Immigration detention in the United States

Advocates gather outside the county building in McHenry County, Woodstock, Illinois, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

ICE contracts at local, regional level spark contentious debate

Without a federal mandate to end immigration detention in county jails and private detention centers, advocates continue turn to local and state lawmakers to act.

ICE contracts at local, regional level spark contentious debate
A young man shows his college shirt

This immigrant student's detention serves as a cautionary tale for DACA recipients

This immigrant student's detention serves as a cautionary tale for DACA recipients
Two men sit on a prison bunk bed, one wearing an orange jumpsuit and the other in plain grey clothes.

‘The Infiltrators’ film aims to open Americans’ eyes to the reality of deportation

‘The Infiltrators’ film aims to open Americans’ eyes to the reality of deportation
Immigrant children now housed in a tent encampment walk in single file at the facility near the Mexican border in Tornillo, Texas, June 19, 2018.

Private prison shares rise as US eyes more migrant family detention space

Private prison shares rise as US eyes more migrant family detention space

Law professor says deportation is largely ineffective as an immigration policy

Law professor says deportation is largely ineffective as an immigration policy

A Former INS Commissioner on the New ICE Guidelines

A Former INS Commissioner on the New ICE Guidelines

US to Review 300,000 Deportation Cases

US to Review 300,000 Deportation Cases

Immigration Enforcement Detaining American Citizens in Error

Immigration Enforcement Detaining American Citizens in Error

US Begins New Deportation Policy

US Begins New Deportation Policy
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Debate over role of local police in immigration enforcement

'Secure Communities,' the federal initiative by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is supposed to find and deport illegal immigrants who have committed violent crimes. We discuss two different sides of the issue.

Debate over role of local police in immigration enforcement