Immigration Policy

Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme

Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme

A judge has halted the plan, but only a fool would believe the threat is now over.

May 9, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Immigrants Are Part of the Fabric of Our Country

Immigrants Are Part of the Fabric of Our Country Immigrants Are Part of the Fabric of Our Country

The life-and-death struggles migrants face.

May 9, 2025 / OppArt / Hormigas Bordadoras

Cruelty Is the Point

Cruelty Is the Point Cruelty Is the Point

Trump’s deportations and defundings = death.

May 6, 2025 / OppArt / Anonymous (NYC)

The Matsuda family posts a sign reading “I AM AN AMERICAN” outside their grocery store in Oakland, California, responding to Pearl Harbor attacks shortly before they are relocated and incarcerated as Japanese Americans.

Opposing Mass Deportation: What We Can Learn From the Resistance to Japanese Internment Opposing Mass Deportation: What We Can Learn From the Resistance to Japanese Internment

When the US imprisoned Japanese-Americans during WWII, public solidarity and community defense were how people supported the interned. Their strategies remain relevant today.

May 2, 2025 / Julia Piaskowski

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents knock on the door of a residence during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, January 26, 2025.

Why I Had to Flee the United States Why I Had to Flee the United States

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

May 2, 2025 / Abdelrahman ElGendy

Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2025.

The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “a Whole New Descent Into Government Chaos” The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “a Whole New Descent Into Government Chaos”

Trump’s escalation in the struggle between the courts and his administration sent shock waves through Milwaukee and beyond.

Apr 25, 2025 / John Nichols

Snow White

Snow White Snow White

Remake.

Apr 25, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Protesters hold signs as they march toward the White House during a “Hands Off!” protest of President Donald Trump’s policies and executive actions in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2025.

Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities

In his first three months in office, Trump’s ire has been particularly ferocious on two policy areas: immigration and higher education.

Apr 25, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Governor Kathy Hochul is joined by state troopers during a news briefing on state crime statistics on October 17, 2024, in Albany.

The New York State Police Are Feeding ICE a Gang Database The New York State Police Are Feeding ICE a Gang Database

For 20 years, the state police have been quietly building a database of suspected gang members—and they’re feeding it to Donald Trump’s administration.

Apr 23, 2025 / Chris Gelardi

Members of Donald Trump's cabinet (L) stand and applaud as members of the Supreme Court stay seated during Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.

Did the Supreme Court Just Grow a Spine? Did the Supreme Court Just Grow a Spine?

The court’s ruling ordering Trump not to deport a group of Venezuelan immigrants was an unprecedented rebuke. Are they finally taking back power?

Apr 22, 2025 / Elie Mystal

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