Migrant Children Accuse Border Patrol Agents of Physical and Sexual Assault Migrant Children Accuse Border Patrol Agents of Physical and Sexual Assault
A complaint filed by legal groups details 116 cases of child abuse or mistreatment by border agents, including kicking, death threats and food deprivation.
Jun 12, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Eric Cantor Loses, and Immigration Reform Is Damaged Eric Cantor Loses, and Immigration Reform Is Damaged
Eric Cantor made one step towards reform— and was punished for it Tuesday night.
Jun 11, 2014 / George Zornick
Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Are Being Held in a Makeshift Border Patrol Facility Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Are Being Held in a Makeshift Border Patrol Facility
Most of the unaccompanied children waiting in a Nogalas detention facility migrated from violence-torn countries in Central America.
Jun 10, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
How to Fight Economic Inequality—Right Now How to Fight Economic Inequality—Right Now
A new initiative aims to put wages at the heart of the inequality debate.
Jun 4, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk? Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk?
A heightened credible fear standard would particularly impact immigrants who are detained at the border and subjected to “expedited removal."
Jun 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen
The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right
Labour has to lead the case for a modern, multicultural society that needs the skills of migrants to compete in the global economy.
May 28, 2014 / Harris Beider
Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies
US border agents have killed forty-five people since 2005.
May 27, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Why Immigrant Detainees Are Turning to Civil Disobedience Why Immigrant Detainees Are Turning to Civil Disobedience
Reform legislation has stalled, and the private-prison industry is making obscene profits from a captive population.
May 23, 2014 / Max Blumenthal
Will GOP Leaders Block Another Immigration Measure? Will GOP Leaders Block Another Immigration Measure?
The Republican leadership is poised once again to back away from immigration reform, rather than take on the far right.
May 20, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Dialing with Dollars: How County Jails Profit From Immigrant Detainees Dialing with Dollars: How County Jails Profit From Immigrant Detainees
County jails charge excessive rates for phone usage—a huge barrier for immigrant detainees fighting deportation.
May 15, 2014 / Leticia Miranda