More Than Numbers Reporting by Sarahbeth Maney for ProPublica and Nicole Foy, ProPublica. Photography by Sarahbeth Maney for ProPublica. Nov. 12, 2026 (++)

More Than Numbers Reporting by Sarahbeth Maney for ProPublica and Nicole Foy, ProPublica. Photography by Sarahbeth Maney for ProPublica. Nov. 12, 2026 https://projects.propublica.org/us-citizens-detained-immigration-photo-essay/?_gl=1*kfs91d*_ga*NDE2MjE5OTY2LjE3OTAwNzU3NjI.*_ga_K9RW8M6GL5*czE3OTQ0OTc4NzkkbzI2JGcxJHQxNzk0NDk3ODk3JGo0MiRsMCRoMA.. Over the past year, ProPublica has photographed some of the more than 500 U.S. citizens who have been held against their will by immigration agents and learned of the lingering impact the experience has had on their lives. These are their stories. “I’m literally a U.S. citizen. I’m literally a U.S. citizen.” An employee at Target is detained in January 2026 in Richfield, Minnesota. Update, Oct. 29, 2026: We have updated this story to include 13 additional citizens detained by immigration agents between Jan. 20 and Oct. 21, 2026. by Nicole Foy, Ruth Talbot and Cengiz Yar, ProPublica; Liliana Michelena and Bianca Fortis for ProPublica; and Mariam Elba and Kahlie Wray, ProPublica https://projects.propublica.org/american-citizens-detained-dhs-civil-rights/?_gl=1*1d3rl8b*_ga*NDE2MjE5OTY2LjE3OTAwNzU3NjI.*_ga_K9RW8M6GL5*czE3OTQ0OTc4NzkkbzI2JGcxJHQxNzk0NDk4MDIxJGo2MCRsMCRoMA..