Immigration Policy

Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Stand up for immigrant justice!

Feb 18, 2020 / NationAction

Members of the activist group Rise And Resist gather in silent protest

Trump Is Unleashing Militarized Goon Squads Against Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities Trump Is Unleashing Militarized Goon Squads Against Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities

First, they came for the immigrants…

Feb 18, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Demonstrators at a rally

The America We Want to Be The America We Want to Be

We shouldn’t let Trump’s war on immigrants deplete our capacity for compassion.

Feb 17, 2020 / Column / Laila Lalami

The Epidemic of Hunger Strikes in Immigrant Detention Centers

The Epidemic of Hunger Strikes in Immigrant Detention Centers The Epidemic of Hunger Strikes in Immigrant Detention Centers

By one count, there have been 1,600 individuals participating in hunger strikes in the centers just since 2015. In one Louisiana center, three strikers are entering a dangerous pha...

Feb 13, 2020 / John Washington

Protestors at a Hong Kong mall

Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus

The epidemic has sparked attacks on mainland Chinese—and some of the worst offenders are Hong Kongers and other members of the diaspora.

Feb 7, 2020 / JN

A Customs and Border Patrol car near the border fence.

Exclusive: Customs and Border Protection Gains an Extra Layer of Secrecy Exclusive: Customs and Border Protection Gains an Extra Layer of Secrecy

By gaining a “security agency” designation, the border police can further shield themselves from public view.

Feb 4, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

MuslimBan protest

Take Action Now: Stand Up Against Xenophobia Take Action Now: Stand Up Against Xenophobia

Help protect asylum seekers, support immigrants in your community, and tell Congress to end the Muslim ban.

Feb 4, 2020 / NationAction

Chief Justice John Roberts

Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy

The judiciary is reshaping fundamental policies with no concern for what the majority of Americans actually want.

Jan 31, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Man holds retrieves piece of rock from ocean

What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee? What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee?

A recent ruling opens the door to new types of protected status.

Jan 30, 2020 / Column / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

‘It’s Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World’

‘It’s Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World’ ‘It’s Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World’

Born in Soviet Ukraine and denied status in Canada and the United States, Karina describes the plight of statelessness—living without being recognized by any country at all.

Jan 23, 2020 / John Washington

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