Politics & Policy
May 22, 2020
Recently Released Asylum Seekers Talk About Detention During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the coronavirus first spread throughout the Texas's ICE facilities, migrants grew increasingly desperate for release.
Detention Centers
Border & Immigration
October 8, 2019
‘This Policy Is a Disaster’: Julián Castro Visits Increasingly Desperate Migrants in Matamoros
Asylum seekers subject to Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy wait in fear and boredom at a gritty tent encampment.
Border & Immigration
September 6, 2019
Migrants Testify to Sleeping Near Feces and Urine in South Texas Border Patrol Holding Facilities
In a rare court hearing, detainees describe severe overcrowding, no access to legal assistance, and inadequate medical care in the hieleras.
Art
August 22, 2019
A Chilling Art Installation Over a Fort Worth Highway Protests Migrant Child Detention
A project by local activists has many drivers raising their heads.
Border & Immigration
August 16, 2019
ICE Doctor Defends Force-Feeding Detainees on Hunger Strike as ‘Uncomfortable’ But Necessary
At a hearing on Friday, the El Paso doctor said force-feeding was considered medically unethical, but that ICE's rules required her to do it.
Politics & Policy
July 24, 2019
Autopsy Offers Jarring New Details About the Death of a 16-Year-Old Guatemalan Boy
Days after he was supposed to be in a children’s shelter, Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez died of the flu near the toilet in his Border Patrol holding cell.
Border & Immigration
July 18, 2019
More Asylum Seekers Stage Hunger Strikes at El Paso Detention Center
Four Indian men have refused to eat since July 8 in hopes of being released on bonds while awaiting deportation hearings.
Border & Immigration
July 3, 2019
Q&A with a Texas Attorney on the Frontlines of Migrant Child Detention
“We’re definitely seeing a race to the bottom in terms of the dehumanization of immigrants,” the lawyer said.
Politics & Policy
June 25, 2019
What the Hell Is Happening at the Border? (An Occasional Series, June 25 Edition)
The acting Border Patrol chief steps down as migrant children go without soap or toothpaste and bodies are found along the Rio Grande.
News
June 11, 2019
In El Paso, Border Patrol Is Detaining Migrants in ‘a Human Dog Pound’
Immigration officials have resumed the much-criticized practice of keeping people outdoors for weeks to relieve dangerous overcrowding.
Border & Immigration
June 10, 2019
What the Hell Is Happening at the Border? (An Occasional Series, June 10 Edition)
Recent headlines find detained migrants stripped of English classes, recreation, and vital medicine.
Art
April 26, 2019
Behind Every Painting, a Desperate Kid: The “Uncaged Art” of Tornillo’s Detained Migrant Children
A new exhibit at UT-El Paso displays works by young people held last year at the immigration detention center.
Border & Immigration
April 11, 2019
Two of the Asylum-Seekers Who Were Force-Fed at an El Paso Detention Center Are Now Free
In their first interview with the press, the two Indian nationals say the force-feeding process was dehumanizing and painful.
Border & Immigration
March 31, 2019
“They Treated Us Like We Are Animals”: Holding Pen for Migrant Families in El Paso Shut Down
The overnight move comes as ACLU files complaints alleging human rights violations.
Border & Immigration
March 27, 2019
Customs and Border Protection Head Says “Breaking Point Has Arrived” at Texas Border
Commissioner describes a humanitarian and national security crisis while in El Paso.
Border & Immigration
February 1, 2019
Citing Inhumane Conditions, Detained Asylum Seekers in El Paso Go On Hunger Strike
Eleven asylum seekers detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement El Paso field office have gone on hunger strikes to protest their lengthy detention and what they view as inhumane treatment. Several who have been on a hunger strike for more than a month are being force-fed by ICE. The
Border & Immigration
January 11, 2019
Tornillo’s Tent City No Longer Houses Children, But Facilities Like It Aren’t Going Away
Even as the Tornillo tent city shuts down, the Trump administration’s policies will call for more centers like it.
Border & Immigration
July 26, 2018
Separated Parents Coerced Into Waiving Reunification With Their Children, Affidavits Say
Many Spanish-speaking parents said they did not understand the English documents they were signing.
Border & Immigration
July 17, 2018
Putting Asylum-Seeking Immigrants in Impossible Positions
Rio Grande Valley attorney Jennifer Harbury explains the nightmares facing immigrants today, whether they gain entry or are turned away.