The New Immigration

How Recent Arrivals at the Border Have Changed the Country and Its Attitudes

America is experiencing new types and patterns of immigration. How did we get here?

25 stories published since 2024

Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.

by Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, and Perla Trevizo, and photography by Cengiz Yar, ProPublica

April 16, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
La presión de Trump sobre países y organizaciones internacionales debilita las protecciones para solicitantes de asilo

por Lomi Kriel, Perla Trevizo y Mica Rosenberg

March 19, 2025, 10:30 am EDT
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.

by Nicole Foy

March 18, 2025, 2:05 pm EDT
Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers

by Lomi Kriel, Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg

March 12, 2025, 12:01 pm EDT
Trump Is Sending Migrants From Around the World to Guantanamo. One Mother Speaks Out About Her Son’s Detention.

by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, Perla Trevizo, and Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica

February 28, 2025, 11:56 am EST
Mother Speaks Out Against Trump’s Detention of Her Son at Guantanamo

by Gerardo del Valle, Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg

February 28, 2025, 5:00 am EST
U.S. Claims Immigrants Held at Guantanamo Are “Worst of the Worst.” Their Families Say They’re Being Unfairly Targeted.

by Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg

February 13, 2025, 2:20 pm EST
Four Years in a Day

by Mica Rosenberg, and Perla Trevizo, design by Zisiga Mukulu

February 7, 2025, 6:00 am EST
Empacados: Retrato de una comunidad de inmigrantes que viven bajo la amenaza de ser deportados

por Melissa Sanchez, fotografía por Benjamin Rasmussen para ProPublica

February 4, 2025, 10:28 am EST
Boxed Up: A Portrait of an Immigrant Community Living Under Threat of Deportation

by Melissa Sanchez, photography by Benjamin Rasmussen for ProPublica

January 31, 2025, 5:00 am EST
Trump Has Promised to Build More Ships. He May Deport the Workers Who Help Make Them.

by Nicole Foy

January 2, 2025, 5:00 am EST
Immigrants’ Resentment Over New Arrivals Helped Boost Trump’s Popularity With Latino Voters

by Melissa Sanchez and Mica Rosenberg

November 26, 2024, 5:00 am EST
Los migrantes se enfrentan a secuestros masivos al pasar por México mientras el país amplifica su cooperación migratoria con Estados Unidos

por Emily Green para ProPublica

November 8, 2024, 5:00 pm EST
El sheriff fronterizo pro armas y provida que perdió la lealtad de sus vecinos por ser tachado de “blando” con la inmigración

por Perla Trevizo, fotografía por Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica

November 5, 2024, 2:30 pm EST
El jefe de policía y el inmigrante

por Melissa Sanchez y Maryam Jameel, fotografía por Sofia Aldinio, en reporte especial para ProPublica

November 4, 2024, 10:30 am EST
Denver Rallied Behind Arriving Immigrants. Now Its Homeless Population Feels Shortchanged.

by Anjeanette Damon, photography by Zaydee Sanchez for ProPublica

November 4, 2024, 5:00 am EST
“Del Rio, Texas”: How a Race for Sheriff Became a Referendum on Immigration

by Gerardo del Valle and Perla Trevizo

November 3, 2024, 4:48 pm EST
Watch: How the Race for Sheriff in Del Rio, Texas, Became a Referendum on Immigration

by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, and Perla Trevizo

November 3, 2024, 6:05 am EST
A Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion Border Sheriff Appealed to Both Parties. Then He Was Painted as Soft on Immigration.

by Perla Trevizo, photography by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica

November 3, 2024, 6:00 am EST
Held for Ransom in Animal Pens, Migrants Face Mass Kidnappings as U.S. and Mexico Ramp Up Enforcement

by Emily Green for ProPublica

November 1, 2024, 2:20 pm EDT
Un inmigrante murió construyendo un barco para el gobierno de EE. UU. Su familia no recibió nada.

por Nicole Foy

October 29, 2024, 5:40 pm EDT
When a Florida Farmer-Legislator Turned Against Immigration, the Consequences Were Severe. But Not for Him.

by Seth Freed Wessler, photography by Zaydee Sanchez and Kathleen Flynn, with additional reporting by Zaydee Sanchez

October 29, 2024, 7:00 am EDT
The U.S. Business Community Used to Be a Force for Immigration Reform. What Happened?

by Eli Hager

October 25, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
What Happened in Whitewater

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel, photography by Sofia Aldinio, special to ProPublica

October 24, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
An Immigrant Died Building a Ship for the U.S. Government. His Family Got Nothing.

by Nicole Foy

October 22, 2024, 5:00 am EDT