The human and financial costs rack up as immigration detention expands

NPR | By Martin Kaste

Published March 26, 2026 at 4:42 AM EDT

Martin Kaste

Martin Kaste is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers law enforcement and privacy. He has been focused on police and use of force since before the 2014 protests in Ferguson, and that coverage led to the creation of NPR's Criminal Justice Collaborative.

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