Immigration detention centers

Family of 5 pose for a photograph.

Refugees in the Time of Covid-19 Refugees in the Time of Covid-19

Fleeing gangs and stalked by violence, thousands of asylum-seekers trapped in Mexico now face the pandemic.

Apr 21, 2020 / Arun Gupta and Michelle Fawcett

The Long, Winding, and Painful Story of Asylum

The Long, Winding, and Painful Story of Asylum The Long, Winding, and Painful Story of Asylum

An ancient concept, asylum has become just another political tool in the hands of our government.

Apr 20, 2020 / Feature / John Washington

‘The President Is Not a King’: NY Attorney General Tish James

‘The President Is Not a King’: NY Attorney General Tish James ‘The President Is Not a King’: NY Attorney General Tish James

Governors, mayors, and attorneys general set the agenda, as Trump’s malignancy, like the coronavirus, grows exponentially.

Apr 17, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Activist holding

Now Is the Time to Dismantle Our Deportation Machine Now Is the Time to Dismantle Our Deportation Machine

Covid-19 makes it clear that our fates are intertwined.

Apr 10, 2020 / Alina Das

At a Federal Courthouse, the Risk of Infection Joins the Threat of Deportation

At a Federal Courthouse, the Risk of Infection Joins the Threat of Deportation At a Federal Courthouse, the Risk of Infection Joins the Threat of Deportation

Scenes from a pandemic: 1

Apr 1, 2020 / Debbie Nathan

A crowded detention center with migrants looking in from behind a fence.

Exclusive: ICE Detainees Are Being Quarantined Exclusive: ICE Detainees Are Being Quarantined

A leaked document about the Department of Homeland Security’s Covid-19 response suggests that the crisis has made its way to border detention facilities.

Mar 24, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again.

What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again. What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again.

This administration has never missed an opportunity to blame immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees for our woes.

Mar 20, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words

Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words

Migrant Voices, a series from The Nation.

Mar 16, 2020 / John Washington

Protesters hold signs including ones that say

Family Separation Is Torture, According to Physicians for Human Rights Family Separation Is Torture, According to Physicians for Human Rights

According to a new report by PHR, the Trump administration’s treatment of asylum seekers “constitutes cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.”

Mar 10, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Mexico Border

Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants

This has nothing to do with public health and everything to do with locking out poor and brown people.

Mar 3, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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