Nation Jun 06 What to know about the protests and arrests outside a New Jersey detention center By Philip Marcelo, Claire Galofaro, Associated Press
Politics May 28 Watch 7:39 Palestinian woman detained for a year after protesting war in Gaza describes experience In 2024, massive pro-Palestinian protests swept college campuses across the country, including at Columbia University. As the Trump administration intensified its immigration enforcement efforts, several non-citizen student protesters were taken into ICE detention. Leqaa Kordia was one of them and… By Lisa Desjardins, Amalia Huot-Marchand
Nation May 27 ICE detainees dying by suicide at 'alarming' rate, AP investigation finds Brayan Rayo Garzon was distraught. Detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he was on his fourth day of isolation in a Missouri jail as he battled the fevers and chills of COVID-19. His request for mental health treatment had been…
Politics May 19 Watch 5:49 What happens to children when immigrant parents are detained by ICE Since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has detained nearly half a million immigrants, according to a new report. But the number of children they leave behind and what happens to them, most of whom are… By Liz Landers, Leila Jackson, Kyle Midura
Politics Apr 08 Watch 7:10 DACA recipient detained by ICE while delivering milk to premature daughter in NICU Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is a program created to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the U.S. as children. But since January 2025, ICE has detained more than 260 DACA recipients and deported more than… By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson, Amalia Huot-Marchand
Apr 06 3-year-old suffered sexual abuse during months in immigration custody, family alleges By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press An immigrant family is grappling with the ordeal suffered by a 3-year-old girl who endured alleged sexual abuse while her father fought for five months for her release from federal custody. Continue reading
Apr 01 DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases as all Noem-era contracts are reviewed By Rebecca Santana, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press The new Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, was sworn in last week to lead a department that was steeped in controversy during Kristi Noem's tenure but also central to President Trump's mass deportation agenda. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 9:38 ICE spending billions to turn warehouses into migrant detention facilities By Liz Landers, Doug Adams For months, ICE has been quietly buying industrial warehouses around the country, reportedly with plans to turn them into a network of immigration detention and processing centers to hold tens of thousands of detainees. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 7:23 Mother recounts weeks in immigration custody with her U.S. citizen children By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Amalia Huot-Marchand The Trump administration has said its immigration crackdown targets the worst of the worst, but many people without criminal records are getting swept up and detained — some of them along with their families. Lisa Desjardins spoke with one of… Continue watching
Feb 09 Migrants face dire conditions and prolonged waits in U.S. detention centers By Gisela Salomon, Associated Press The number of people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention has topped 70,000 for the first time. Continue reading