Central American Refugee Crisis

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The US Deported 468 Parents—but Kept Their Children The US Deported 468 Parents—but Kept Their Children

Lawyers and advocates have launched a massive effort to find them.

Jul 31, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter

Detention in Washington

More Immigrants Died in Detention in Fiscal Year 2017 Than in Any Year Since 2009 More Immigrants Died in Detention in Fiscal Year 2017 Than in Any Year Since 2009

According to a new report, subpar medical care is contributing to deaths in ICE detention.

Jun 20, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Separating Children From Their Parents Is a New Low for Our Immigration System

Separating Children From Their Parents Is a New Low for Our Immigration System Separating Children From Their Parents Is a New Low for Our Immigration System

The Trump administration has been systematically dividing families, opening traumatized migrants to greater distress.

Jun 8, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Central American migrant caravan

A War on Women at the US Border A War on Women at the US Border

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to undo precedent that allows asylum protection for domestic-violence survivors.

May 8, 2018 / Michelle Chen

TPS Honduras

Trump’s Denial of TPS to Hondurans Will Break Up Thousands of Families Trump’s Denial of TPS to Hondurans Will Break Up Thousands of Families

He loathes one of our most successful humanitarian programs because it protects people from what he calls “shithole countries.”

May 7, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky

A father and his son await tutorship by immigration lawyers in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, April 27, 2018.

Support Asylum Seekers From the Migrant Caravan Vilified by Trump Support Asylum Seekers From the Migrant Caravan Vilified by Trump

You can also join a campaign to expose the Wall Street companies profiting off of the immigrant detention industry.

May 1, 2018 / NationAction

Nicaragua Women's March

Why Is Nicaragua’s Homicide Rate So Far Below That of Its Central American Neighbors? Why Is Nicaragua’s Homicide Rate So Far Below That of Its Central American Neighbors?

It’s the revolution, stupid—which fostered innovative policing, along with the dedicated work of community organizers and women activists.

Feb 2, 2018 / Roberto Lovato

US-Mexico border

The United States Is Polluting the World and Locking Refugees Out The United States Is Polluting the World and Locking Refugees Out

Border walls are being erected left and right as natural disasters become more frequent, leaving victims with nowhere to go.

Dec 7, 2017 / Todd Miller

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Ai Weiwei’s ‘Human Flow’ Eloquently Calls the West to Account for the Refugee Crisis Ai Weiwei’s ‘Human Flow’ Eloquently Calls the West to Account for the Refugee Crisis

The walls, fences, and brute force currently used to control this tide are shown to be not only barbaric but futile.

Oct 24, 2017 / Sarah Aziza

Central American Migrants

‘A Refugee Crisis Forces a Country to React According to Higher Standards’ ‘A Refugee Crisis Forces a Country to React According to Higher Standards’

An interview with Valeria Luiselli, the author of Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions.

Aug 25, 2017 / John Washington

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