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Category: Immigration

You hear the opinions on immigration, but we bring you the facts, faces and context behind immigration policy in the U.S. and its implications.

Posted inImmigration

Reporting on missing migrant children 

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández April 2, 2024April 2, 2024

I started reporting on missing migrant children four years ago, almost by accident. I was trekking up a steep muddy road in the northern highlands of Guatemala, looking for the mother of a 16-year-old who drowned in the Rio Grande, when a man outside a small chapel greeted my fixer and me. The man waved […]

An open manhole on a city street
Posted inLabor

Worker death in Louisiana confined space showcases dangerous trend

Avatar photo by María Inés Zamudio March 8, 2024
Several missing migrant children posters are displayed across a table.
Posted inImmigration

When migrant children disappear, many cases remain unsolved

Avatar photoKaren Rodriguez wears glasses, has long brown hair and wears a plaid red shirt. by Kristian Hernández and Karen Rodriguez February 23, 2024February 26, 2024
A sign for Culpeper, Virginia, is displayed on a road.
Posted inImmigration

Why are kids from Guatemala coming to Culpeper?

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández February 23, 2024February 23, 2024
Close up of american visa label in passport. Shallow depth of field.
Posted inImmigration

New data shows why the U.S. needs more immigrants

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  February 23, 2024
A still from the movie 'Sound of Freedom' shows a man kneeling and staring into the eyes of a young boy.
Posted inImmigration

How (and why) the GOP and a popular film are misleading you about migrant kids

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández December 11, 2023
The top of a printed visa application can be seen. It says "Visa Application Form" at the top and below has contact information.
Posted inImmigration

How families fleeing violence won — then lost — the green card lottery

Daniella smiles for a portrait photo. by Daniella Jiménez  October 12, 2023
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Time for young migrants to ‘take the mic’ in U.S. immigration debate

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández September 29, 2023
Posted inImmigration

Es hora que jóvenes migrantes “tomen el micrófono” en debate sobre inmigración EEUU

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández September 29, 2023October 3, 2023
Posted inImmigration

How outdated visa policies drive illegal immigration

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández June 9, 2023June 9, 2023
Two men and two women stand outside a bus in D.C. with the Capitol dome in the background. The two men look at the bus door. They wear surgical masks. They wear yellow t-shirts and jeans, one wears a safety vest. Another woman looks on with her arms folded. She wears a yellow t-shirt, a white sweater and jeans. Another woman faces away,looking in the bus door. She wears dark shorts and a dark t-shirt. She wears a red backpack.
Posted inImmigration

As migrant busing continues, advocates push for long-term solutions

Avatar photo by Ileana Garnand June 2, 2023
A child looks out of the window of a bus, in the reflection of the window you can see two American flags.
Posted inImmigration

How U.S. policy drives child migrants into dangerous jobs

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández March 31, 2023March 31, 2023
Marcelino Ramos, a 54 year old man, stands in front of a banner that has flags behind it and photos of deported veterans on the front. He is wearing a black tshirt and black pants.
Posted inImmigration

White House initiative leaves deported veterans in limbo

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández February 3, 2023
This illustration shows four things: it shows a woman prepare fast food while someone stand behind her and steals money from her pocket; one shows seafood workers prepping food while a scale with seafood on it is tipped by a hand; and one that shows a woman at a sewing machine making clothes while a hand cuts money with scissors.
Posted inImmigration

New DHS policy protects undocumented whistleblowers

by The Center for Public Integrity January 25, 2023May 23, 2023
Posted inImmigration

Undocumented immigrants can get licenses. ICE can get their data.

by Kimberly Cataudella and Alexia Fernández Campbell  July 13, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Los inmigrantes indocumentados pueden obtener licencias. ICE puede obtener sus datos.

by Kimberly Cataudella and Alexia Fernández Campbell  July 13, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Hidden hardship: Guest farmworkers with visas died of COVID-19 in obscurity while Trump planned wage freezes

by Susan Ferriss December 23, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration and Employment

Nationwide, immigrants produce food while facing COVID-19

Taylor JohnstonAvatar photo by Taylor Johnston and Joe Yerardi September 28, 2020February 28, 2023
Immigrant workers harvest beans in May in Homestead, Florida.
Posted inImmigration and Employment

Trump attacks them. COVID-19 threatens them. But immigrants keep the U.S. fed.

Avatar photo by Susan Ferriss and Joe Yerardi September 28, 2020February 28, 2023
Posted inImmigration

DACA court ruling beats back Trump — for now

by Susan Ferriss June 18, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

Trump still scares undocumented during COVID-19 crisis. Most Americans favor legalizing them.

by Susan Ferriss March 20, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Government watchdog confirms: Feds were warned border separations would harm kids

by Susan Ferriss March 6, 2020December 27, 2021
Posted inImmigration

Trump plans to collect DNA from nearly a million immigrant detainees

by Alex Ellerbeck January 31, 2020January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Early reports warned migrant kids suffered from separations. Trump ramped up practice anyway.

by Susan Ferriss December 16, 2019January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Fallan en traer de vuelta a los muertos

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández November 1, 2019January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Failing to bring back the dead

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández November 1, 2019January 28, 2022
deporation flight
Posted inImmigration Decoded

‘Third country’ deal sends migrants back to the countries they’re fleeing

by Alex Ellerbeck and Susan Ferriss October 10, 2019January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration Decoded

Homeland Security shifts deportation decisions on sick immigrants to ICE

by Alex Ellerbeck and Susan Ferriss September 5, 2019January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Lawsuit seeks court action to prevent deaths and neglect in ICE detention

by Susan Ferriss August 21, 2019January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration Decoded

Rhetoric attacking immigrants has been on constant boil for years

by Susan Ferriss August 7, 2019January 28, 2022

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