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Migrant Insider

The first and only immigration newsroom in the Washington press corps — covering Congress, the White House, and the Supreme Court. Edited by Pablo Manríquez. Est. 2024.

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The ICE Agent Six Members of Congress Now Want the FBI to Investigate

Martin Lagunas pointed his gun at a Virginia mother. DHS sources confirmed his name to Migrant Insider — and lawmakers gave the FBI until Aug. 31 to answer for him.

The Fight Begins Over Student Workers

While ICE raids dominate headlines, the administration is quietly building a case to gut OPT — the visa program powering Silicon Valley's talent pipeline.

EXCLUSIVE: Two DHS Sources Confirm to Migrant Insider — The ICE Agent Who Pointed His Gun at a U.S. Citizen in Virginia Is Martin Lagunas

Watch now | The Chicago-based agent was already identified on social media and by Unraveled Press. Now, two Department of Homeland Security sources have confirmed his name to Migrant Insider.

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Trump Just Made Leaving the Country Another Trap. Here are the Week’s Immigration Scoops the Big Outlets Missed.

Five under-covered developments — from a precedent that could blow up DACA travel plans to a quiet rule that could lock rural migrants out of the system — all sourced straight from the government’s ow

No-Bid Contract Puts Pain-Compliance Gloves on ICE Agents Arresting Migrants With No Criminal Record

DHS wants $2500 gloves that jolt migrants through skin contact alone, deployed by March 2027, with no competitive bidding and no public safety testing.

Aisha Wahab’s Father Told Supporters to “Call ICE” on Her Opponent. Wahab Still Won’t Say He Was Wrong.

Democratic leaders are demanding answers. Her campaign is offering fake doubt.

Greg Cunningham Calls Two U.S. Citizens Killed by ICE “Collateral Damage”

The GOP nominee for New Mexico’s 2nd District, who is campaigning on his roots in Albuquerque’s heavily Hispanic South Valley, says bystanders killed in ICE raids “got to go”.

Migrant Insider Newsletter Returns August 7

Two weeks off to reset, recharge, and return to the daily newsletter grind on the immigration beat. Paid Subscribers can still access the Migrant Chat, 24-7/

Haley Stevens Voted to Fund and Thank ICE. Now She Wants Michigan to Forget.

As Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary hits its final stretch, Rep. Haley Stevens is running as an ICE reformer. Her voting record tells a messier story — and her rival, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, is bettin

How One Anti-Migrant Bureaucrat is Quietly Reshaping American Asylum

His name is Judge Paul A. McCloskey. Here's what what we know: