Immigration and Customs Enforcement Archives - Prism

color photograph of a ring security camera doorbell on the right side of a house's door

Crime, Reform & Abolition

Confusion around SafeCam programs concerns activists

by Eddie Velasquez May 30th, 2023May 30th, 2023

Advocates warn SafeCam programs could be harmful to overpoliced populations

color photograph of an outdoor protest. two people hold a large cardboard sign with white handwritten text that reads "Free them all"

Crime, Reform & Abolition

New report complicates decarceration wins

by Tina Vásquez May 24th, 2023May 24th, 2023

color photograph of a Black person's hand holding a smartphone screen close to the camera. On the phone screen is a pop-up reading "Time Slot Full" in larger text and "The selected time slot does not have enough availability to support 1 individual(s)." above an "OK" button. In the background behind the pop-up is personal location information in Spanish

Biden is ‘modernizing’ immigration with new tech. None of it works

by Tina Vásquez May 10th, 2023May 10th, 2023

Records show ICE and LaSalle Corrections covered up critical details about a 2018 in-custody death

Records show ICE and LaSalle Corrections covered up critical details about a 2018 in-custody death

by Tina Vásquez April 20th, 2023April 20th, 2023

digital collage of a farmworker with his back to the camera. he wears a straw hat and stares into the distance, where black-and-white rows of farmland stretch vertically like cell bars

Economy & Workers' Rights

Human trafficking or a guest worker program? H-2A’s systemic issues result in catastrophic violations

by Tina Vásquez April 14th, 2023April 14th, 2023

color stock photo of an immigrant rights protest. five people hold a long white banner that reads "keep our families together"

Economy & Workers' Rights

Prison reform must include immigration justice

by Frances Nguyen March 28th, 2023May 8th, 2023

color photograph of a truck leaving a forested area onto a paved street. a metal overpass stands above the truck in the foreground

Climate & Environment

Prison abolition is environmental justice

by Ray Levy Uyeda March 22nd, 2023March 22nd, 2023

color stock photo of a woman's hand with an IV drip hooked up. her face is slightly out of frame as she lies in a hospital bed wearing a blue hospital gown

After halting the deportation of a woman in a coma, advocates push for regulating medical deportations

by Maurizio Guerrero March 15th, 2023March 15th, 2023

color photograph of an urban outdoor protest. people wear face masks and walk in the middle of a shaded street. two women stand in the center holding a large white poster sign with a drawn image of a young boy of color looking distressed with the text "Abolish ICE" in red

Crime, Reform & Abolition

How the Shut Down Berks Coalition fought to close Berks County Detention Center

by Alexandra Martinez February 8th, 2023February 9th, 2023

color photograph of an outdoor protest, mid-close-up of a protester wearing all black while holding up a white paper sign that says "free our future" with three hand prints underneath. two are black and the middle is red

Advocates demand Berks County Detention Center release all women

by Alexandra Martinez January 4th, 2023January 4th, 2023