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A Greyhound bus parked at a Los Angeles Greyhound bus station. Greyhound has denied the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers access to buses to conduct warrantless searches.

Mar 20, 2020

How the ACLU Organized to End Racial Profiling on Greyhound Buses

How the ACLU Organized to End Racial Profiling on Greyhound Buses
US military members are seen next to a red metal and barbed wire fence at the US border

Mar 18, 2020

The Military Should not be Searching Cars or Checking Documents at the Border

The Military Should not be Searching Cars or Checking Documents at the Border
On a sunny day in California, two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers escort a man in handcuffs. Trump administration officials have confirmed plans for two new tactics in their anti-immigrant agenda.

Mar 5, 2020

Trump is Sending Special Forces-style Agents into Pro-Immigrant Cities

Trump is Sending Special Forces-style Agents into Pro-Immigrant Cities
A collage of a black-and-white image of two people hugging, overlaying a beige and red background with a barbed wire gate behind the people. This image depicts the difficulties of family separation policies that have come from the Trump administration.

Feb 26, 2020

Family Separation, Two Years After Ms. L

Family Separation, Two Years After Ms. L

Feb 24, 2020

From Being Tortured in Sri Lanka to the U.S. Supreme Court

From Being Tortured in Sri Lanka to the U.S. Supreme Court
Back of an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer's vest that reads "POLICE ICE." Taken in Portland, OR.

Feb 18, 2020

ICE's Destruction of Records Must Be Stopped

ICE's Destruction of Records Must Be Stopped
Attorney General William Barr speaks on stage at the National Sheriffs' Association Conference on February 10, 2020.

Feb 13, 2020

Bill Barr Wants Sheriffs to Join His Attacks on State and Local Governments

Bill Barr Wants Sheriffs to Join His Attacks on State and Local Governments
A CBP officer watches over travellers at an airport.

Feb 3, 2020

CBP Lied About Iranian-American Detentions, Leaked Memo Suggests

CBP Lied About Iranian-American Detentions, Leaked Memo Suggests
A line of Guatemalans arriving outside of the Guatemala City airport after having been deported from the US back to Guatemala.

Jan 28, 2020

Asylum-Seekers Are Being Abandoned in Guatemala in a New Policy Officials Call a “Total Disaster”

Asylum-Seekers Are Being Abandoned in Guatemala in a New Policy Officials Call a “Total Disaster”
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Jan 14, 2020

The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities

The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities