Immigration arrests and deportations have shot up in New England, with the participation of federal, regional and local institutions.

It’s the fastest-growing incarceration system in the United States: 3 million immigrants have been held in detention facilities across the country during the past decade. Each red dot on the map below ...

While the leading group immigrating to California and pretty much the rest of the country comes from Mexico right now, a newly released map shows how immigration patterns were a lot different over 160 ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The On the Move tent at the Folklife Festival displays Social Explorer’s maps of U.S. immigration patterns. Photo by Elisa Hough Editor’s note: ...

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Last month, I wrote about the fun and the pitfalls of viral maps, a feature that included 88 super-simple maps of my own creation. As a follow-up, I’ve written up a bunch of short items on some of ...

Illegal immigration costs taxpayers in all 50 states a total of $89 billion, and California, where an illegal on Thursday was cleared of murdering Kate Steinle despite admitting to the shooting, pays ...