Homeland security

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I’m a Journalist. Why Did I End Up on an FBI Terrorist Watch List? I’m a Journalist. Why Did I End Up on an FBI Terrorist Watch List?

The use of “watch lists” to harass dissidents and journalists—as well as Muslims—appears to be growing, as the author discovered when he recently got caught in the net.

Aug 22, 2019 / Dave Lindorff

How the US Exported Its Border Around the World

How the US Exported Its Border Around the World How the US Exported Its Border Around the World

Todd Miller’s new book examines the massive industrial complex that sustains and influences the lines that divide the globe.

Aug 20, 2019 / Aaron Bady

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She Helped Convict Her Rapist. ICE Deported Her Anyway. She Helped Convict Her Rapist. ICE Deported Her Anyway.

Nancy applied for a visa designed for undocumented victims of crimes, but that couldn’t keep her in the US.

Apr 1, 2019 / Isabela Dias

Chaldean Iraqis protest ICE

ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities

The immigration-enforcement agency has launched a deportation campaign involving coercion, “demonstrably false” court declarations, and outright lies.

Mar 8, 2019 / Chris Gelardi

Mexico Border

Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Is Illegal Under International Law Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Is Illegal Under International Law

And a new lawsuit is holding the government accountable.

Mar 7, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Exclusive: ICE Has Kept Tabs on ‘Anti-Trump’ Protesters in New York City

Exclusive: ICE Has Kept Tabs on ‘Anti-Trump’ Protesters in New York City Exclusive: ICE Has Kept Tabs on ‘Anti-Trump’ Protesters in New York City

Documents reveal that the immigration enforcement agency has been keenly attuned to left-leaning protests in the city. 

Mar 6, 2019 / Editorial / Jimmy Tobias

Immigrants Are Fighting for Their Rights Even Behind Bars

Immigrants Are Fighting for Their Rights Even Behind Bars Immigrants Are Fighting for Their Rights Even Behind Bars

Hunger strikers in ICE’s El Paso detention center are demanding that their voices be heard.

Feb 15, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Kirstjen Nielsen

Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress About Trump’s War on Migrant Children Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress About Trump’s War on Migrant Children

Senator Jeff Merkley is demanding a perjury inquiry. And he’s got documents that point to shameful wrongdoing.

Jan 18, 2019 / John Nichols

US Mexico Border

The Militarization of the Southern Border Is a Long-Standing American Tradition The Militarization of the Southern Border Is a Long-Standing American Tradition

Trump’s wall is just the latest incarnation of an old fixation.

Jan 14, 2019 / Greg Grandin

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

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