Stories by Jasmine Garsd

Jasmine Garsd

Jasmine Garsd

Host, The Last Cup, and Correspondent, Immigration

More immigrants are being held in detention for over a year. NPR followed one family's ordeal.
By Jasmine Garsd

More immigrants are being held in detention for over a year. NPR followed one family's ordeal.

Jasmine Garsd, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | Apr 22, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC
The El Gamal family has been held in ICE detention for more than 320 days. They are not alone: the number of immigrants who've been in ICE detention for over a year has skyrocketed.