Immigration reform

Taliban fighters stand guard outside the former presidential palace in Kabul on August 13, 2022.

When the Taliban Returned: One Woman’s Story of Survival When the Taliban Returned: One Woman’s Story of Survival

Mehri Rezaee worked hard to attend the best universities, land a coveted job, and support herself and her family—only to lose everything when the Taliban took control of Afghanist...

Sep 21, 2023 / Amir Ahmadi Arian

Seven members of the Cumales/Suarez family (kids aged 13, 12, 8, and 3 years, and one a month old) from Venezuela arrive from Texas at New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal early Wednesday, September 6, 2023.

Don’t Listen to Eric Adams. Immigrants Make New York City. Don’t Listen to Eric Adams. Immigrants Make New York City.

New York City needs immigrants, writes the city’s comptroller. Look at the numbers: The city lost more than 400,000 residents between 2020 and 2022.

Sep 13, 2023 / Brad Lander

Only a Social Movement Can Win Real Immigration Reform

Only a Social Movement Can Win Real Immigration Reform Only a Social Movement Can Win Real Immigration Reform

Activists marched for three days straight, demanding that Congress finally change the immigration registry date.

Sep 1, 2023 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

John James Audubon wood cutting

Green Rationales for Harsher Immigration Policies Are Nothing New Green Rationales for Harsher Immigration Policies Are Nothing New

White supremacists adopt the language of environmentalism to push both grotesque anti-immigrant bigotry and a broader, unnerving far-right agenda.

May 1, 2023 / Stan Cox

A Wave of Evictions Is Devastating California’s Farmworkers

A Wave of Evictions Is Devastating California’s Farmworkers A Wave of Evictions Is Devastating California’s Farmworkers

As growers bring in more H-2A workers, affordable housing for local farmworkers has become sparse in the region's labor camps.

Apr 12, 2023 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

Participant seen holding a sign at a protest of current US immigration policy

The DHS and Its Legacy of Terrorizing Immigrants The DHS and Its Legacy of Terrorizing Immigrants

Since its creation after 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security has criminalized immigrants living in the United States as well as those newly arriving or seeking safety here.

Mar 27, 2023 / Azadeh Shahshahani and Setareh Ghandehari

Biden Has Now Embraced Republican Restrictionism on Immigration

Biden Has Now Embraced Republican Restrictionism on Immigration Biden Has Now Embraced Republican Restrictionism on Immigration

The administration is enshrining several Trump-era border policies—even though Biden promised to undo the damage that Trump had done to the immigration system.

Mar 17, 2023 / Gaby Del Valle

DACA Protest

How DACA Helped This Student Achieve His Dreams How DACA Helped This Student Achieve His Dreams

Born in Uganda to Pakistani parents, Fahad Paryani came to the US at the age of 3. Because of DACA, he's now a full-time medical researcher at Columbia University.

Feb 16, 2023 / StudentNation / Jordan Coll

Immigration Reform Protest

For Mixed-Status Students, Immigration Reform Is the Only Hope For Mixed-Status Students, Immigration Reform Is the Only Hope

More than 22 million people in the US are in mixed-status households, where at least one undocumented person lives with citizens or lawful temporary immigrants.

Feb 2, 2023 / StudentNation / Yamila Martinez

Venezuelan asylum seeker Jehan Carlo Ramirez carries his daughter across the Rio Grande into Brownsville, Texas.

The Supreme Court Orders Title 42 to Remain in Place—but Biden Can Still Act The Supreme Court Orders Title 42 to Remain in Place—but Biden Can Still Act

The president has failed asylum seekers—and jeopardized our commitment to justice—by refusing to implement safe and welcoming processes.  

Dec 28, 2022 / Olivia M. Peña and Jennifer Nagda

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