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The New Border: Illegal Immigration's Shifting Frontier

As the net flow of immigrants from Mexico nears zero, violent and impoverished Central American countries have emerged as the fastest-rising source of illegal immigrants to the U.S.
Cutting through the Controversy about Indefinite Detention and the NDAA
The Senate Report on CIA Interrogations You May Never See
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Have You Experienced Housing Discrimination? Tell Us Your Story

Though millions of instances of housing discrimination occur each year, only about 10,000 complaints are filed annually. Do you know firsthand about housing discrimination? Tell us your story.

FCC’s Plan for Fixing Its Political Ads Transparency Site? It Won’t Say

The agency’s new system to put political ad spending information online turned out to be deeply flawed.

Veterans’ Advocate to Congress: Reconstruct Missing War Records

A House subcommittee on veterans' affairs hears from veterans groups after a ProPublica-Seattle Times investigation revealing that dozens of Army units failed to keep sufficient records of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Iraq Blocks Syria’s Request to Fetch Combat Helicopters from Russia

Mystery solved. Syria had requested to ferry attack helicopters from Russia over Iraq, but the flights hadn't happened. Now, the Iraqis say they denied permission.

No Warrant, No Problem: How The Government Can Still Get Your Digital Data

Here’s what law enforcement can get on you without establishing “probable cause.”

Lost War Records: Watch The Congressional Hearing

Pair Programming Participant #2: Ricardo Brom

The second participant in ProPublica's Pair Programming Project is Ricardo Brom from La Nación in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

How Cellphone Companies Have Resisted Rules for Disasters

Hurricane Sandy drew attention to the importance of cell service during an emergency. But cell companies say voluntary efforts, not regulation, should govern emergency response.

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Have You Experienced Housing Discrimination? Tell Us Your Story

Have You Experienced Housing Discrimination? Tell Us Your Story

Though millions of instances of housing discrimination occur each year, only about 10,000 complaints are filed annually. Do you know firsthand about housing discrimination? Tell us your story.

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Veterans' Advocate to Congress: Reconstruct Missing War Records

Veterans' Advocate to Congress: Reconstruct Missing War Records

A House subcommittee on veterans' affairs hears from veterans groups after a ProPublica-Seattle Times investigation revealing that dozens of Army units failed to keep sufficient records of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Injection Wells

Injection wells used to dispose of the nation’s most toxic waste are showing increasing signs of stress as regulatory oversight falls short and scientific assumptions prove flawed.

5 Stories in the Series. Latest:

The Trillion-Gallon Loophole: Lax Rules for Drillers that Inject Pollutants Into the Earth

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Presidential Pardons

White criminals seeking presidential pardons are nearly four times as likely to succeed as people of color, a ProPublica examination has found.

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Obama Has Granted Clemency More Rarely Than Any Modern President

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Finding Oscar

In 1982 amid Guatemala’s civil war, 20 army commandos invaded Dos Erres disguised as rebels. The squad members, or Kaibiles, killed more than 250 people. Only a handful survived. One, a 3-year-old boy, was abducted by a Kaibil officer and raised by his family. It took 30 years for Oscar Alfredo Ramírez Castañeda to learn the truth.

8 Stories in the Series. Latest:

How an Accused Guatemalan War Criminal Won U.S., Canadian Citizenship

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New York’s Ongoing Blackout: Hospitals in Lower Manhattan

New York’s Ongoing Blackout: Hospitals in Lower Manhattan

There is no firm timetable on the return of some of New York's largest hospitals. And concern is rising that the patchwork system can't last for long.

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Dollars for Doctors

ProPublica is tracking the financial ties between doctors and medical companies.

42 Stories in the Series. Latest:

Chatting With the Reporters Behind Dollars for Docs

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