Immigration Arrests Rise Sharply as a Trump Mandate Is Carried Out

By CAITLIN DICKERSON May 17, 2017 Immigration arrests shot up 38 percent in the first three months of the Trump administration compared with the same period last year, according to figures released Wednesday, one of the first clear indications that the...

Detained Immigrants May Face Harsher Conditions Under Trump

By CAITLIN DICKERSON April 13, 2017 For more than 15 years, jails that hold immigrants facing deportation have had to follow a growing list of requirements: Notify immigration officials if a detainee spends two weeks or longer in solitary confinement. Check...

Trump Plan Would Curtail Protections for Detained Immigrants

As the administration tries to find jail space for its crackdown on illegal immigration, it is moving to curtail rules regarding the health and safety of detainees.

Mayor Says Indiana Man’s Deportation ‘Feels Like a Defeat for Our Community’

By MAYA SALAM April 7, 2017 Roberto Beristain, a 43-year-old undocumented immigrant, had lived in the United States for nearly 20 years. He and his wife of 17 years, Helen, an American, were raising their four children in St. Joseph’s County, Ind., and...

‘Don’t Open the Door’: How Fear of an Immigration Raid Gripped a City

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and JESS BIDGOOD April 6, 2017 BROCKTON, Mass. — For days, it was the only topic of conversation. Immigration agents were said to be planning a raid. They could come any minute. In this fraying, blue-collar city,...

‘Don’t Open the Door’: How Fear of an Immigration Raid Gripped a City

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and JESS BIDGOOD April 6, 2017 BROCKTON, Mass. — For days, it was the only topic of conversation. Immigration agents were said to be planning a raid. They could come any minute. In this fraying, blue-collar city,...