The Guardian Europe
ICE detained a record number of pregnant immigrants, then lost track of how many miscarried - a bureaucratic oversight that DHS had never previously admitted, even to senators.
The Atlantic
America spent 25 years and trillions of dollars fighting a ghost, and the only thing we really defeated was our own sense of proportion.
BBC World
Federal judge clears the way for deporting 5,000 Ethiopians, citing safety in a country where drone strikes and civil war fears are the new normal.
The Verge
ICE wants to spend $20 million on electrified gloves that shock people into compliance, because apparently tasers weren't subtle enough.
The Atlantic
The DHS statistician who built a bipartisan data office quit, calling it a 'war on facts' - and the administration's deportation numbers are now as reliable as a self-deportation estimate.
The Verge
The FBI may stop investigating ICE agents, leaving the agency to investigate itself - a system that has always worked flawlessly for everyone involved.
The Guardian
A Mexican immigrant's family demands an independent investigation after ICE fatally shot him, citing DHS's track record of questionable claims and lack of transparency.
The Atlantic
Federal officers keep shooting people in Minnesota, and the Trump administration's response is best described as 'aggressive non-investigation.'
The Guardian
A Georgia town of 4,000 people successfully fights off a federal plan to build a detention center for 10,000, proving that local water shutoffs are surprisingly effective diplomacy.
The Guardian
Missed deadline means 11,000 Lebanese people get to stay in the US for another six months, proving that sometimes inefficiency is the best immigration policy.
The Guardian
Fourteen FEMA employees are back from eight months of paid leave for daring to warn that the agency was falling apart. Turns out, they were right.
The Good Times
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