The death of a 61-year-old migrant with mental illness from Trinidad and Tobago is raising questions about the U.S. federal immigration agency’s adherence to international, federal, and state regulations governing the treatment of detainees. Charles Leo Daniel died on March 7 after being held in solitary confinement for
Experts say that racial profiling, uneven enforcement, and family separation are among the potential consequences of enforcing the law
A judge for the Southern District of New York has ruled that a deeper investigation is needed into the wrongful and abusive deportations of Cameroonians that occurred in 2020 and 2021. The judge said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not conduct proper
President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump are in Texas today touring different sectors of the Southern border, a spectacle that encapsulates how central immigration is to each of their reelection campaigns. It is Biden’s approach to immigration in recent months, however, that has been a source of
Legal advocates say it’s a direct consequence of Section 306, a law that deems applicants from a “state sponsor of terror” ineligible for visa applications
U.S.-based Palestinians describe a chaotic and unjust process as they fight for immigration relief for their relatives
As politicians argued about the now-failed bill, Customs and Border Patrol announced another migrant death on Feb. 6
Advocates say TPS would ensure the safety of refugees already here who fear for their lives in returning to the besieged Gaza Strip
Federal agencies skirt local jurisdictions by purchasing comprehensive identifying data and information technology from private companies
“It really sends a message that there are some lives that are not as valuable in our country”
In a Q&A with Prism, Zoé Samudzi discusses U.S. and Israeli settler colonialism, the politics of genocide recognition, and the logic of collective punishment
At least two farmworkers died from heat stress this summer in North Carolina, and rumors of other deaths swirled, sparking questions about what happens when migrant workers die working in American fields
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