InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Politics Fragility in Liberty We travel from Liberty Island to the U.S.-Mexico border to discover how the end of Reconstruction and America's present-day immigration crisis are inextricably bound. Seth Freed WesslerWNYCFebruary 20, 2020
InvestigationImmigration, Justice Marshals’ Lawlessness The Marshals Service has failed to make sure its detainees are held in safe conditions—even after hundreds of people have died on its watch. Seth Freed WesslerLatino USA, Mother JonesOctober 23, 2019
InvestigationHealth, Immigration, Justice, Politics Inside the US Marshals’ Secretive, Deadly Detention Empire They’re supposed to safeguard pretrial detainees. But America’s oldest law enforcement agency is suffering from a massive dereliction of duty. Seth Freed WesslerMother JonesOctober 23, 2019
ImpactEnvironment, Justice Following Investigation, ACLU Sues U.S. Coast Guard Over Maritime Detentions The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of four Jamaican fishermen alleging that the U.S. Coast Guard’s high seas drug war detentions violate domestic and international law. Seth Freed WesslerJune 13, 2019
AnalysisJustice, World Bringing Coast Guard Secrecy to Court Citing “safety and security” concerns, the Coast Guard told me, in effect, that the identities and locations of those it holds on the high seas are a secret. Seth Freed WesslerJanuary 29, 2019
InvestigationImmigration Is Denaturalization the Next Front in Trump’s War on Immigration? The prosecution of naturalized United States citizens is a sign of a gathering storm. Seth Freed WesslerNew York Times MagazineDecember 19, 2018
InvestigationPolitics Monumental Lies The monuments we erect are supposed to commemorate history. But in many cases, they’re instrumental in erasing it. Brian Palmer & Seth Freed WesslerRevealDecember 8, 2018
InvestigationPolitics The Costs of the Confederacy In the last decade alone, American taxpayers have spent at least $40 million on Confederate monuments and groups that perpetuate racist ideology. Brian Palmer & Seth Freed WesslerSmithsonian MagazineNovember 27, 2018
NewsImmigration ‘When I Say I’m Complicit, This Is What I Mean’ When the rules change, where do you draw the line between your moral values and your livelihood? At what point does it become intolerable? Seth Freed WesslerTopicSeptember 9, 2018
InvestigationJustice, World Is Canada Complicit in ‘Violating International Law’? Canadian officials probed human rights abuses in US Coast Guard anti-narcotic alliance. Seth Freed WesslerCanadian Broadcasting CorporationJune 6, 2018