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Joint Congressional Investigation Launched in Response to ProPublica’s Revelations on Detained Americans

by Nicole Foy

October 21, 2025, 6:20 pm EDT
I Filmed the ICE Officer Who Shoved a Woman to the Floor Inside a New York Courthouse

by Till Eckert

September 26, 2025, 7:20 pm 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

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349 stories published since 2016

El condado de Arizona fue “modelo” para la policía local en sus redadas migratorias, el resultado fueron violaciones de derechos civiles

por Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria

November 4, 2025, 5:30 am EST
Las agencias policiales de Arizona estuvieron a la vanguardia en la aplicación de leyes migratorias, ahora la mayoría las evitan

por Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria

November 4, 2025, 5:00 am EST
DHS Wants States to Hand Over Driver’s License Data for Citizenship Checks

by Jen Fifield and Zach Despart

October 31, 2025, 3:45 pm EDT
Details of DHS Agreement Reveal Risks of Trump Administration’s Use of Social Security Data for Voter Citizenship Checks

by Jen Fifield

October 30, 2025, 5:30 am EDT
Joint Congressional Investigation Launched in Response to ProPublica’s Revelations on Detained Americans

by Nicole Foy

October 21, 2025, 6:20 pm EDT
This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.

by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria

October 21, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Arizona Police Agencies Were Once at the Forefront of Local Immigration Enforcement. Now Most Are Avoiding It.

by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria

October 21, 2025, 4:55 am EDT
Unfettered and Unaccountable: How Trump Is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

by J. David McSwane and Hannah Allam

October 18, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

by Nicole Foy, photography by Sarahbeth Maney

October 16, 2025, 12:00 pm EDT
“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

by Melissa Sanchez and Mariam Elba

October 10, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
“No quiero estar más acá”: intentaron autodeportarse y quedaron atrapados en la América de Trump

por Melissa Sanchez y Mariam Elba

October 10, 2025, 6:55 am EDT
The Complicated Case of Jorge Ruiz

by Amy Yurkanin

October 9, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign

by Avi Asher-Schapiro, Jeff Ernsthausen and Mica Rosenberg

October 1, 2025, 12:00 pm EDT
I Filmed the ICE Officer Who Shoved a Woman to the Floor Inside a New York Courthouse

by Till Eckert

September 26, 2025, 7:20 pm EDT
Ohio Chaplain Freed From Jail as DHS Drops Deportation Case

by Hannah Allam

September 19, 2025, 7:10 pm EDT
La trampa de la visa H-2A

por Max Blau, ProPublica, y Zaydee Sanchez para ProPublica, ilustraciones por Dadu Shin para ProPublica

September 18, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
The H-2A Visa Trap

by Max Blau, ProPublica, and Zaydee Sanchez for ProPublica, illustrations by Dadu Shin for ProPublica

September 13, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
“Material Support” and an Ohio Chaplain: How 9/11-Era Terror Rules Could Empower Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

by Hannah Allam

September 9, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
Lo que presencié mientras fotografiaba las desapariciones y retornos de mis compatriotas

Fotografía y texto por Adriana Loureiro Fernández para ProPublica

August 19, 2025, 11:10 am EDT
What I Witnessed as I Photographed the Disappearances and the Homecomings of My Countrymen

Photography and text by Adriana Loureiro Fernández for ProPublica

August 19, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
“Una pesadilla americana”: Tres hombres deportados al CECOT y sus familiares relatan el calvario que vivieron durante meses.

por Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, y Alejandro Bonilla Suárez y Edwin Corona Ramos para ProPublica

August 7, 2025, 11:10 am EDT
“Le vamos a hacer mierda la ventanilla y lo vamos a sacar a rastras”

por Nicole Foy y McKenzie Funk

August 7, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal

by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, and Alejandro Bonilla Suárez and Edwin Corona Ramos for ProPublica

August 6, 2025, 2:30 pm EDT
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”

by Nicole Foy and McKenzie Funk

July 31, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Ahora que están libres

por Perla Trevizo, Melissa Sanchez y Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, Ronna Rísquez, Alianza Rebelde Investiga, Adrián González, Cazadores de Fake News, fotografía y reporteo adicional por Adriana Loureiro Fernández para ProPublica y The Texas Tribune

July 30, 2025, 6:05 am EDT
Now That They’re Free

by Perla Trevizo, Melissa Sanchez and Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, Ronna Rísquez, Alianza Rebelde Investiga, and Adrián González, Cazadores de Fake News, photography and additional reporting by Adriana Loureiro Fernández for ProPublica and The Texas Tribune

July 30, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Le preguntaron por sus tatuajes y un video de TikTok en una corte. Cinco días después, estaba en una prisión salvadoreña.

por Melissa Sanchez

July 29, 2025, 1:15 pm EDT
He Was Asked About His Tattoos and a TikTok Video in Court. Five Days Later, He Was in a Salvadoran Prison.

by Melissa Sanchez

July 29, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers. Now He’s Profiting Off an Immigrant Detention Camp.

by Avi Asher-Schapiro and Jeff Ernsthausen

July 25, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Los hombres que Trump deportó a una cárcel salvadoreña

por ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, Alianza Rebelde Investiga y Cazadores de Fake News

July 23, 2025, 1:05 pm EDT
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison

by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, Alianza Rebelde Investiga and Cazadores de Fake News

July 23, 2025, 1:00 pm EDT
¿Lo enviaron a usted o a alguien que conozca al CECOT?

por Perla Trevizo, Melissa Sanchez, Mica Rosenberg y Maryam Jameel

July 23, 2025, 10:05 am EDT
Do You Have Information About the CECOT Deportations? Help ProPublica Report.

by Perla Trevizo, Melissa Sanchez, Mica Rosenberg and Maryam Jameel

July 23, 2025, 10:00 am EDT
Vino a EE.UU. para pagarle el tratamiento a su hijo enfermo. Lo detuvieron. Luego desapareció.

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

July 18, 2025, 11:35 am EDT
He Came to the U.S. to Support His Sick Child. He Was Detained. Then He Disappeared.

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

July 18, 2025, 11:30 am EDT
Número récord de policías locales se unen a controversial programa de ICE para ayudar con deportaciones

por Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria, y Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica

June 13, 2025, 10:30 am EDT
Local Police Join ICE Deportation Force in Record Numbers Despite Warnings Program Lacks Oversight

by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria, and Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica

June 9, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Texas Talks Tough on Immigration. But Lawmakers Won’t Force Most Private Companies to Check Employment Authorization.

by Lomi Kriel

June 5, 2025, 12:15 pm EDT
The Tech Recruitment Ruse That Has Avoided Trump’s Crackdown on Immigration

by Alec MacGillis

June 3, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
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