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Racism and DiscriminationMarch 24, 2021
Black Immigrants Matter
In immigration, as in policing, every arm of the US incarceration and deportation machine brings down a hefty amount of its weight onto the backs of Black people.
Jack Herrera
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SocietyJune 18, 2020
Latinxs Don’t Need to Speak Spanish
Julián Castro and AOC have recently amplified a dialogue on Latinx identity and language. The conversation should also acknowledge groups that don’t traditionally speak Spanish.
Jack Herrera
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LawJune 3, 2020
Could Covid-19 Mean the End of Asylum Law in the United States?
“Public health” fears are being used to keep out asylum seekers and immigrants—will they ever be let back in?
Jack Herrera and Quito Tsui
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Drug War and Drug PolicyMay 18, 2020
The Other Epidemic
Public health insights are reshaping our understanding of how violence spreads.
Jack Herrera
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PoliticsApril 30, 2020
In ICE Detention, Forced to Pay for Soap
The for-profit model of private prison contractors has created artificial scarcity—and serious danger during the pandemic.
Jack Herrera
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ActivismApril 20, 2020
How Sex Workers Are Using Mutual Aid to Respond to the Coronavirus
Their efforts highlight the deep history of organizing and radical mutual support in the sex worker community.
Jack Herrera
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PoliticsMarch 23, 2020
Deportations Are Making the Coronavirus Crisis Worse
Overcrowded detention facilities in the US risk exporting the virus to Central America.
Gaby Del Valle and Jack Herrera
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WorldDecember 9, 2019
PHOTOS: A Year After the Caravans, Has Trump Won?
Last fall, Tijuana sheltered thousands of Central Americans trying to make their way to the United States. The scene is a lot different now.
Jack Herrera
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Immigration PolicySeptember 12, 2019
Trump’s Asylum Crackdown Intensifies the Fight for Refugee Rights
Current policy makes a painful line of work even harder, but these attorneys aren’t giving up.
Jack Herrera