How the Government Created ‘Stop-and-Frisk for Latinos’ How the Government Created ‘Stop-and-Frisk for Latinos’
Indiscriminate stops and mobile fingerprinting in the Big Easy represent a frightening new frontier in immigration enforcement.
Sep 3, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House
Immigrants and allies rallied in more than a dozen US cities on Thursday to ask President Obama to use his executive authority to stop deportations of undocumented workers and thei...
Aug 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Government Agrees to Reform Coercive ‘Voluntary Departure’ Process Government Agrees to Reform Coercive ‘Voluntary Departure’ Process
Some of the hundreds of thousands of Mexican immigrants who were expelled from the United States after signing voluntary departure forms may be allowed to return and seek legal sta...
Aug 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Without Parents or Lawyers, Thousands of Children Brave Chaos of Immigration Courts Alone Without Parents or Lawyers, Thousands of Children Brave Chaos of Immigration Courts Alone
An overwhelmed system struggles to meet President Obama’s order to fast-track deportation hearings on 62,000 lone child migrants.
Aug 25, 2014 / Karen Houppert
Immigrant Rights Groups Push Obama for Bolder Executive Action Immigrant Rights Groups Push Obama for Bolder Executive Action
Undocumented immigrants and their advocates are concerned that the president’s orders will be far more limited than the hype suggests—and they’re trying to raise the bar for what a...
Aug 21, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Where Is the Voice of Migrant Children in the Immigration Crisis? Where Is the Voice of Migrant Children in the Immigration Crisis?
Child migrants and their families are the ones being affected by the shifts in policy, and ultimately, any decision made impacts their future first and foremost.
Aug 18, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The US Keeps 34,000 Immigrants in Detention Each Day Simply to Meet a Quota The US Keeps 34,000 Immigrants in Detention Each Day Simply to Meet a Quota
It’s time for Congress to eliminate the immigrant detention mandate.
Aug 13, 2014 / Robert M. Morgenthau
Who Counts as a Refugee in US Immigration Policy—and Who Doesn’t Who Counts as a Refugee in US Immigration Policy—and Who Doesn’t
Our fickle immigration system leaves many families stuck between violence in their home countries and an aggressive enforcement regime across the border.
Aug 11, 2014 / Pablo Lastra
Could Obama Solve the Immigration Crisis Through Executive Action? Could Obama Solve the Immigration Crisis Through Executive Action?
A surprise announcement planned for after Labor Day could stop millions of deportations.
Aug 6, 2014 / William Greider
Why the Children Fleeing Central America Will Not Stop Coming Why the Children Fleeing Central America Will Not Stop Coming
At the root of the border crisis is a wave of violence that the United States helped to create.
Jul 30, 2014 / Feature / Óscar Martínez