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ICE Might Be Violating America’s Other Bill of Rights

March 26, 2026

Black-and-white photograph of four ICE agents wearing caps and face masks on a sidewalk in a suburban neighborhood

Will Small Businesses Get Their Money Back?

March 17, 2026

a small business between shipping containers

The ‘Big Black Scar’

March 17, 2026

Border Wall at night

The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks

February 2, 2026

An image of a person wearing a shirt that reads "Police ICE" and who has their face fully covered with a neck gaiter and head covered with a Yankees baseball cap, standing in front of an American flag.

Greg Bovino Loses His Job

January 26, 2026

Greg Bovino stares ahead, unsmiling

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Border Patrol’s Chaotic Week in North Carolina

David A. Graham

November 21, 2025

U.S. Border Patrol agents stand outside a Home Depot store on November 19, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Federal agents continued searching for undocumented immigrants during Operation Charlotte's Web as they expanded their operations to other parts of North Carolina.

Inside the Sandwich Guy’s Jury Deliberations

November 12, 2025

A city wall displays three copies of an image rendering the Sandwich Thrower in the style of Banksy's "Flower Thrower," while a man with a plastic bag walks in the foreground.

J. B. Pritzker’s Dark Visions

October 28, 2025

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Fentanyl Doesn’t Come Through the Caribbean

September 26, 2025

A grid of four black-and-white photographs showing a boat in the ocean and subsequent flashes of light and explosions as it is hit.

ICE’s Mind-Bogglingly Massive Blank Check

Caitlin Dickerson

July 31, 2025

A black and white illustration of an ICE officer in a split background, with one side money and the other blacked out

The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations

July 22, 2025

Gregory K. Bovino, US Border Patrol El Centro Sector Chief, walks on the scene as a large group of federal law enforcement officers arrive at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.

The Self-Deportation Psyop

June 25, 2025

Line of disappearing migrants

Airport Detentions Have Travelers ‘Freaked Out’

May 5, 2025

A traveler shows a police officer something on his phone while standing in line at an airport

The Border Got Quieter, So Trump Had to Act

Juliette Kayyem

January 26, 2025

Border Patrol agents prepare to transport migrants.

Sick Migrant Children Are at the Whims of U.S. Border Guards

December 19, 2019

A camp for asylum seekers in Matamoros, Mexico, across the border from Brownsville, Texas.

The Stuff of Dystopian Nightmare

July 22, 2019

At Least 30 Migrant Children Have Been Separated From Their Parents for More Than a Year

July 13, 2019

A mother and daughter are reunited following their separation at the U.S.-Mexico border.

This Is Exactly What Privacy Experts Said Would Happen

June 11, 2019

A traveler scans their fingerprints at an airport checkpoint.