Immigration

Central Americans seeking asylum status

The Political Press Is Failing Us Again at the Worst Possible Time The Political Press Is Failing Us Again at the Worst Possible Time

Coverage of a group of desperate refugees shows the media haven’t learned a thing since 2016.

Oct 26, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Immigrants Food Stamps

Trump Has Found a New Way to Make Immigrant Families Suffer Trump Has Found a New Way to Make Immigrant Families Suffer

The public-charge rule is racist, classist, and cruel—no wonder Trump wants to expand it.

Oct 26, 2018 / Chris Richardson

Guestworker ad

Why Are Some People Paying to Work? Why Are Some People Paying to Work?

The guestworker visa program is fueling an international industry of recruiter fees and fraud.

Oct 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Debora Barrios-Vasquez Took Sanctuary in a Manhattan Church to Avoid Deportation

Debora Barrios-Vasquez Took Sanctuary in a Manhattan Church to Avoid Deportation Debora Barrios-Vasquez Took Sanctuary in a Manhattan Church to Avoid Deportation

Then she wrote a play about it—and gave the story a happier ending.

Oct 22, 2018 / Laura Gottesdiener

Mateo Barrera, 4, originally from El Salvador, whose family members benefit from Temporary Protected Status, attends a news conference in Los Angeles.

Immigrant Families Living in the US Are Still Fighting for Their Right to Stay Together Immigrant Families Living in the US Are Still Fighting for Their Right to Stay Together

Trump's attack on Temporary Protected Status expands family separation far beyond the southern border.

Oct 10, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump Iran Deal

Trump’s Unwavering Adversary: Islam Trump’s Unwavering Adversary: Islam

The flip-flopping 45th president remains remarkably consistent in his condemnation of the global Muslim community.

Oct 9, 2018 / Juan Cole

Trump’s Immigration Policy ‘Fever Dream’

Trump’s Immigration Policy ‘Fever Dream’ Trump’s Immigration Policy ‘Fever Dream’

Child detention, reduced asylum, a pointless wall: What unites these hateful policies?

Oct 5, 2018 / John Washington

Could the Trump Administration Succeed in Detaining Child Migrants Indefinitely?

Could the Trump Administration Succeed in Detaining Child Migrants Indefinitely? Could the Trump Administration Succeed in Detaining Child Migrants Indefinitely?

In seeking to overturn the Flores Agreement, the administration is undoing two decades of precedent.

Oct 5, 2018 / Michelle Chen

This Labor-Trafficking Case Exposes the Twin Cities’ Seedy Subcontracting Underbelly

This Labor-Trafficking Case Exposes the Twin Cities’ Seedy Subcontracting Underbelly This Labor-Trafficking Case Exposes the Twin Cities’ Seedy Subcontracting Underbelly

Workers allege that their employer engaged in labor trafficking, theft of public funds, and insurance fraud.

Sep 28, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Utica Refugee Center

Building Immigrant Communities in the Trump Era Building Immigrant Communities in the Trump Era

Immigrant networks ought to be supported and funded, not dismantled and driven into hiding.

Sep 28, 2018 / Kavitha Rajagopalan

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