AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...

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ICE says relaxed detention standards 'reduce the burden' on contractors running its lockups

Contractors running Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities can rely more heavily on artificial intelligence tools to communicate with detainees and continue refusing to pay wages for detainees...

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ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds

Some new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and had problems in their past.

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3 contractors cited for violations in death of worker building major ICE detention camp

Federal regulators have cited three contractors for safety violations stemming from the death of a worker helping build a major immigration detention center last year.

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Inspection finds dozens of violations of detention standards at a major immigration camp in Texas

An inspection at the nation’s largest immigration detention facility found dozens of violations of national standards that potentially exposed detainees to excessive force, disease, and other unsafe c...

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Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility

The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas.

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As political pressure prompts exodus of Minnesota prosecutors, some defendants catch a break

The federal prosecutor’s office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to Trump administration directives.

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ICE officer who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis has served decades in military and law enforcement

The agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis is an Iraq War veteran who has served for nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and U.S.

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Combat training is a rite of passage for police recruits. It's left a trail of deaths and injuries

Combat training drills are a rite of passage for police recruits nationwide, and an Associated Press investigation finds they've left a trail of deaths and injuries.

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DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump's immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled

The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers during protests of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

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A quiet corner of Arkansas has become a hot spot for US immigration crackdown, AP finds

A corner of Arkansas best known as home to Walmart headquarters has emerged as a little-known hot spot in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown.

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ICE arrests leader of Iowa's largest public school district, calling him a 'criminal alien'

Federal immigration agents have arrested the leader of Iowa’s largest school district in a targeted enforcement action that shocked students and educators. U.S.

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Sen. Grassley calls delays at a benefits program for deceased officers 'absolutely unacceptable'

A powerful U.S. senator is calling on the Trump administration to fix a growing claims backlog at the program that promises benefits when police and firefighters die or become disabled in the line of ...

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A Border Patrol agent died in 2009. His widow is still fighting a backlogged US program for benefits

When her husband died during a U.S. Border Patrol training program for new agents, Lisa Afolayan applied for the federal benefits promised to families of first responders whose lives are cut short die...

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Experts call for action to prevent deaths at US police academies, citing AP investigation

A panel of experts is calling for changes to prevent deaths linked to heat and exertion at the nation’s police academies.

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AFGE president says downsizing after Trump's order threatens the union's survival

The president of the nation’s largest union for federal workers says the organization’s ongoing staff downsizing will devastate the services it provides members and threatens the group’s survival.

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Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs

A Department of Health and Human Services employee has emailed dozens of people this week, mistakenly including plans to slash research related to child safety net programs.

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Largest federal employee union, a leading Trump opponent, to lay off more than half of staff

The largest union for federal employees plans to lay off more than half its staff nationwide after President Donald Trump’s anti-union executive orders have rapidly weakened the organization’s finance...

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This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

The Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area has long been a regional hub for the federal government, and the pain from the Trump administration's cuts can be seen everywhere.

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Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest, internal records show

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is listing all the federal real estate leases it is ending, but new records obtained by The Associated Press show when those cancellations are expected ...

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Meet Amy Gleason, the DOGE administrator who may — or may not — be wielding extraordinary power

Amy Gleason, the acting administrator of the U.S. DOGE Service, is not a household name. But as Elon Musk’s effort to dramatically reduce the federal government faces a series of legal challenges, the...

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Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by DOGE are expected to produce no savings

Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save any money.

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