Jenn Stanley, Public News Service – NY NEW YORK – People in more than 600 cities across five continents are holding vigils tonight to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies and call for an end to migrant detention. The “Lights for Liberty” rallies are a response to continued reports of…

Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – CA SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Immigrants’ rights groups say fear is spreading among people in the U.S. military who have undocumented family members, after word that a program that protects their families from deportation may be terminated. The U.S. Customs and Immigration Service confirms that…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune July 12, 2019 “Analysis: U.S.-Mexico border detention efforts aren’t good enough, according to the government itself” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide…

By Seung Min Kim, Colby Itkowitz and John Wagner, The Washington Post July 11, 2019 “Trump will no longer push to add citizenship question to 2020 census, ending a heated standoff” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with…

By Riane Roldan and Alana Rocha, The Texas Tribune July 12, 2019 “Zero tolerance may be over, but migrant children are still being separated from parents” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By: Melissa del Bosque, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. With scant public notice, federal immigration officials are relying on databases run by foreign police and militaries to check whether migrants crossing…

By: Mayeta Clark, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. When Beth Crowder and David Wentz bought their 351-acre property in West Virginia in 1975, they knew that they would only own the…

By: A.C. Thompson, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Long known for its insular culture and tendency toward secrecy, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is saying little in the aftermath…

By: Melissa Sanchez, Jodi S. Cohen and Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. Sign up for The ProPublica Illinois newsletter for weekly updates. The Trump administration is sending immigrant children who are alone, afraid and sick with fever, chicken…

By Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post July 10, 2019 ““Kids in cages”: House hearing examines immigration detention as Democrats push for more information” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and…