Immigration Policy

Samuel Daniell, “Boers Returning From Hunting.”

What J.M. Coetzee Can Teach Us About ICE What J.M. Coetzee Can Teach Us About ICE

The world inside the South African novelist’s Waiting for the Barbarians bears striking resemblance to Trump’s racist empire.

Jul 25, 2026 / Pamela Newton

AI slop depicting caricatured Italian thugs threatening NYC’s mayor.

The Fake Controversy Behind Little Italy’s “Exclusion” The Fake Controversy Behind Little Italy’s “Exclusion”

The Italian American establishment’s hysterical response to Mayor Mamdani’s map of immigrant enclaves reveals a cynical politics of victimhood.

Jul 23, 2026 / Chris Gelardi

A roda de samba (samba circle) at the Pagode do Biro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Slavery’s Musical Threads Slavery’s Musical Threads

As ICE violence resurges in the US, the musical history of black Brazil offers lessons in resistance.

Jul 22, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Every Week, Another Victim of ICE

Every Week, Another Victim of ICE Every Week, Another Victim of ICE

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a dad, community member, a boss and a homeowner.

Jul 21, 2026 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

Detainees stand by a window inside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall, where ICE is housing detained immigrants on May 26, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey.

This Is How We Close the Camps This Is How We Close the Camps

Until we, as a society, reject the camp and its logic, it will remain a threat—and the linchpin in the entire immigration enforcement regime.

Jul 21, 2026 / John Washington

ICE Kills

ICE Kills ICE Kills

The human cost of ICE’s expanded enforcement is measured in lives. Since January 2025, at least 10 people have been fatally shot during immigration enforcement operations.

Jul 20, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

The King's Speech

The King's Speech The King's Speech

Foreign malign intelligence.

Jul 17, 2026 / Steve Brodner

The Fight to Stay

The Fight to Stay The Fight to Stay

A country of immigrants that ejects immigrants?

Jul 17, 2026 / OppArt / Hector Duarte, Gabriel Villa, and Peter Kuper

American Dreams

American Dreams American Dreams

ICE enforcement actions continue to separate families, disrupting lives and communities across the country.

Jul 16, 2026 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

Thomson Reuters Is Profiting Off of ICE’S Reign of Terror

Thomson Reuters Is Profiting Off of ICE’S Reign of Terror Thomson Reuters Is Profiting Off of ICE’S Reign of Terror

And they’re trying to silence whistleblowers.

Jul 16, 2026 / Carl Ginsburg

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