Immigration Coverage
‘I Did Not Vote for This’: Mississippians March for Eddie Reyes-Ochoa, Whom ICE Detained After a Car Wreck
ICE detained Mississippi Gulf Coast husband and expectant father Eddie Reyes-Ochoa after a car crash, despite the fact that he was in the process of getting a green card. Now, friends, family and other locals—including some Republicans—are marching for his release.
Recent Immigration Coverage
ICE Detains Kiln Man, Leaving Pregnant Wife Alone: ‘We’ve Done What the Government Told Us’
Eddie Reyes-Ochoa was close to earning his green card ahead of he and his wife, Catherine, welcoming their first child. But ICE detained Eddie after he was involved in a wreck and took him to an immigration detention center in Natchez, Mississippi.
Shackled, Isolated and Pressured to Self-Deport: Makoka Brothers Recount ICE Arrests
ICE arrested, shackled and separated Israel and Max Makoka as they were about to board their school bus in Diamondhead, Mississippi. While one brother endured confinement and pressure to self-deport in a Louisiana prison, the other was sent to a youth home in Texas.
Israel and Max Makoka Are Coming Home After ICE Arrests Galvanized Their Mississippi Community
Israel and Max Makoka, the Hancock High School students whom ICE arrested on April 21, are free after U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker intervened on the brothers’ behalf.
Bill Requiring Mississippi Agencies to Comply With ICE Moves Closer to Approval
Mississippi public offices, cities and colleges at all levels could be forced to assist ICE with federal immigration enforcement under bills passed by the Mississippi Legislature.
Undocumented Immigrants Entering Mississippi Could Face Imprisonment Under Bill Passed in State Senate
Mississippi may soon criminalize illegal immigration under State law and allow the Mississippi Department of Public Service to collect identifying information about any undocumented immigrants in the state. Undocumented immigrants entering the state would face imprisonment.
Byhalia ICE Facility Plans Ditched Amid Mississippi Opposition, Wicker Says
A proposed ICE detention facility that would have held 8,500 immigrants in a warehouse in Byhalia, Mississippi, won’t happen, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker says.
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Immigration Columns
Opinion | Striking Similarities in Occupied Boston 1768 and Minneapolis 2026
Austin Stewart writes about the historic parallels between the immigration enforcement in Minneapolis and the build to the Boston Massacre in 1770.
Editor’s Note | ICE’s Disregard for Human Life Echoes America’s Bipartisan Racist History
Assistant Editor Kevin Edwards writes that ICE has done serious harm to citizens and noncitizens alike.
Opinion | Renee Good’s Death Cannot Be Justified
Laura Norton-Cruz writes about the shooting death of Renee Good and how people must recognize that her death affects them.
Editor’s Note | This July 4th, I’m Struggling to Feel National Pride
Deputy Editor Nate Schumann reflects on the state of his patriotic spirit amid so much political division and social unrest in the United States.
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