What Can $20 Million Buy? Activists Attempt to Post Bond for 2,500 Parents in Immigration Detention What Can $20 Million Buy? Activists Attempt to Post Bond for 2,500 Parents in Immigration Detention
Detained mothers often have to pay the government $10,000 before being allowed to reunite with their children.
Jul 11, 2018 / Julianne Hing
What Does It Mean to Abolish ICE? What Does It Mean to Abolish ICE?
Activists and politicians want a total overhaul of immigration enforcement—but do we have a real plan?
Jul 11, 2018 / Julianne Hing
A Federal Judge Orders the Trump Administration to Reunite Migrant Children and Parents A Federal Judge Orders the Trump Administration to Reunite Migrant Children and Parents
The blistering 24-page decision offers some hope to the families who have been torn apart.
Jun 28, 2018 / Julianne Hing
Trump’s Executive Order Turns Family Separation Into Family Incarceration Trump’s Executive Order Turns Family Separation Into Family Incarceration
It also opens up military bases as detention centers and indicates an intention to reopen the Flores settlement.
Jun 20, 2018 / Julianne Hing
Gang Members Are Not ‘Animals’ Gang Members Are Not ‘Animals’
Trump’s dehumanizing language provides cover to his real goal: deporting black and Latino immigrants, including those with no criminal connections.
May 23, 2018 / Julianne Hing
The Fight to Stop One Man’s Deportation The Fight to Stop One Man’s Deportation
Sokha Chhan had an extraordinary attorney, a fearless sister, and the benefit of a new California law. Still, he would need all the luck he could get.
May 15, 2018 / Julianne Hing
A Win and a Loss in Dreamers’ Fight for In-State Tuition A Win and a Loss in Dreamers’ Fight for In-State Tuition
Two opposing decisions in Arizona and New Jersey make clear the importance of local politics for Dreamers.
Apr 18, 2018 / Julianne Hing
‘Are You a Citizen?’: The Dangerous Question Coming to the Next Census ‘Are You a Citizen?’: The Dangerous Question Coming to the Next Census
The decision to add a citizenship question will have consequences long after Trump leaves office.
Mar 27, 2018 / Julianne Hing
If Trump Doesn’t Get His Wall, No One Gets DACA If Trump Doesn’t Get His Wall, No One Gets DACA
The president dangles hope in front of immigrants, but always snatches it away.
Mar 23, 2018 / Julianne Hing
For Trump, Cruelty Is the Point For Trump, Cruelty Is the Point
The White House’s immigration policies are designed to maximize suffering.
Mar 15, 2018 / Feature / Julianne Hing