Trump and Friends: Meet the Immigrant Youth Movement Trump and Friends: Meet the Immigrant Youth Movement
This primary season, right-wing demagogues are basking in the spotlight. Immigrant youth activists are there to join them.
Feb 18, 2016 / StudentNation / StudentNation
What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer. What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer.
Prompted by the ongoing crisis of child migrants from Central American, Senate Democrats are trying to get due process for “vulnerable” asylum seekers.
Feb 13, 2016 / Julianne Hing
The US Has Its Own Refugee Crisis—One We Created, and Now Must Solve The US Has Its Own Refugee Crisis—One We Created, and Now Must Solve
We know how to help children fleeing violence in Central America. Instead, we’re raiding communities and deporting families.
Feb 11, 2016 / Elizabeth Holtzman
The Democratic Presidential Candidates Would End Private Prison Contracts The Democratic Presidential Candidates Would End Private Prison Contracts
A Nation investigation found startling medical neglect inside privatized, immigrant-only federal prisons. Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton say they would end these, and all,...
Feb 8, 2016 / Julianne Hing
What We Can Learn From Eleanor Roosevelt in a Time of Xenophobia What We Can Learn From Eleanor Roosevelt in a Time of Xenophobia
Less than ten days after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Eleanor Roosevelt challenged the American people not to give in to their fear.
Feb 5, 2016 / David B. Woolner
The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights
The forced sterilizations depicted in the movie are anything but ancient history.
Feb 5, 2016 / Dani McClain
You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day
One newspaper’s crisis reveals print media’s dependence on undocumented immigrants.
Feb 4, 2016 / Aviva Chomsky
End Abuse in Our Privatized Immigrant-Only Prisons End Abuse in Our Privatized Immigrant-Only Prisons
A recent investigation published by The Nation found that dozens of men had died in disturbing circumstances in privatized, immigrant-only prisons. Join The Nation, the ACLU, Deten...
Feb 3, 2016 / NationAction
‘This Man Will Almost Certainly Die’ ‘This Man Will Almost Certainly Die’
Dozens of men have died in disturbing circumstances in privatized, immigrant-only prisons. The Bureau of Prisons itself says there’s a problem. And yet the privatization scheme con...
Jan 28, 2016 / Feature / Seth Freed Wessler
The 25 Men Whose Lives Ended Under Questionable Circumstances The 25 Men Whose Lives Ended Under Questionable Circumstances
Medical doctors agreed that inadequate care likely contributed to the premature deaths of these men inside the Bureau of Prison’s private facilities.
Jan 28, 2016 / Seth Freed Wessler