The Family That Grifts Together The Family That Grifts Together
While the Trumps are being fined for skimming off their own foundation, the administration’s getting closer to deporting low-income immigrants.
Dec 13, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
The Greek Government’s Chaotic Plan for Relocating Migrants The Greek Government’s Chaotic Plan for Relocating Migrants
Thousands are being moved from the camps on the islands—and into far-flung hotels, with little access to services.
Dec 12, 2019 / Madeleine Speed
The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries
The move to offshore would-be asylees is a new low in the Trump administration’s war on immigrants.
Dec 12, 2019 / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Quebec’s Religious-Symbols Ban Hurts Women—and Everyone Who Depends on Them Quebec’s Religious-Symbols Ban Hurts Women—and Everyone Who Depends on Them
A law that blocks teachers and other workers from wearing garments like the hijab is forcing many to choose between faith and financial stability.
Dec 10, 2019 / Nora Loreto
I Asked Biden About Obama-Era Deportations. He Told Me to Vote for Trump. I Asked Biden About Obama-Era Deportations. He Told Me to Vote for Trump.
I was shocked to hear the 2020 Democratic front-runner tell me to my face to vote for Trump, simply because I pressed him on a question about basic dignity for immigrants.
Nov 28, 2019 / Carlos E. Rojas Rodriguez
Trump to World: Fuck You Trump to World: Fuck You
That’s essentially what the president said when he cleared three war criminals, overriding the wishes of his own military leaders.
Nov 26, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Wants to Treat Undocumented Migrants Like Enemy Combatants Trump Wants to Treat Undocumented Migrants Like Enemy Combatants
But US soldiers who commit war crimes? They’re “deserving individuals” who deserve “second chances.”
Nov 19, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Isn’t Just Cruel, It’s Illegal Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Isn’t Just Cruel, It’s Illegal
As the administration continues its war on asylum seekers, a former asylum officer says forcing applicants to wait in Mexican camps violates international law.
Nov 15, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya
Incarcerated refugees wrote on mattresses with tomato paste: “We condemn EU policy on innocent detainee refugees in Libya.”
Nov 13, 2019 / Jérôme Tubiana
Charging for Asylum? It’s Unpopular for a Reason Charging for Asylum? It’s Unpopular for a Reason
Between new fees for asylum seekers and withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, the United States is trying to stand out in all the wrong ways.
Nov 12, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky