by Kristin Nagy | Essay

Scenes from the Charlotte immigration courthouse show us the eerie, horrifying silences left in the wake of ICE terrorism–and what anthropologists can learn from the silences we miss in our own communities.

by Lucia Armengol | Essay

A student observer reflects on her family history and the bureaucratic machinery of immigration court as people search for a refuge that no longer exists. 

by Edwin Salazar | Essay

Immigration court is where families are asked to prove their worth—and still may be told they are not enough.