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02/25/2026

About 90% of people in ICE detention are held in for-profit prisons. It’s a system that ties mass detention to financial incentive for companies, shareholders, and allied political campaigns.

02/18/2026

New reporting shows how Israel has deployed U.S.-made weapons in Gaza, even during the ceasefire. In this visual investigation, journalist and look at several specific uses documented by our partners
The U.S. has provided billions of dollars worth of military aid to Israel over the years. In the first few months of the Trump Administration, nearly $12 billion in major weapon sales to Israel were approved with deliveries scheduled to take years to complete. However, human rights groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have said that U.S.-made weapons have been used in Gaza in ways that have likely violated international law.
Read the full investigative report from our partners at bellingcat.com

02/11/2026

The number of children detained by ICE has grown even faster than the total number of people detained nationwide. Inside ICE detention facilities, families and attorneys have reported dirty water, worm-infested food, and lights kept on 24 hours a day, leading to physical and mental health impacts for children as young as one year old. All of this comes in spite of the Flores Settlement, which mandates that the federal government prioritize the care and prompt release of children in immigrant detention. Video editor: .elliott._

01/27/2026

As facial recognition technology spreads across U.S. campuses, many students and privacy advocates worry it could have a chilling effect on activism and redefine free speech at American universities. Independent journalist Hind Hassan () shows how AI surveillance tools are being turned on students.

01/22/2026

Twenty years before the United States removed Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, U.S. officials flew Jean-Bertrand Aristide out of Haiti. Bianca Graulau takes a look at what the Haitian president called a kidnapping.

01/16/2026

Graphic content warning | The fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross sparked nationwide protests, with often violent clashes breaking out between protesters and federal agents. Some of the most intense protests took place in Minneapolis itself, with an agent using a less-lethal launcher in ways that experts told Bellingcat were “punitive” and “questionable at best”.
Read the full investigation at Bellingcat.com
Reporting by Trevor Ball
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01/09/2026

Our first year is summed up in our new Impact Report. Go to evidentmedia.org/impact (link in bio) to see all the details on what we achieved in 2025 with the support of our viewers.

12/24/2025

“We’re seeing jails and prisons that have been closed for years being dusted off to become new detention facilities.” Human rights watchdogs are sounding the alarm about conditions inside immigrant detention centers, which they say contribute to a rising number of deaths in ICE custody. In 2025, ICE has reported the highest number of deaths in its custody of any single year in two decades.

This is part 2 of our report on deaths in ICE custody.

12/22/2025

2025 has seen the most deaths in ICE custody of any single year in two decades, reaching 31 reported deaths as of late December. Immigration lawyers and civil rights groups are receiving reports of medical neglect and a lack of adequate food and water in ICE detention facilities. About half of these deaths occurred within a month of being detained, with six of them happening within only a week. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security told Evident “ICE takes its commitment to promoting safe, secure, humane environments for those in our custody very seriously.”

Follow for part two of our report on deaths in ICE custody.

12/19/2025

In the early hours of June 13, Israeli strikes began hitting Tehran, killing nine men who Israel said were closely associated with Iran’s nuclear program. With rare on-the-ground access and open-source analysis using satellite imagery, videos, and interviews with witnesses, our reporting team pieced together a detailed timeline of how the strikes played out.

“Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question” is now streaming on PBS and online.

This year we’ve built a new kind of nonprofit newsroom for investigative visual journalism. Now, we need your help to en...
12/02/2025

This year we’ve built a new kind of nonprofit newsroom for investigative visual journalism. Now, we need your help to end our first year on a high note and build a newsroom that will last. This Giving Tuesday, we’re launching a drive to find 50 Evident Media members. And we’re offering the first month completely free.

Members gain access to video podcasts, our founders’ blog, and behind-the-scenes updates. And you help us keep our documentaries and investigations free for everyone.

Go to evidentmedia.substack.com (link in bio) to get your first month of membership free, with $8/month charged in following months.

And please share this with your network so we can hit our target and take this next step in building a news organization that works for the public good.

Donations to support our nonprofit mission can be made at evidentmedia.org

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