25, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Help Us Investigate Texas Border Security Initiatives

by Jessica Priest, Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevizo

March 21, 2022, 6:01 am EDT
Texas’ Governor Brags About His Border Initiative. The Data Doesn’t Back Him Up.

by Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevizo, , and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón and Keri Blakinger

March 21, 2022, 6:00 am EDT
Internal Investigation Confirms Border Patrol Failures Leading Up to a 16-Year-Old’s Death on the Floor of His Cell

by Robert Moore, El Paso Matters

February 8, 2022, 5:00 am EST
Lawmakers Call for Immediate Action at Chicago Shelter Housing Afghan Children

by Melissa Sanchez

November 3, 2021, 5:00 am EDT
Dozens of Traumatized Afghan Kids Struggle Inside a Shelter That’s Ill-Equipped to Care for Them

by Melissa Sanchez

October 28, 2021, 6:00 am EDT
A Secretive Counterterrorism Team Interrogated Dozens of Citizens at the Border, Government Report Finds

by Dara Lind

October 11, 2021, 5:00 am EDT
New Report Shows “Deeply Troubling Failures” by Border Patrol in Boy’s Death, Key Congressional Leader Says

by Robert Moore, El Paso Matters

September 17, 2021, 5:00 pm EDT
These Afghans Won the Visa Lottery Two Years Ago — Now They’re Stuck in Kabul and Out of Luck

by Dara Lind

August 27, 2021, 3:18 pm EDT
Immigration Prosecutors Were Told Not to Push for Deportation in Cases Like His. He Was Ordered Deported the Next Day.

by Dara Lind

July 27, 2021, 12:00 pm EDT
The U.S. Is Closing a Loophole That Lured Mexicans Over the Border to Donate Blood Plasma for Cash

by Dara Lind, ProPublica, and Stefanie Dodt, ARD German TV

June 24, 2021, 8:30 am EDT
“Shadow Wins”: How ICE Avoids Judicial Accountability by Quietly Releasing Immigrants Who Challenge Being Detained

by Dara Lind

May 25, 2021, 11:50 am EDT
Documents Show Trump Officials Used Secret Terrorism Unit to Question Lawyers at the Border

by Dara Lind

May 14, 2021, 12:50 pm EDT
Border Policy Is Getting More and More Convoluted. That’s Creating False Hope for Migrants.

by Lomi Kriel

May 13, 2021, 6:30 pm EDT
ProPublica Nominated for 13 Peter Lisagor Awards

by ProPublica

May 4, 2021, 5:17 pm EDT
“No Good Choices”: HHS Is Cutting Safety Corners to Move Migrant Kids Out of Overcrowded Facilities

by Dara Lind

April 1, 2021, 8:00 am EDT
For Some Transgender Asylum Seekers, Fleeing a Dangerous Migrant Camp Meant Being Left Behind

by Lomi Kriel

March 18, 2021, 7:00 am EDT
Biden abrió el estatus legal temporal a miles de inmigrantes. Estas son las formas en que podrían quedar atrapados.

por Dara Lind

March 16, 2021, 6:02 pm EDT
Biden Opened Temporary Legal Status to Thousands of Immigrants. Here’s How They Could End Up Trapped.

by Dara Lind

March 16, 2021, 11:15 am EDT
What the Horrific Crash on the Border Says About U.S. Immigration Policy

by Dara Lind

March 4, 2021, 2:45 pm EST
The Trump Administration Keeps Awarding Border Wall Contracts but Doesn’t Own the Land to Build On

by Perla Trevizo and Jeremy Schwartz

December 23, 2020, 6:00 am EST
The Stolen Childhood of Teenage Factory Workers

by Melissa Sanchez

November 20, 2020, 5:00 am EST