News & Commentary about Immigration Detainers

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A demonstrator holding a sign that says "Protect Immigrants."

Aug 18, 2025

New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement

A road sign that says Alligator Alcatraz and an individual in front of it holding a sign that says "Cruel and Unusual."

Aug 15, 2025

Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained

The exterior of an immigrant detention center.

Dec 7, 2023

We’re Making Sure People in Immigration Detention Know Their Rights

Delegates converse while in attendace at the United Nations General Assembly on October 26, 2022 in New York City.

Aug 31, 2022

UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program

May 19, 2022

On the Frontlines of the Fight Against Mass Deportation

The back of a police vest reads "Police ICE"

Apr 26, 2022

ICE Program Foments Abuse, Hatred, and Fear — and Makes Us All Less Safe

A migrant leans on a fence of the Gateway International Bridge that connects downtown Matamoros, Mexico with Brownsville, Texas.

Apr 25, 2022

Trump’s Remain in Mexico Policy is at the Supreme Court. Here’s What's at Stake.

Empty cell at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.

Oct 5, 2021

More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during news conference with a U.S. Homeland Security flag behind him.

Jul 21, 2021

Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency’s Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here’s What He’s Delivered.

An ICE agent holding an Immigration Detainer form.

Feb 24, 2021

How Did ICE Deport a Survivor of the Walmart Shooting?