Immigration Policy

Protesters against ICE

New York County Jails May Close Their Doors to ICE New York County Jails May Close Their Doors to ICE

The Dignity Not Detention Act mirrors legislative efforts to take on the rogue agency in states like Maryland and California.

May 13, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Bastian Rodriguez

‘It’s Like a Black Hole’: ICE Has Been Holding Kids in Indefinite Detention ‘It’s Like a Black Hole’: ICE Has Been Holding Kids in Indefinite Detention

The agency has sent an unknown number of teenagers to juvenile jails and won’t tell anyone why.

May 13, 2021 / Ashoka Mukpo

Arizona voters

The Arizona GOP’s Attack on Democracy The Arizona GOP’s Attack on Democracy

The Republican Party is determined to hold power, even against the will of the electorate. But working-class immigrants are fighting back.

May 7, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Joe Biden addresses Congress

Last Night Was Joe Biden’s Moment. May There Be Many More. Last Night Was Joe Biden’s Moment. May There Be Many More.

Scranton Joe, once the neoliberal senator from Delaware, translated left ideas into unthreatening but inspiring language Wednesday night. Which is a huge accomplishment.

Apr 29, 2021 / Joan Walsh

The Story Behind Your Salad: Farmworkers, Covid-19, and a Dangerous Commute

The Story Behind Your Salad: Farmworkers, Covid-19, and a Dangerous Commute The Story Behind Your Salad: Farmworkers, Covid-19, and a Dangerous Commute

Each day, Mexican farmworkers endure a grueling journey to get to their jobs in US lettuce fields. This year, that journey turned potentially deadly.

Apr 29, 2021 / Feature / Esther Honig

Harsha Walia

Pulling Down the World’s Walls: A Conversation With Harsha Walia Pulling Down the World’s Walls: A Conversation With Harsha Walia

The Nation talked to the author and activist about her new book, Border and Rule, and what a border-free globe might look like.

Apr 22, 2021 / Q&A / John Washington

Migrants at the US-Mexico border

Climate Change Will Force Us to Rethink Migration and Asylum Climate Change Will Force Us to Rethink Migration and Asylum

As climate change accelerates, it will become increasingly untenable to reduce US immigration and asylum policy to a question of border security.

Apr 21, 2021 / Zoë Carpenter

Texas border crossing

Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline

But the immigration reform bill currently making its way through Congress carries over punitive policies from previous administrations.

Apr 12, 2021 / Carla Gomez, Hena Mansori, and Sophia Gurulé

Immigration rally

New Immigration Policy Is Opening Doors for Mixed-Status Families New Immigration Policy Is Opening Doors for Mixed-Status Families

The harshest excesses of the Trump era are being unraveled across the country.

Apr 9, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Jessup

New Bills Could Stop Private Prisons From Cutting Deals With ICE New Bills Could Stop Private Prisons From Cutting Deals With ICE

An increasing number of states are passing legislation that makes it harder for local governments to sign contracts with for-profit prison companies.

Apr 2, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

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