Border czar Tom Homan says at least 100,000 beds are needed to fulfill the president’s dream of mass deportations. The first facility will open in New Jersey despite protests
Laws that seek to ban undocumented immigrants from schools, higher tuition rates at universities, fear of arrests, and Trump’s relentless fight against diversity are opening an educational gap
The minor, a U.S. citizen by birth, was detained a month ago along with her undocumented parents and four siblings while en route to a medical appointment in Houston. When faced with the option of separation, the family chose to stay together
There are almost 42,000 people in custody, 4,000 more than before the arrival of the new administration. Detention centers are at 109% of their capacity
The reopening of some of the largest detention facilities and the adaptation of military bases to house migrants are aimed at fulfilling the Republican’s major campaign promise
More than 40% of those expelled by mid-February had no criminal record. Civil rights organizations denounce that many people are being detained because of their race or skin color
The president is promoting an old program that allows local police to perform the functions of federal agents and to keep detained migrants in jail if they are undocumented
A report shows that between 2019 and 2023, the unauthorized population grew by three million, or 6% per year. The country had not seen such significant annual increases since the early 2000s
The plaintiffs, representing millions of believers, say that immigration enforcement in churches and synagogues has sparked fear and violated the constitutional right to freely practice religion
The writer of the book ‘The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy’ explains how most of the country’s sheriffs have aligned themselves with Donald Trump and will be key to his deportation plans
Uncertainty paralyzes migrant neighborhoods. ‘Many children have stopped going to school. On the first day of Trump’s term, 400 high school students stayed home,’ says a social worker in Brighton Park
Figures on registration of children and teens on their way to the United States reflect that more families now undertake the journey together, and show a marked increase in Venezuelan nationals
Despite faster processing, more than 3.5 million cases remain open in the country’s immigration courts, representing a potential obstacle to Donald Trump’s deportation plans
Directed by Errol Morris and based on a book by journalist Jacob Soboroff, the documentary tackles the controversial separation of migrant families during Donald Trump’s first term in office, likely to be repeated on a greater scale during Trump 2.0
Human Rights Watch argues that those responsible for the ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy applied at the border six years ago should not return to government. But the president-elect has already appointed three of them to new positions