Sarah Stillman

Sarah Stillman discusses her recent story for the The New Yorker, “When Deportation Is a Death Sentence,” on the tragic consequences of deportation for some immigrants in the U.S. 

Kidnappers are targeting the more than fifty thousand unaccompanied child migrants fleeing violence in Central America. 

A look at the growing industry of "offender-funded justice" that profits from those who are unable to pay their unpaid tickets, fines, and court fees.

Sarah Stillman discusses the recruitment and treatment of foreigners working as support staff on American military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her article "The Invisible Army" appears in the June 6, 2011, issue of The New Yorker.

Serving in overseas wars, the men and women of today’s armed forces could easily miss the familiar tastes and luxuries of home. Fortunately for them, the US military has made it a point to make Pizza Huts, Taco Bells, Cinnabons and even beauty parlors common fixtures of their major bases in Iraq and Afghanistan.

However, in order to provide those familiar amenities, the military must staff tens of thousands of international civilian employees. With few oversights, and little accountability, those workers — dubbed “Third Country Nationals” in military parlance — are often subject to terrible living and working conditions.