Immigration Policy

Migrants crossing through Agadez

What Happened When the EU Moved Its Fight to Stop Migration to Niger What Happened When the EU Moved Its Fight to Stop Migration to Niger

Overnight, an EU-backed law criminalized the main source of income in the city of Agadez. It didn’t stop migration, but it wrecked the economy.

Jul 5, 2019 / Rémi Carayol

The US Is Making a Mockery of Its Asylum Obligations

The US Is Making a Mockery of Its Asylum Obligations The US Is Making a Mockery of Its Asylum Obligations

Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy sends asylum seekers into dangerous border towns where they struggle to keep safe.

Jul 3, 2019 / John Washington

Straw Man Argument

Straw Man Argument Straw Man Argument

ignore this…

Jul 2, 2019 / Matt Bors

Masking the Truth

Masking the Truth Masking the Truth

U.S. policy towards immigrants is criminal.

Jul 2, 2019 / OppArt / Brian Stauffer

Border Crisis

Trump Is Dumping Asylum Seekers on American Streets—but Solidarity Activists Are Fighting Back Trump Is Dumping Asylum Seekers on American Streets—but Solidarity Activists Are Fighting Back

“It’s a humanitarian issue. We will not allow an atrocity to occur in our community.”

Jul 1, 2019 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Honduras

Hondurans Are Still Fighting the US-Supported Dictatorship Hondurans Are Still Fighting the US-Supported Dictatorship

Ten years after the coup, they have become the largest single Central American nationality in the refugee caravans fleeing north.

Jul 1, 2019 / James North

Wayfair Walkout

Wayfair Workers Walk Out Wayfair Workers Walk Out

Their action showed how workers can wield their collective power to fight injustice outside of the workplace itself. 

Jun 28, 2019 / Natalie Shure

Democratic presidential candidates raise their hands

Yes, 2020 Democrats Are Ready to Fight Trump on Immigration Yes, 2020 Democrats Are Ready to Fight Trump on Immigration

With a focus on immigration policy, Thursday’s Democratic primary debate was held largely on terms that presidential candidate Julián Castro had defined the night before.

Jun 28, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Tornillo

Democrats Confront the Horror at the Border Democrats Confront the Horror at the Border

Lawmakers want to deliver aid to migrant children. Can they do so without helping Trump expand the detention system?

Jun 26, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

‘“Are You Illegal?” I Will Never Forget Those Words.’

‘“Are You Illegal?” I Will Never Forget Those Words.’ ‘“Are You Illegal?” I Will Never Forget Those Words.’

A young woman, brought to the US as a baby and abandoned and abused by her parents, struggles to gain status and stay in her beloved Bronx.

Jun 10, 2019 / John Washington

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