Immigration

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If Trump Doesn’t Get His Wall, No One Gets DACA If Trump Doesn’t Get His Wall, No One Gets DACA

The president dangles hope in front of immigrants, but always snatches it away.

Mar 23, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Immigrant Children in Arizona

For Immigrant Women, Crossing the Border Doesn’t End Their Struggle For Immigrant Women, Crossing the Border Doesn’t End Their Struggle

Women fleeing trauma in their home countries are being harassed and detained in this one.

Mar 22, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Immigrant Kids ICE

Under Trump, ICE Has Become a Vast, Cruel Bureaucracy Under Trump, ICE Has Become a Vast, Cruel Bureaucracy

Children seeking asylum are being separated from their parents for no good reason.

Mar 22, 2018 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami

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Letters From the April 9, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 9, 2018, Issue

Octopus’s garden… Is trust-busting enough?… Old justice made new… A nation of ignorance…

Mar 15, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers

It Has Been 210 Days Since Amanda Morales Last Saw the Sun

It Has Been 210 Days Since Amanda Morales Last Saw the Sun It Has Been 210 Days Since Amanda Morales Last Saw the Sun

For the undocumented mother of three, taking sanctuary in a church seemed the best way to keep her family together.

Mar 15, 2018 / Feature / Cinthya Santos Briones, Laura Gottesdiener, and Malav Kanuga

For Trump, Cruelty Is the Point

For Trump, Cruelty Is the Point For Trump, Cruelty Is the Point

The White House’s immigration policies are designed to maximize suffering.

Mar 15, 2018 / Feature / Julianne Hing

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Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North

Alexandra Acevedo fled Honduras—one of the most dangerous places on earth to be queer—to find safety and the freedom to be herself.

Mar 13, 2018 / Michael Snyder

ICE arrest

It’s Time to Abolish ICE It’s Time to Abolish ICE

A mass-deportation strike force is incompatible with democracy and human rights.

Mar 9, 2018 / Editorial / Sean McElwee

Protesters Against Sessions CA Immigration Suit

Here’s How California Is Resisting Jeff Sessions on Immigration Policy Here’s How California Is Resisting Jeff Sessions on Immigration Policy

It’s fighting back with street protests—led by the state’s top politicians—and high-powered lawyers in the courts.

Mar 8, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky

Womens March Las Vegas

Could It Happen Here? Donald Trump, Tony Judt, and the Future of American Democracy Could It Happen Here? Donald Trump, Tony Judt, and the Future of American Democracy

Is Trump’s election a step on the road to authoritarianism, or is he an anomaly? That depends—on us.

Mar 6, 2018 / David Cole

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