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The Unshackling of ICE

The Trump administration has unshackled ICE, making all undocumented immigrants fair game for deportation — even those with no criminal records, who have sunk roots into their communities. Nowhere has this new era of enforcement been more ruthless than in Pennsylvania. This is a collaboration with the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Changes in Police Policy, Payouts to Latino Victims of Traffic Stops and Arrests Following Investigations

The state of Pennsylvania paid $865,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed in the wake of a 2018 ProPublica investigation of traffic stops of Latino drivers by its state police working with immigration authorities.

by Dale Russakoff and Deborah Sontag,

No Sanctuary

ACLU Sues Pennsylvania State Police, Alleging They’ve Overstepped in Acting as Immigration Authorities

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 10 Latino plaintiffs by the ACLU echoes findings in an investigation published last year by ProPublica and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

by Jeff Gammage and Angela Couloumbis, The Philadelphia Inquirer,

No Sanctuary

Pennsylvania Police Now Limited in Flagging Undocumented Immigrants to ICE

The state police just implemented a policy banning some of the most egregious behavior exposed in an investigation last year by ProPublica and The Philadelphia Inquirer, which raised questions of racial profiling and unlawful arrest.

by Kavitha Surana,

No Sanctuary

Pennsylvania State Police Adding Oversight to Troopers’ Interactions With ICE

Officers must now file a report when they call federal agencies. Meanwhile, Trooper Luke C. Macke continues to detain immigrants for ICE.

by Kavitha Surana,

6 stories published since 2018

Even in Philadelphia, One of the Most Determined Sanctuary Cities, Refuge Is Elusive

by David Gambacorta, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Kavitha Surana, ProPublica,

How Racial Profiling Goes Unchecked in Immigration Enforcement

by Kavitha Surana,

Who Polices the Immigration Police?

by Deborah Sontag and Dale Russakoff for ProPublica,

In Pennsylvania, It’s Open Season on Undocumented Immigrants

by Deborah Sontag and Dale Russakoff for ProPublica,

For Cops Who Want to Help ICE Crack Down on Illegal Immigration, Pennsylvania Is a Free-for-All

by Dale Russakoff and Deborah Sontag for ProPublica,

From Border-Crosser to Felon

by Deborah Sontag,

What We’re Watching

During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them securely.

Learn more about our reporting team. We will continue to share our areas of interest as the news develops.

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Melissa Sanchez

I report on immigration and labor, and I am based in Chicago.

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I cover housing and transportation, including the companies working in those fields and the regulators overseeing them.

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