Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Homeland Security Wants to Erase its History of Misconduct

U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to destroy thousands of complaint records it claims have no historical value.

The Border Patrol’s Brute Power in Portland is the Norm at the Border

by Karl Jacoby

What’s happening in Oregon reflects the long history of unprecedented police powers granted to federal border agents over what has become a far more expansive border zone than most Americans realize. 

Abolishing ICE Doesn’t Go Far Enough

by Elliott Young

Abolishing ICE is like a demand to abolish fugitive slave catching. It’s a good move, but it’s not the same as abolishing slavery.