Marcelo Rochabrun
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Peru Is Running Out of Space to Keep its Jailed Ex-Presidents
A Peruvian prison built specifically to host disgraced former presidents will soon run out of space if former leader Alejandro Toledo is extradited from the US as expected. → Read More
The Trump Administration Plans to End a Refugee Program for Children —
Minors from violence-plagued El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala will no longer be permitted to reunite with their parents in the United States. → Read More
Will Trump Kill the Dream for These Immigrants? —
With the president reportedly at the point of canceling DACA, some of its 800,000 beneficiaries describe what they gained — and now fear losing — from the program. → Read More
Are You an Immigrant Protected by DACA? We Want to Hear From You. —
As President Trump mulls whether to end a program that granted 800,000 young people a reprieve from deportation, ProPublica is asking those who will be affected by his decision to tell us their stories. → Read More
Advocacy Groups Say Senators Should Have One Word for Trump Immigration Pick: ‘No.’
More than 300 immigration advocacy groups urge senators to oppose the nomination of Lee Francis Cissna to head the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, citing ProPublica’s scrutiny of his record. → Read More
ICE Officers Are Being Told to Take Tougher Action Against Undocumented Immigrants
A directive from the head of ICE's deportations unit appears to push for tougher action than the Trump administration has publicly promised. → Read More
This Private Trump Admin Document May Explain Why Immigration Arrests Are Up –
On average, 108 immigrants have been arrested per day—a 150 percent uptick from the Obama years. → Read More
ICE Officers Told to Take Action Against All Undocumented Immigrants Encountered While on Duty
A directive from the head of ICE’s enforcement unit appears to push for tougher action than the Trump administration has publicly promised. → Read More
The Case of Oscar Millan and ICE's Renewed Focus on Strict Immigration Enforcement
Under the Obama administration, agents had discretion in cases of immigrants with gravely sick children. Under Trump, officers are told to enforce the law "to the greatest extent practicable." → Read More
He Was About To Pick Up His Newborn Son After Surgery When He Was Arrested By ICE
The case of Oscar Millan shows ICE’s renewed focus on strict immigration enforcement. Under the Obama administration, agents had discretion in cases of immigrants with gravely sick children. → Read More
Trump's USCIS Director Pick Could Tighten Restrictions on Immigrants Seeking Citizenship
If letters written by Lee Francis Cissna are any guide, he's poised to dismantle Obama-era policies like a humanitarian program for Central American children. → Read More
Trump’s Immigration Pick Attacked Obama Programs in Ghost-Written Senate Letters
If letters written by Lee Francis Cissna, the president’s nominee to head U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, are any guide, he’s poised to dismantle Obama-era policies like a humanitarian program for Central American children. → Read More
For Some New York Landlords, It's Legal to Take Tax Breaks and Then Raise Rents Without Limit
The protections stem from when Rudy Giuliani, together with the real-estate industry, maneuvered behind the scenes in 1995 to exempt downtown Manhattan apartments from rent stabilization rules. → Read More
It’s Legal: Some New York Landlords Can Take Tax Breaks Then Raise Rents Without Limit
Last year, a ProPublica investigation uncovered how Rudy Giuliani, together with upstate Republicans and the real-estate industry, maneuvered behind the scenes in 1995 to exempt downtown Manhattan apartments from rent stabilization rules. → Read More
Homeland Security Is Set to Hire a Former Director of an Anti-Immigration Group
Julie Kirchner has previously advocated harsh restrictions on immigrants. Now her job is to provide them assistance. → Read More
Former Director of Anti-immigration Group Set to be Named Ombudsman at U.S. Immigration Agency
As FAIR official, Julie Kirchner advocated harsh restrictions on immigrants. Now her job is to provide them assistance. → Read More
U.S. Immigration Agency Will Lose Millions Because It Can’t Process Visas Fast Enough
Unable to digitize quickly enough, the agency hasn’t been able to keep up with demand, forcing it to suspend its cash cow. → Read More
These 5 Trump Cabinet Members Have Made False Statements to Congress
Jeff Sessions isn't alone. → Read More
5 Trump Cabinet Members Who’ve Made False Statements to Congress
Attorney General Jeff Sessions isn’t alone. → Read More
Mexican Official Says Deporting Non-Mexicans to Mexico Is a ‘Non-Starter’
Key Mexican officials have emphatically rejected the latest Trump administration immigration proposal. → Read More