Immigration
How Policy Impacts Migrants
ICE Awarded a $3.8 Billion Contract to Hold Immigrants on a Military Base. Days Later, It Was Canceled.
The administration still intends to move ahead with the plan to build a tent detention camp at Fort Bliss, sources said. It’s a job that promises to be highly sought after as Trump officials plan to pour billions of dollars into new detention facilities.
Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.
The president has reportedly urged Congress to pass $175 billion for border security. But residents of Del Rio, Texas, and Douglas, Arizona, say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met.
Two Months After Trump’s Funding Cuts, a Nonprofit Struggles to Support Refugees and Itself
After the Trump administration cut its funding, a Nashville nonprofit is fighting to provide refugees with the support it promised, despite contending with depleted resources, layoffs and disillusionment.
Congress Has Demanded Answers to ICE Detaining Americans. The Administration Has Responded With Silence.
Amid increasing reports that U.S. citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet, a dozen members of Congress have written to the government with pointed questions. None has received a reply.
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Impact of Our Reporting
ICE Air Has a New Contractor. This State Is Asking How It Will Protect the Detainees on Board.
A letter to the airline from Connecticut’s attorney general cited ProPublica’s reporting on ICE Air flight attendants, who said it was unclear how shackled detainees would get off a plane in an emergency.
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.
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.
Series
Series: The New Immigration: How Recent Arrivals at the Border Have Changed the Country and Its Attitudes
Series: Peligro en las granjas: Los obreros en la sombra de la industria lechera
Series: America’s Dairyland: Risking Workers’ Lives for the Milk We Drink
Series: Billions on the Border: A Closer Look at Taxpayer-Funded Border Initiatives in Texas
Series: Inside the Border Patrol: Enforcing Trump’s Crackdown
Series: Zero Tolerance: Trump’s Immigration Policy at the Border
Series: Trapped In Gangland: How the MS-13 Crackdown Shattered Immigrant Lives
Series: No Sanctuary: The Unshackling of ICE
Series: The Travel Ban: The Impact of Trump’s Executive Order
What We’re Watching
During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them securely.
Learn more about our reporting team. We will continue to share our areas of interest as the news develops.
Sharon Lerner
I cover health and the environment and the agencies that govern them, including the Environmental Protection Agency.
Andy Kroll
I cover justice and the rule of law, including the Justice Department, U.S. attorneys and the courts.
Melissa Sanchez
I report on immigration and labor, and I am based in Chicago.
Jesse Coburn
I cover housing and transportation, including the companies working in those fields and the regulators overseeing them.
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