Undocumented Immigrants

The ACLU recently acquired documents revealing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is actively considering locations to expand its detention capacity. Some of those locations include private prisons in the Mountain West.

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised mass deportation of undocumented migrants and said he will deport one million people in his first year in office. How will it affect Idaho's agricultural and dairy industries that rely heavily on migrant laborers?

As the White House restricted asylum for refugees at the southern border, President Joe Biden loosened some immigration policies at an event on Tuesday that was celebrating the 12th anniversary of DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Carmen, Carlos, Maria, Juan, Gloria, these are just some of the eleven names of Idahoans that represent the 11 million undocumented people living in the U.S. today. That’s the premise of a traveling art exhibit from the ACLU of Idaho.

A new exhibit showcases the voices of migrants in Idaho by combining first person accounts with photographs illustrating their personal journeys to America.

A bill that would allow Idaho’s undocumented immigrants to apply for restricted driver’s licenses is heading to the Senate floor - but it's not being endorsed by the committee which sent it there.

PODER of Idaho launched the Manejado Sin Miedo, or “driving without fear” campaign. The group hopes that the restricted licenses can ease the transportation burden on undocumented immigrants.

The program is called the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, or SCAAP, and under it, states and counties can get reimbursed for some costs associated with holding onto undocumented people who have committed crimes.

Idaho Matters sits down with immigration lawyer Monica Salazar to talk about the 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program and how it affects Idaho.

After more than three years, a Honduran mother is granted freedom. Vicky Chavez and her two daughters took sanctuary inside First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City to avoid deportation. Thursday, she announced she’s been granted a stay of removal by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement.