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Mauricio Posadas Andrade is detained at Port Isabel Detention Center, near Brownsville, Texas. He was separated from his son on June 12.

Immigration Detention

David J. Phillip/Associated Press
Closing Argument
The True, Massive Cost of Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans
Along with immense human suffering, deporting millions of people could cost billions and damage the economy, according to several recent analyses.
Former President Donald Trump, a White man in a red tie and navy suit, claps his hands as he walks off a stage during a rally inside an arena. He walks down a red rug between U.S. flags. In the background, there are signs that read "VOTE EARLY!" and hundreds of supporters sitting the stands.
Silhouettes of about 11 people stand in a line outside. An overpass bridge and parked cars can be seen in the background.
Closing Argument August 24
How a Drop in Border Crossings May Change the Presidential Campaign
The Democratic National Convention sought to address one of the party’s biggest weaknesses with voters.
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A man in an orange uniform looks out of a small window in his solitary confinement cell, which contains a narrow bed, a sink and attached toilet, and a small desk and chair.
Closing Argument April 20
The Enduring Use of Solitary, and New Proposed Limits That Will Likely Fail (Again)
Isolation’s damaging effects are widely known. But many facilities confine people — even youth — virtually all day, sometimes in shower stalls.
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Insurrectionists broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in Washington, DC.
Analysis January 14, 2021
White Terrorism Often Leads to Harsher Punishment for People of Color
Amid calls for tougher laws after the Capitol assault, research shows that measures addressing White violence usually fall harder on Black people.
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A guard escorts an immigrant detainee at the Adelanto Detention Facility in 2013 in Adelanto, Calif.
News November 17, 2020
Think Private Prison Companies Are Going Away Under Biden? They Have Other Plans
CoreCivic and GEO Group have been shifting away from prisons toward other government contracts, like office space and immigration detention.
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A still from The Marshall Project’s “We Are Witnesses: Becoming an American”.
News and Awards October 16, 2020
The Marshall Project Wins Three Edward R. Murrow Awards
Honored for overall excellence and two multimedia features.
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Feature August 11, 2020
“Nowhere Else to Go”
A Marshall Project / FRONTLINE film that follows an undocumented family’s struggle to survive homelessness, immigrant detention and a rapidly spreading virus.
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Feature July 10, 2020
How ICE Exported the Coronavirus
An investigation reveals how Immigration and Customs Enforcement became a domestic and global spreader of COVID-19.
By and Barbara Marcolini
People slept wrapped in blankets in front of the Otay border crossing in Tijuana in May. The U.S. government decided to limit the opening hours of the border crossing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, and many commuters sleep for hours on the Mexican side of the border to get to work on time in the morning.
Analysis July 9, 2020
Biden Inches Leftward On Immigration
A task force designed to forge unity and turn out Sanders voters proposes ambitious rollback of Trump policies.
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Salomón Medina-Calderón is being detained for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Yuba County Jail in Marysville, Calif.
Coronavirus April 8, 2020
“I Do Not Want to Die Somewhere Like This.”
Medically vulnerable immigrants in ICE detention sue for release before coronavirus arrives.
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