Alberto Rodríguez, 73, photographed outdoors wearing a dark shirt with a red Marvel logo
Cliona Ward's sister Orla Holladay speaks to reporters about Ward's detention at San Francisco International Airport
Geraldo Lunas Campos with his family outdoors, wearing a black hoodie and Yankees cap
Juan Nicolás, a 2-month-old infant held at Dilley detention center
Leqaa Kordia smiling in a beige hijab and cream Jerusalem shirt
Martin Soto smiling with two young children, giving a thumbs-up
Oudone Lothirath lying in a hospital bed during hospice care
Sara outdoors on rocky ground, wearing a white t-shirt and shorts, feeding a duck
Amir, a toddler, smiling while sitting on the trunk of a car
Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco, workers' rights organizer, pictured in 2020
Jerce Reyes Barrios in a mirror selfie wearing a blue Adidas t-shirt and a beaded necklace
Kaleth, a toddler, smiling in a green dinosaur t-shirt at a restaurant table
Alberto Rodríguez, 73, photographed outdoors wearing a dark shirt with a red Marvel logo
Cliona Ward's sister Orla Holladay speaks to reporters about Ward's detention at San Francisco International Airport
Geraldo Lunas Campos with his family outdoors, wearing a black hoodie and Yankees cap
Juan Nicolás, a 2-month-old infant held at Dilley detention center
Leqaa Kordia smiling in a beige hijab and cream Jerusalem shirt
Martin Soto smiling with two young children, giving a thumbs-up
Oudone Lothirath lying in a hospital bed during hospice care
Sara outdoors on rocky ground, wearing a white t-shirt and shorts, feeding a duck
Amir, a toddler, smiling while sitting on the trunk of a car
Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco, workers' rights organizer, pictured in 2020
Jerce Reyes Barrios in a mirror selfie wearing a blue Adidas t-shirt and a beaded necklace
Kaleth, a toddler, smiling in a green dinosaur t-shirt at a restaurant table
Amalia, a toddler, smiling in a lavender dress with a matching headband
Daphy Michel smiling in a black blouse, with her hand resting at her neck
Hanne Engan seated with her husband at night in front of a city skyline
Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in a black crew-neck shirt, photographed in a head-and-shoulders portrait
Adrian Conejo Arias and his son, Liam Conejo Ramos, after being released from ICE detention
Mirsy Maricela Alva López with her children Ederson and Briseidy at her parents' home in San Martín Cuchumatán, Guatemala
Rebecca Burke photographed near her parents' home in south Wales, wearing a red patterned shirt and olive green jacket
The two-year-old girl detained by federal agents in Minneapolis with her father on 22 January, in a pink coat outdoors
Andry José Hernández Romero seated outdoors in a blue and white striped shirt
Frengel Reyes Mota kneeling indoors with a white dog, wearing a textured cream t-shirt and light-wash jeans
John Bol Ajak in a Syracuse Orange basketball jersey at an arena, smiling
Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks at a rally before checking in at the ICE Baltimore Field Office, August 25, 2025
Amalia, a toddler, smiling in a lavender dress with a matching headband
Daphy Michel smiling in a black blouse, with her hand resting at her neck
Hanne Engan seated with her husband at night in front of a city skyline
Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in a black crew-neck shirt, photographed in a head-and-shoulders portrait
Adrian Conejo Arias and his son, Liam Conejo Ramos, after being released from ICE detention
Mirsy Maricela Alva López with her children Ederson and Briseidy at her parents' home in San Martín Cuchumatán, Guatemala
Rebecca Burke photographed near her parents' home in south Wales, wearing a red patterned shirt and olive green jacket
The two-year-old girl detained by federal agents in Minneapolis with her father on 22 January, in a pink coat outdoors
Andry José Hernández Romero seated outdoors in a blue and white striped shirt
Frengel Reyes Mota kneeling indoors with a white dog, wearing a textured cream t-shirt and light-wash jeans
John Bol Ajak in a Syracuse Orange basketball jersey at an arena, smiling
Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks at a rally before checking in at the ICE Baltimore Field Office, August 25, 2025
Amir, a toddler, smiling while sitting on the trunk of a car
Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco, workers' rights organizer, pictured in 2020
Jerce Reyes Barrios in a mirror selfie wearing a blue Adidas t-shirt and a beaded necklace
Kaleth, a toddler, smiling in a green dinosaur t-shirt at a restaurant table
Luis Beltrán Yánez Cruz wearing a red New Jersey Devils cap and a salmon polo shirt
Neri Alvarado Borges smiling in a white t-shirt with TEXAS lettering, photographed indoors near a fireplace mantle
Royer Perez-Jimenez in a booking-style portrait wearing a black shirt
Alberto Rodríguez, 73, photographed outdoors wearing a dark shirt with a red Marvel logo
Cliona Ward's sister Orla Holladay speaks to reporters about Ward's detention at San Francisco International Airport
Geraldo Lunas Campos with his family outdoors, wearing a black hoodie and Yankees cap
Juan Nicolás, a 2-month-old infant held at Dilley detention center
Leqaa Kordia smiling in a beige hijab and cream Jerusalem shirt
Amir, a toddler, smiling while sitting on the trunk of a car
Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco, workers' rights organizer, pictured in 2020
Jerce Reyes Barrios in a mirror selfie wearing a blue Adidas t-shirt and a beaded necklace
Kaleth, a toddler, smiling in a green dinosaur t-shirt at a restaurant table
Luis Beltrán Yánez Cruz wearing a red New Jersey Devils cap and a salmon polo shirt
Neri Alvarado Borges smiling in a white t-shirt with TEXAS lettering, photographed indoors near a fireplace mantle
Royer Perez-Jimenez in a booking-style portrait wearing a black shirt
Alberto Rodríguez, 73, photographed outdoors wearing a dark shirt with a red Marvel logo
Cliona Ward's sister Orla Holladay speaks to reporters about Ward's detention at San Francisco International Airport
Geraldo Lunas Campos with his family outdoors, wearing a black hoodie and Yankees cap
Juan Nicolás, a 2-month-old infant held at Dilley detention center
Leqaa Kordia smiling in a beige hijab and cream Jerusalem shirt
Andry José Hernández Romero seated outdoors in a blue and white striped shirt
Frengel Reyes Mota kneeling indoors with a white dog, wearing a textured cream t-shirt and light-wash jeans
John Bol Ajak in a Syracuse Orange basketball jersey at an arena, smiling
Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks at a rally before checking in at the ICE Baltimore Field Office, August 25, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate, in a photograph published by the Associated Press
Nory Sontay Ramos next to her mother Estela Ramos Baten's memorial altar in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
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Amalia, a toddler, smiling in a lavender dress with a matching headband
Daphy Michel smiling in a black blouse, with her hand resting at her neck
Hanne Engan seated with her husband at night in front of a city skyline
Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in a black crew-neck shirt, photographed in a head-and-shoulders portrait
Adrian Conejo Arias and his son, Liam Conejo Ramos, after being released from ICE detention
Andry José Hernández Romero seated outdoors in a blue and white striped shirt
Frengel Reyes Mota kneeling indoors with a white dog, wearing a textured cream t-shirt and light-wash jeans
John Bol Ajak in a Syracuse Orange basketball jersey at an arena, smiling
Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks at a rally before checking in at the ICE Baltimore Field Office, August 25, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate, in a photograph published by the Associated Press
Nory Sontay Ramos next to her mother Estela Ramos Baten's memorial altar in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Rümeysa Öztürk profile
Amalia, a toddler, smiling in a lavender dress with a matching headband
Daphy Michel smiling in a black blouse, with her hand resting at her neck
Hanne Engan seated with her husband at night in front of a city skyline
Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in a black crew-neck shirt, photographed in a head-and-shoulders portrait
Adrian Conejo Arias and his son, Liam Conejo Ramos, after being released from ICE detention

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Learn about the stories behind the faces of people detained in America's brutal immigration detention system.

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