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FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the violence, protests, and arrests stemming from the federal immigration sweeps across the country. "Caught in the Crackdown" is now streaming on PBS and online.
In the Minneapolis neighborhood where Renee Good was killed, tensions were running high between residents and federal immigration agents. Then came what one former DOJ official later called "use of excessive force after use of excessive force."
https://to.pbs.org/4cJ7l2u
“Arrest as many people that touch you as you want to," Gregory Bovino told Border Patrol officers in 2025. ProPublica & FRONTLINE reviewed 100s of arrests. In more than a third of the cases, prosecutors quickly dismissed charges, refused to file charges or lost at trial.
https://to.pbs.org/4mrkjVS
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the violence, protests and arrests stemming from the federal immigration sweeps across the country. "Caught in the Crackdown" premieres tonight on PBS and online.
FRONTLINE and @propublica.org investigate the violence, protests and arrests stemming from the federal immigration sweeps across the country. "Caught in the Crackdown" premieres this Tues., April 14, on PBS and online.
FRONTLINE is expanding our team with the addition of Marjon Javadi, Nicki DeMarco and Joel Patterson. Their work will advance our mission to deliver impactful investigative journalism to audiences everywhere, from theaters and festivals to social and streaming platforms.
https://to.pbs.org/3OtbIW8
What was behind the controversial deal to imprison U.S. deportees at the notorious Salvadoran prison known as CECOT? FRONTLINE and El Faro investigate in a documentary that's streaming now, for free.
https://to.pbs.org/4mlYp6v
When the Trump administration and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele reached an agreement to imprison U.S. deportees at CECOT, what did Bukele stand to gain? A new documentary from FRONTLINE and El Faro investigates. Watch the opening scene now.
https://to.pbs.org/4bXrcux
How did Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s deal with President Trump to imprison U.S. deportees in El Salvador come about, and what did each leader stand to gain? FRONTLINE and the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro investigate in "The Deal." Premieres Tuesday, Apr. 7, on @pbs and online.
We're honored to be recognized today with four George Foster Peabody Award nominations for "2000 Meters to Andriivka" (Documentary), "The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram" (News), "Trump's Power & the Rule of Law" (Public Service) and "Syria's Detainee Files" (News).
FRONTLINE has been honored with 19 News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations. The recognized documentaries cover timely and essential local, national and global issues. https://to.pbs.org/47KU8n2
The battle of Fallujah began in April 2004. Roughly two decades later, U.S. Marines, journalists and ordinary Iraqis recounted one of the defining episodes of the Iraq War in FRONTLINE’s 2023 documentary “Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah.” https://to.pbs.org/3NOToGN
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, spoke to FRONTLINE’s Sebastian Walker in March, expressing concern that the world could be moving closer to a nuclear conflict. With regard to Iran's nuclear program, he said negotiations are “necessary.” https://to.pbs.org/4cp6aFf
President Trump has ousted Pam Bondi as attorney general and named Todd Blanche as the Department of Justice's interim leader. "Trump's Power & the Rule of Law" examined Trump's approach to the DOJ in his second term and why he chose Bondi and Blanche for leadership roles.
https://to.pbs.org/41JprLt
Wondering where to watch our documentary investigating claims about Iran’s nuclear program? Here are the details — along with some key findings from our reporting with our partners at The Washington Post, Evident Media and Bellingcat. https://to.pbs.org/4cl3SqK
How did Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s deal with President Trump to imprison U.S. deportees in El Salvador come about, and what did each leader stand to gain? FRONTLINE and the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro investigate in "The Deal." Premieres Tuesday, Apr. 7, on @pbs and online.
The filmmakers and journalists who made the documentary “Strike in Iran: The Nuclear Question” spoke about some of the challenges they encountered, including having their movements tightly controlled as they reported from inside Iran. https://to.pbs.org/4bXnS1o
Ali Larijani, killed in Israeli airstrikes earlier this month, was one of Iran's most powerful leaders. His interview is featured in the documentary “Strike in Iran: The Nuclear Question,” an updated version of which will air on March 31. https://to.pbs.org/4til45V
One month into the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, what's the status of Iran's nuclear program? Watch an updated presentation of "Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question" starting tonight at 10/9c on PBS and online: https://to.pbs.org/45aC3xf
As the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran continues, watch an updated presentation of our Dec. 2025 documentary “Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question.” Drawing on new reporting and interviews, the documentary investigates the threat Iran posed, the current conflict and its impact.
Amid "open war" between Pakistan and Afghanistan over Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, the 2015 documentary "Taliban Hunters" offers relevant history on the militant group and the fight against it by Pakistani authorities.
https://to.pbs.org/41rC7qd
Following Robert Mueller's death at 81, here's a look back at his long career in public service — from his time running the FBI in the 9/11 era, to the probe of Russian election interference that put him on a collision course with President Donald Trump. https://to.pbs.org/3NM32d0
“Syria’s Detainee Files,” our 2025 documentary with the BBC exposing the Assad regime’s arrest, torture and execution of detainees during the Syrian war, has won two Gracie Awards. https://to.pbs.org/4bJa9v1
The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began 23 years ago. To understand the legacy of the Iraq War, revisit FRONTLINE’s collection of documentaries examining the lead up to the conflict, the missteps, the human toll and the aftershocks. https://to.pbs.org/4bA7ELn
It’s been estimated that tens of thousands of people are being held in solitary confinement on a daily basis across the U.S., some in the criminal justice system and others in immigration detention. Amid renewed debate over the controversial practice, read more about this archival documentary.
"Syria’s Detainee Files," FRONTLINE's 2025 documentary with the BBC investigating atrocities committed during Bashar al-Assad’s rule, has been recognized by the Overseas Press Club of America.
https://to.pbs.org/4bya7WD
Following the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in 2022, we documented the community’s trauma and the fight over assault rifles. Revisit the documentary “After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics" from FRONTLINE, Futuro Investigates and The Texas Tribune: https://to.pbs.org/4sok7Jd
The Oscar-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” offered a visceral, first-person account of what the besieged city of Mariupol endured during the first weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Watch the 2023 film from FRONTLINE and The Associated Press here: https://to.pbs.org/4lQD2tX
Demonstrations across Syria on March 15, 2011, marked the beginning of a mass uprising. Revisit FRONTLINE’s documentaries on the devastating human toll of the crackdown and conflict that followed, the journeys of those who were displaced, the foreign interventions and the long shadow of the war.