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There’s a Bigger Problem at the Border Than Trump’s Proposed Wall There’s a Bigger Problem at the Border Than Trump’s Proposed Wall

We live in fear of Trump’s plan for the Mexican border—not realizing that much of it already exists.

Aug 23, 2016 / Todd Miller

Demonstrators against ICE

ICE Is Still Deporting Asylum Seekers ICE Is Still Deporting Asylum Seekers

A lawsuit against the federal government shows how asylum-seeking families from Central America are being targeted through raids.

Aug 17, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Sanctuary City Immigration

Sanctuary Cities Are Some of the Few Havens for Undocumented Immigrants Sanctuary Cities Are Some of the Few Havens for Undocumented Immigrants

And now Republicans have the cities in their sights.

Jul 18, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Immigration Protest in Los Angeles

The Deportation System’s ‘Lock-up Quota’ Is Just As Bad as It Sounds The Deportation System’s ‘Lock-up Quota’ Is Just As Bad as It Sounds

Lockup quotas are tearing apart immigrant communities and lining the pockets of private prison corporations.

Jul 11, 2016 / Michelle Chen

A young man yells during a demonstration at the Supreme Court

For Immigrants, the Obama Era Has Been Long and Maddening For Immigrants, the Obama Era Has Been Long and Maddening

And in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling, there is no good answer to the question, What now?

Jun 27, 2016 / Julianne Hing

The Deportation Machine Obama Built for President Trump

The Deportation Machine Obama Built for President Trump The Deportation Machine Obama Built for President Trump

Before the end of his first term in office, the Obama administration expanded a small program by about 3,600 percent.

Jun 27, 2016 / Marisa Franco and Carlos Garcia

Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards

Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards

A new report demonstrates how medical negligence played a significant role in many detention center deaths.

Apr 25, 2016 / Raul Grijalva

A solitary confinement cell

You Either Work or You Go to Jail You Either Work or You Go to Jail

Parole and probation are trapping former prisoners in debt, forcing them to work to avoid getting locked up.

Apr 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Didier Fassin

From Right to Favor From Right to Favor

The refugee question as moral crisis.

Apr 5, 2016 / Didier Fassin

The US Wants to Deport This Palestinian—but First It’d Have to Recognize Palestine

The US Wants to Deport This Palestinian—but First It’d Have to Recognize Palestine The US Wants to Deport This Palestinian—but First It’d Have to Recognize Palestine

Officially “stateless” in the eyes of the US government, Hisham Shaban Ghalia has ground the mechanisms of deportation to a halt.

Mar 28, 2016 / John Washington

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