Immigration

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Venezuelan deported to El Salvador mega-prison describes brutal abuse

Carlos Daniel Terán, a 19 year old Venezuelan who was picked up by ICE in Texas and sent to CECOT prison, says he was beaten and abused by guards at the maximum security prison in El Salvador.
- Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
States sue USDA over efforts to gather food stamp data on tens of millions of people

Twenty states and Washington, DC are suing USDA after the agency demanded states turn over sensitive data on applicants for food assistance by July 30.
- Jude Joffe-Block
'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse

Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.
- Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Under Trump’s ICE, people without criminal history increasingly targeted in WA

On the social media pages for the Seattle Field Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, scrolling lists of mug shots highlight people with criminal convictions. But these posts don’t reflect a growing pattern of who ICE is taking into custody.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
WA sues contractor to prevent sharing of food stamp data with feds

Washington’s attorney general on Thursday sued to stop its food stamp payment processor from sharing program participants’ data with the federal government, which could use the information for immigration enforcement.
- Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
U.S. probes foreign links to agriculture research to protect food supply

While researchers agree food security is important, they say scrutiny of foreign collaboration could hurt U.S. innovation.
- Ximena Bustillo
DHS plans to use military bases in New Jersey and Indiana to detain immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security plans to use military bases in New Jersey and Indiana to detain immigrants amid its broader crackdown.
- Ximena Bustillo
Military bases in New Jersey, Indiana, to be expanded to detain immigrants

NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose.
- Ximena Bustillo
Trump has a welcome message for new citizens. It's different from past presidents

Trump released his video message to newly naturalized citizens. He welcomes them to the "national family," adding that they have a responsibility to "fiercely guard" and preserve American culture.
- Juliana Kim
Immigration officials release Portland children detained near border

After two weeks in custody, four Portland children have been released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, OPB has learned. Their parents are still being held at the ICE center in Tacoma.
- Troy Brynelson/OPB

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