Trump Does Not Need Alligators in Moats for a Draconian Anti-Immigration Crackdown—He's Already Outdoing Ike's Harsh 'Operation Wetback'
Trump admires one of the darkest chapters in America's deportation history.
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Trump Wanted Snipers and Electrified Spikes to Defend Border Moat Full of Alligators and Snakes, Says New Report
Plus: Rudy Giuliani threatens to sue The Swamp, UPS gets approval for delivery drones, and more...
Government Employees Think People Hate Them. Increasingly, They're Right
Many arms of government are unpopular with large swathes of the American population.
A Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty To Hitting a Migrant in the Face While in Custody
Jason Andrew McGilvray will resign from the federal agency.
U.S. Citizen Was on the Verge of Self Deporting After Being Detained for Weeks at Squalid Immigration Facility
The young man was finally released from custody this week.
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Papers, Please! DHS Wants Power to Deport People Faster with Less Judicial Oversight
A policy that allows for quicker deportations near the border could expand nationwide.
Filthy, Overcrowded Border Detention Sites Called a 'Ticking Time Bomb'
Short-term holding tanks marked by poor food and unsanitary conditions as immigrants are imprisoned for weeks longer than they should be.
Prosecutors Will Retry the Volunteer Who Gave Humanitarian Aid to Migrants
Scott Warren is accused of harboring two undocumented immigrants after he gave them food, water, and a place to sleep.
Government Officials So Sorry That Their Own Rules Make Them Leave Kids in Filth
Rules always seem to make officials do terrible things when they don’t want to do what is right.
Incensed by Warrantless Border Searches of Americans' Tech Devices? These Senators Have the Cure.
Ron Wyden and Rand Paul team up to stop Border Patrol from snooping in your stuff without good reason.
We're at the 'Concentration Camp Semantics' Stage of 2019 Now
Plus: crackdown on emotional support animals, the difference between "platforms" and "publishers," and more...
Jury Refuses to Convict Scott Warren for Showing Kindness to Immigrants
Warren faced up to 20 years in federal prison for providing humanitarian aid to two undocumented immigrants.
Scott Warren, Facing 20 Years in Prison for Aiding 2 Undocumented Migrants, Takes the Stand
"My intent was to provide them with some basic humanitarian aid."
The Supreme Court Case That Could Change Immigrant Representation in U.S. Courts
Nine years after his shooting death on the border, the family of Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca may finally get a chance to hold the border agent accountable.
The Border Patrol Is Being Sued for $100 Million After an Agent Killed a Young Woman
The agency, which has yet to release the agent's name, had to amend its statement about the circumstances of Claudia Patricia Gómez González's death.
Border Patrol Agent on Trial for Hitting Border Crosser With His Truck Called Immigrants 'Disgusting Subhuman Shit' in Texts
Matthew Bowen hit a man who crossed the border. Then he sent a text calling him a "human pit maneuver."
Migrant Arrests by U.S. Border Patrol Were 'Off the Charts' in April
Plus: Protests against prostitution-loitering laws in NYC, Denver mushroom measure passes, misinformation about Section 230, and more...
Are Gun-Toting Border Vigilantes So Different from the Border Patrol?
Outraged by that video of freelance border guards detaining migrant families? Wait til you find out what the official border cops have been up to...
Cops Charge University of Arizona Students With Misdemeanors for Disrupting Event
"Student protest is protected by our support for free speech, but disruption is not."
Volunteers Sentenced for Leaving Food and Water for Migrants in the Arizona Desert
The humanitarian aid workers with No More Deaths say that helping someone who is dying shouldn't be a punishable offense.
U.S. Citizens Sue Border Patrol Agent Who Detained Them for Speaking Spanish
The ACLU argues that the 40-minute detention violated the Fourth and 14th amendments.
U.S. and Mexico Harassing Journalists, Lawyers, and Activists at the Border
How to ensure lack of transparency and prevent asylum seekers from accessing rights.
Trump's Over-The-Top Immigration Enforcement Tactics Might Finally Trigger Reform
But cruelty has been part and parcel of America's border policy for 150 years
Trial Begins for Aid Workers Accused of Leaving Food, Water in Desert for Migrants
Federal officials are doing their best to criminalize No More Death's efforts to stop immigrants from dying while crossing into the U.S.
The Problems With Federal Immigration Agencies Predate Trump
Audits dating back to 2003 highlight a culture of mismanagement and misconduct.
CBP Faces New Scrutiny After Second Child Dies in Their Custody
The agency has announced new policies in response.
An Immigrant Girl's Death in CBP Custody Draws Criticism
"Our Border Patrol stations were built decades ago to handle mostly male single adults in custody, not families and children."
CBP Paid a Contractor $13.6 Million to Hire 2 Agents
$13.6 million might be a drop in the bucket. But this is still incredibly wasteful.
Fox News Reporter Literally Hides in Bushes To Stop Women and Children Entering U.S. Illegally
Griff Jenkins engages in the douchiest possible form of Gonzo journalism
The Most Badly Behaved Border Patrol Agents Are in Texas
In 2018 alone, the Laredo sector has seen an admitted serial killer, an agent accused of killing his own kid, and the controversial shooting a 19-year-old.
