ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. What Happened: A New Mexico Democrat in the House introduced a bill last week that would make it easier for U.S. cit... See more
A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation's supply of skilled trade workers. Automakers and construction contractors say they need more access to workers through... See more
When immigration agents pulled U.S. citizen Leonardo Garcia Venegas from his car this month and shackled him, he wasn’t surprised. He wasn’t scared. He was tired. As ProPublica detailed last fall, he had already been detained twice before. A year ago, Gar... See more
When immigration agents pulled U.S. citizen Leonardo Garcia Venegas from his car this month and shackled him, he wasn’t surprised. He wasn’t scared. He was tired. As ProPublica detailed last fall, he had already been detained twice before. A year ago, Gar... See more
For much of last year, Trump administration officials insisted that no Americans were caught up in the government’s immigration dragnet. ProPublica and many others repeatedly documented that is not true: Americans have even been kicked, dragged and detain... See more