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A woman wears a protective face mask and gloves as she protests outside of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office Friday, May 29, 2020, in Plantation, Fla.

Apr 5, 2021

ICE’s Watchdog Agency Confirms Dangerous Conditions in Arizona Immigration Detention Facility

ICE’s Watchdog Agency Confirms Dangerous Conditions in Arizona Immigration Detention Facility
Several signs with calls to end mass incarceration and advocate for the rights of immigrants lying in the grass.

Dec 15, 2020

Biden Can End the Mass Detention of Immigrants

Biden Can End the Mass Detention of Immigrants
Detainees walk past a map of the world in a hallway of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility.

Nov 30, 2020

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — About ICE Detention

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — About ICE Detention
Abortion activists hold signs at rally that read" Keep Abortion Legal" and "Abortion Access for All."

Sep 30, 2020

Victory: After Three Years of Battling in Court, the Trump Administration Abandons its Policy of Banning Abortion for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

Victory: After Three Years of Battling in Court, the Trump Administration Abandons its Policy of Banning Abortion for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
A migrant detainee stands facing away from bunks.

Sep 29, 2020

Immigration Detention and Coerced Sterilization: History Tragically Repeats Itself

Immigration Detention and Coerced Sterilization: History Tragically Repeats Itself
A detainee sits on a bunk in a women's area at an immigration detention center.

Sep 23, 2020

Reproductive Abuse is Rampant in the Immigration Detention System

Reproductive Abuse is Rampant in the Immigration Detention System
A close up of a police officer wears a "Police" label beside a U.S. ICE (standing for Immigration and Customs Enforcement) badge on his vest.

Sep 3, 2020

For Black Immigrants, Police and ICE Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

For Black Immigrants, Police and ICE Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
Collage of seven immigrants who share their experiences of being detained during the COVID-19 crisis.

Aug 24, 2020

What's it Like to be in Immigration Lockup During a Pandemic?

What's it Like to be in Immigration Lockup During a Pandemic?
Detainees walk toward a fenced recreation area inside of an ICE detention facility in Washington state.

Apr 30, 2020

Immigration Detention Was a Black Box Before COVID-19. Now, it’s a Death Trap.

Immigration Detention Was a Black Box Before COVID-19. Now, it’s a Death Trap.
Two children wear masks and hold signs that read "I want my dad free and healthy" and "I want my dad alive not dead!!" as part of a protest calling for the release of detained immigrants in front of the GEO Detention Center in Aurora, Colorado.

Apr 8, 2020

“They Don’t Care if You Die”: Immigrants in ICE Detention Fear the Spread of COVID-19

“They Don’t Care if You Die”: Immigrants in ICE Detention Fear the Spread of COVID-19