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Officials Move to Address Problems Facing Immigrant Workers on Wisconsin Dairy Farms

A ProPublica investigation showed how language barriers contributed to authorities wrongly blaming a dairy farm worker for his son’s death. Lawmakers have responded.

Billions on the Border

DOJ Investigating Texas’ Operation Lone Star for Alleged Civil Rights Violations

Emails obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune confirm that federal authorities are probing discrimination claims involving Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion-dollar border initiative.

No Sanctuary

Changes in Police Policy, Payouts to Latino Victims of Traffic Stops and Arrests Following Investigations

The state of Pennsylvania paid $865,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed in the wake of a 2018 ProPublica investigation of traffic stops of Latino drivers by its state police working with immigration authorities.

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252 stories published since 2016

5 Takeaways From ProPublica’s Investigation of Coast Guard Detentions at Sea

When the Coast Guard Intercepts Unaccompanied Kids

Oficiales en Wisconsin se plantean hacer el departamento del sheriff más asequible a la gente que no habla inglés

Following the Death of an 8-Year-Old on a Wisconsin Dairy Farm, Officials Look to Bridge Law Enforcement Language Gap

Funcionarios toman medidas para abordar los problemas que enfrentan los trabajadores inmigrantes en las granjas lecheras de Wisconsin

Officials Move to Address Problems Facing Immigrant Workers on Wisconsin Dairy Farms

¿Por qué investigamos la muerte de Jefferson? Carta a nuestros lectores.

Ayúdenos a investigar las condiciones en las granjas lecheras

Help ProPublica Journalists Investigate the Dairy Industry

Tragedia en una granja lechera

Death on a Dairy Farm

What Happened to Rezwan

Do U.S. Border Officials Ask Travelers if They’ve Had Abortions?

“A Failure on All Our Parts.” Thousands of Immigrant Children Wait in Government Shelters.

DOJ Investigating Texas’ Operation Lone Star for Alleged Civil Rights Violations

Reality Check: Seven Times Texas Leaders Misled the Public About Operation Lone Star

Here’s How We Analyzed the Data Underlying Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Claims About His Border Initiative

Examining Nearly Two Decades of Taxpayer-Funded Border Operations

Changes in Police Policy, Payouts to Latino Victims of Traffic Stops and Arrests Following Investigations

Texas’ Border Operation Is Meant to Deter Cartels and Smugglers. More Often, It Imprisons Lone Men for Trespassing.

These Children Fled Afghanistan Without Their Families. They’re Stuck in U.S. Custody.

Help Us Investigate Texas Border Security Initiatives

Texas’ Governor Brags About His Border Initiative. The Data Doesn’t Back Him Up.

Internal Investigation Confirms Border Patrol Failures Leading Up to a 16-Year-Old’s Death on the Floor of His Cell

Lawmakers Call for Immediate Action at Chicago Shelter Housing Afghan Children

Dozens of Traumatized Afghan Kids Struggle Inside a Shelter That’s Ill-Equipped to Care for Them

A Secretive Counterterrorism Team Interrogated Dozens of Citizens at the Border, Government Report Finds

New Report Shows “Deeply Troubling Failures” by Border Patrol in Boy’s Death, Key Congressional Leader Says

These Afghans Won the Visa Lottery Two Years Ago — Now They’re Stuck in Kabul and Out of Luck

Immigration Prosecutors Were Told Not to Push for Deportation in Cases Like His. He Was Ordered Deported the Next Day.

The U.S. Is Closing a Loophole That Lured Mexicans Over the Border to Donate Blood Plasma for Cash

“Shadow Wins”: How ICE Avoids Judicial Accountability by Quietly Releasing Immigrants Who Challenge Being Detained

Documents Show Trump Officials Used Secret Terrorism Unit to Question Lawyers at the Border

Border Policy Is Getting More and More Convoluted. That’s Creating False Hope for Migrants.

ProPublica Nominated for 13 Peter Lisagor Awards

“No Good Choices”: HHS Is Cutting Safety Corners to Move Migrant Kids Out of Overcrowded Facilities

For Some Transgender Asylum Seekers, Fleeing a Dangerous Migrant Camp Meant Being Left Behind

Biden abrió el estatus legal temporal a miles de inmigrantes. Estas son las formas en que podrían quedar atrapados.

Biden Opened Temporary Legal Status to Thousands of Immigrants. Here’s How They Could End Up Trapped.

What the Horrific Crash on the Border Says About U.S. Immigration Policy

The Trump Administration Keeps Awarding Border Wall Contracts but Doesn’t Own the Land to Build On

La niñez robada de obreros adolescentes

The Stolen Childhood of Teenage Factory Workers

El mundo secreto de los adolescentes inmigrantes que trabajan en peligrosos turnos nocturnos en fábricas suburbanas

Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories

House Committee to Subpoena Records on Discipline Related to Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group

Trump Got What He Wanted at the Border. Would Biden Undo It?

Records Show Trump’s Border Wall Is Costing Taxpayers Billions More Than Initial Contracts

ICE deportó a la mujer que acusó a unos guardias de agresión sexual a pesar de que las autoridades federales aún investigaban el incidente

Un nuevo informe de ingeniería encuentra que se derrumbará el muro fronterizo financiado con fondos privados