There’s Still No Plan to Deal With Migrants in the Mediterranean There’s Still No Plan to Deal With Migrants in the Mediterranean
The reign of Italy’s hard-line anti-immigrant interior minister has ended. Now it’s time to transform policies that were entrenched before he even got there.
Nov 1, 2019 / Cecilia Butini
The Amount of Money Being Made Ripping Migrant Families Apart Is Staggering The Amount of Money Being Made Ripping Migrant Families Apart Is Staggering
Immigration enforcement agencies’ budgets topped a whopping $23.7 billion in 2018—and a lot of that is being funneled back into the private sector.
Oct 28, 2019 / John Washington
Trump’s Cruel Refugee Policies Are Somehow Getting Worse Trump’s Cruel Refugee Policies Are Somehow Getting Worse
His administration’s new rules are making nearly impossible for migrants and refugees to live in the US.
Oct 22, 2019 / Arnold Isaacs
The ‘Great Replacement’ Is a Genocidal Playbook The ‘Great Replacement’ Is a Genocidal Playbook
The far right’s obsession over migration and xenophobic “replacement” theories have seen a resurgence in an era of looming climate catastrophe.
Oct 22, 2019 / John Feffer
For Yiyun Li, All Writing Is Autobiographical For Yiyun Li, All Writing Is Autobiographical
Oct 21, 2019 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho
The Tide Is Turning Against Trump The Tide Is Turning Against Trump
Faced with legal and legislative setbacks and the defection of more Republicans, Trump is waging an increasingly strident propaganda war.
Oct 15, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Assault on Refugees Is Even Worse Than It Looks Trump’s Assault on Refugees Is Even Worse Than It Looks
The US was once a leader on refugee policy—then Trump came to power.
Oct 14, 2019 / Michelle Chen
What’s the Best Way to Actually Care for Unaccompanied Migrant Children? What’s the Best Way to Actually Care for Unaccompanied Migrant Children?
Not with for-profit contractors.
Oct 10, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
As We Focus on Impeachment, Trump Is Restructuring the Country As We Focus on Impeachment, Trump Is Restructuring the Country
His administration is working hard to shut down immigration, eliminate environmental regulations, and undermine abortion rights.
Oct 8, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
Beneath Amitav Ghosh’s Gentle Tone Smolders a Polemical Fire Beneath Amitav Ghosh’s Gentle Tone Smolders a Polemical Fire
The author of Gun Island derides the liberal moralizing of the refugee crisis.
Oct 4, 2019 / Kanishk Tharoor