As Deportations Continue to Tear Families Apart, Tell President Obama to Act As Deportations Continue to Tear Families Apart, Tell President Obama to Act
While Congress drags its feet, President Obama could make a real difference in the lives of millions of immigrants and their families.
Apr 18, 2014 / NationAction
Why Has Obama’s Approval Rating Among Latinos Fallen 20 Points Since Election Night? Why Has Obama’s Approval Rating Among Latinos Fallen 20 Points Since Election Night?
His deportation policy isn’t just a moral failure—it’s bad politics, too.
Apr 16, 2014 / The Editors
Eritrean Refugees at Risk Eritrean Refugees at Risk
Hundreds of thousands have fled dictatorship—only to face trafficking, exploitation and hostility throughout North Africa and the Sahel.
Apr 11, 2014 / Dan Connell and Foreign Policy In Focus
After Lawsuit, ICE Releases Hunger Strikers From Solitary Confinement After Lawsuit, ICE Releases Hunger Strikers From Solitary Confinement
A lawsuit against ICE claimed that immigrant detainees were placed in isolation in retaliation to their hunger strike, a violation of their free speech rights.
Apr 4, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
How UK Law Ties Immigrant Domestic Workers to Their Abusive Employers How UK Law Ties Immigrant Domestic Workers to Their Abusive Employers
The UK seems keen on abandoning its most vulnerable workers to the rule of the master of the house.
Apr 4, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Has President Obama Deported More Immigrants Than Any President in US History? Why Has President Obama Deported More Immigrants Than Any President in US History?
Since 9/11, immigration has become increasingly tangled with criminal enforcement and national security.
Mar 31, 2014 / Alejandra Marchevsky and Beth Baker
In New York’s Urban Borscht Belt, Ukrainians Debate Russia and Revolution In New York’s Urban Borscht Belt, Ukrainians Debate Russia and Revolution
Where Putin is the toast—and scourge—of the town
Mar 26, 2014 / Dusty Christensen
More Than 100 Immigrant Detainees on Hunger Strike Could Be Force-Fed More Than 100 Immigrant Detainees on Hunger Strike Could Be Force-Fed
Hunger strikers at Northwest Detention Center in Washington are demanding better prison conditions and an end to deportations.
Mar 11, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
How to Win the Fight for Immigration Reform How to Win the Fight for Immigration Reform
Change won’t come to America’s broken immigration system from policymakers. It will come from organizers.
Mar 10, 2014 / Oscar Chacon, Amy Shannon, and Foreign Policy In Focus
US Border Agents Intentionally Stepped in Front of Moving Vehicles to Justify Shooting at Them US Border Agents Intentionally Stepped in Front of Moving Vehicles to Justify Shooting at Them
An internal review of the US Border Patrol raises serious questions about the agency’s use-of-force policy.
Feb 28, 2014 / Steven Hsieh