Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...

Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen…

Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen…

For more than a year, President Donald Trump has been threatening a “comprehensive crime bill ,” though rarely with much specificity on either the makeup…

Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen…

On August 25, 2026, the Deportation Data Project at the University of California, Berkeley posted its latest release of data obtained from U.S.…

“May her memory be a blessing.” This is the phrase that many Jewish people pass on to share in times of mourning, and maybe the most graceful in a…

Chaos unfolds at the Miami immigration court after judges are assigned mega master calendars, hearings where judges see more than 100 immigrants at once.

Judges in some parts of the country have taken months to adjudicate immigrants’ claims of unlawful imprisonment, our analysis of 70,000 habeas petition cases found. Some detainees are asking to be dep...

Oklahoma is releasing more people from prison, but a patchwork of local housing policies, blanket criminal record bans and minimal reentry support is leaving many unable to find stable housing after release. A 74-year-old woman who spent more than 30 years in prison for a case she called self-defense is among those navigating the barriers.

On August 25, 2026, the Deportation Data Project at the University of California, Berkeley posted its latest release of data obtained from U.S.…

The U.S. criminal justice system is vast and opaque; imagining new ways of doing things­—and knowing where to start­—can be a daunting task. The Vera…

The city has less than a year to close the embattled Rikers Island jail complex by the legal deadline of Aug. 31, 2027. Officials have acknowledged that they can’t —

No one should have to face the complexities of the immigration system in the United States alone. It's time for the Congress to act and pass the Fairness to Freedom Act.