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As part of our ongoing effort to keep you informed about the on-the-ground reality in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, here is a report KBI released Friday "They Didn't Let Me Say Bye": Revealing the Human Toll of Deportations Today, with findings from hundreds of conversations with individuals deported to Nogales May through July, 2025.
What we found:
44% had lived in the U.S. for more than a decade
Over one-third were separated from family—many from children
33% were first stopped by local or state police
Many reported unsafe detention: medical neglect, overcrowding, and trauma
Deportations often involved transfers across multiple states, with little food and no access to legal help
These are not isolated cases. They are patterns. They show how immigration enforcement is uprooting lives and eroding basic human dignity.
Follow this link for the full report with testimonies, and watch our most recent Border Spotlight video for additional information.
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Maryland Matters - October 15, 2025
Attorney general limits what Maryland police can do when working with federal authorities
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown issued guidance to local police departments Wednesday reminding them that they are still bound by state law when working with federal agencies, and are limited in what they can do in such partnerships.The 11-page document lists what local police “must do, may do and must not do” in a range of interactions with federal authorities, from simple backup to formal joint task force agreements. But it includes specific language on what local officers can and can’t do when it comes to immigration enforcement.
Read ArticleThe Atlantic – August 20, 2025
How ICE Became Trump’s Secret ArmyOn this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum begins with reflections on how Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown has transformed America into what he calls a “society based on fear.” Frum warns that the president’s methods risk discrediting not just immigration enforcement, but also law, police, and the very idea of democratic legitimacy.
Then Frum is joined by his Atlantic colleague Caitlin Dickerson, whose Pulitzer Prize–winning reporting has laid bare the human and institutional realities of immigration enforcement. They discuss her latest investigation into the staggering expansion of ICE and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which has supercharged its budget to unprecedented levels. Dickerson explains how billions of dollars in new funding are fueling mass detention, empowering private-prison companies, and reshaping U.S. diplomacy while failing to solve the core challenges of immigration.
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SLATE – September 8, 2025
The Supreme Court Just Let ICE Detain Americans Based on Race
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On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to use racial profiling in its militarized immigration raids across Los Angeles, halting an injunction that had barred officers from targeting Latinos based on ethnicity. The court did not explain the reason for its shadow docket order, which appeared to split 6–3 along ideological lines. In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the decision was “unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation’s constitutional guarantees,” opening the door to violent persecution of Latinos—including American citizens—by “masked agents with guns.” The majority did not respond to this extraordinary charge, perhaps because it is so obviously true.
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