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May 25, 2023
The “Chaos” at the Border Is by Design
As a presidential candidate in 2020, Biden criticized Trump for “drastically” restricting access to asylum. Now he’s doing the very same thing.
Gaby Del Valle for The Nation
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April 3, 2023
US Policy Caused the Deaths of 39 Migrants in Juárez
The Biden administration’s offshoring of US asylum obligations is killing people, not deterring them.
Alejandra Oliva
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March 27, 2023
The DHS and Its Legacy of Terrorizing Immigrants
Since its creation after 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security has criminalized immigrants living in the United States as well as those newly arriving or seeking safety here.
Azadeh Shahshahani and Setareh Ghandehari
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December 28, 2022
The Supreme Court Orders Title 42 to Remain in Place—but Biden Can Still Act
The president has failed asylum seekers—and jeopardized our commitment to justice—by refusing to implement safe and welcoming processes.
Olivia M. Peña and Jennifer Nagda
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November 14, 2022
The Pipeline Funneling US Deportees to Haitian Prison
Patrick Julney is one of many longtime US residents who found himself detained under hellish conditions in a country in which he’d never been formally charged with a crime.
Tanvi Misra
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October 18, 2022
ICE Is Subjecting a Record Number of Asylum Seekers to Electronic Monitoring
While Biden has reduced the overall number of migrants in ICE detention, his administration has also presided under a significant expansion of electronic monitoring.
Gaby Del Valle
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April 27, 2022
The Supreme Court Might Rule in Favor of Immigrants—Though Not Out of Goodness
During the hearing on the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy, the justices shocked many by appearing to be open to striking down the rule.
Elie Mystal
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January 25, 2022
ICE Is Detaining More Immigrants. Covid Is Putting Them in Danger.
The Biden administration is placing millions of incarcerated people—including over 20,000 who are in ICE detention—at risk of a Covid-19 illness, disability, and death.
Sophia Gurulé and Abdullah Shihipar
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October 22, 2021
When the Trump Administration Discussed Sending Troops to the Border
Last year, immigration policy adviser Stephen Miller proposed sending a quarter of a million troops to the US-Mexico border to completely seal it off from would-be migrants.
Sasha Abramsky
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September 30, 2021
Biden’s Immigration Policy Picks Up Where Trump Left Off
The administration is carrying out mass expulsions cribbed straight from the Stephen Miller playbook.
Aída Chávez for The Nation