Immigration Enforcement

A young woman with black hair and a headband sits in front of a black backdrop.
Tiye Rose  Mar 30, 2017 1:00PM EDT

[VIDEO] Meet Reyna Montoya, an Arizona Organizer and Dancer Who Fights the Power to Protect Immigrant Families and Their Kids

In the first of a five-part video series featuring immigration activists in Maricopa County, Arizona, Reyna Montoya talks about how even the risk of family separation terrifies children, how she uses art for healing—and that one time she stopped a bus full of undocumented folks from being deported. 
Julianne Hing  Feb 20, 2015 5:36PM EST

Border Patrol Officers Test Out Body-Mounted Cameras

As an accountability mechanism.
Julianne Hing  Oct 7, 2014 11:53AM EDT

Los Angeles to Decide Fate of 287(g) Today

The county Board of Supervisors will vote.
Julianne Hing  Sep 17, 2014 12:12PM EDT

Obama Administration: Unaccompanied Minors Crisis Cresting

The influx has abated.
Aura Bogado  Sep 5, 2014 3:33PM EDT

Obama Moving on Immigration 'Fairly Soon'

Whether that means before or after the election remains unclear.
Aura Bogado  Aug 29, 2014 4:10PM EDT

Obama Suggests He Won't Provide Immigration Relief Before Election

Immigration enforcement could actually get tougher until then
Julianne Hing  Jul 30, 2014 12:28PM EDT

Report: Most Child Migrants With Attorneys Show Up for Immigration Court

The exact opposite of what Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) have claimed.
Julianne Hing  Jul 24, 2014 11:49AM EDT

Video: The War on Drugs and War on Immigrants Are Intertwined

The criminalization of black and immigrant communities uniquely impacts one oft-ignored group: black immigrants.
Julianne Hing  Jul 16, 2014 5:16PM EDT

Immigration Detention Quotas Have Kept Families Apart for 55 Million Nights

Congressional mandates mean the U.S. is required to lock up 34,000 immigrant detainees a day.
Aura Bogado  Jul 11, 2014 7:00AM EDT

Inside the Immigration 'Icebox'

An unaccompanied child migrant from Honduras speaks out about ‘freezing’ in a holding cell.
Julianne Hing  Jul 8, 2014 2:11PM EDT

White House Asks Congress for $3.7 Billion for Child Migrant Crisis

Don’t expect a humanitarian response to this “humanitarian crisis.”
Julianne Hing  Jul 1, 2014 10:20AM EDT

Three Myths of the Unaccompanied Minors Crisis, Debunked

Republicans and the Obama administration both deeply misunderstand issues at the heart of the humanitarian situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Aura Bogado  Jun 30, 2014 3:45PM EDT

Obama to Use Executive Action to Increase Border Enforcement

The president once again blamed Republicans for not passing comprehensive immigration reform.
Aura Bogado  Mar 14, 2014 12:22PM EDT

Obama Wants Immigration Enforcement to Be Done 'More Humanely'

The president orders a review. Is that enough?
Julianne Hing  Feb 4, 2014 1:45PM EST

In Immigration Court, a Family's Fate Decided in Seven Minutes

Take a glimpse inside one judge’s courtroom.
Julianne Hing  Jan 24, 2014 4:35PM EST

San Francisco Will End Mandatory Shackling of Immigration Detainees for Court

The settlement will only apply to San Francisco.
Von Diaz  Oct 30, 2013 2:33PM EDT

Settlement Reached to Block Key Parts of Alabama Immigration Law

A coalition of civil rights groups declared victory yesterday after two years of battling an immigration law criticized for being excessive and leading to racial profiling.
Von Diaz  Oct 18, 2013 11:43AM EDT

Juana Villegas Receives Settlement After Immigrant Detention Abuse

This immigrant mother was shackled to a bed during childbirth while detained five years ago, and is finally receiving justice.
Aura Bogado  Oct 16, 2013 7:00AM EDT

A Group of Immigration Activists Disrupt ICE

How a group of protestors–many undocumented–interrupted business as usual.
Von Diaz  Oct 11, 2013 4:30PM EDT

Demonstrators Block Deportation Buses in Tucson

Protestors in Tucson, Ariz. are stopping ICE buses full of people being taken to ‘Operation Streamline, which rapidly deports as many as 70 immigrants each day.