Immigration Policy

The sun sets behind a border fence separating Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, Thursday, September 23, 2021.

We’re Trying to Fight the Human Nightmare of Climate Change With Guns We’re Trying to Fight the Human Nightmare of Climate Change With Guns

For the United States the only answer to the climate crisis and its mass displacement of people is yet more border enforcement.

Jun 10, 2025 / Todd Miller

A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest Trump’s latest travel ban at Los Angeles International Airport on June 9, 2025.

Don’t Let Trump Desensitize You to the Horrors of His Latest Travel Ban Don’t Let Trump Desensitize You to the Horrors of His Latest Travel Ban

The first time Trump did this, we flocked to the airports in protest. This ban is no less racist—and it may even be more dangerous.

Jun 10, 2025 / Rafia Zakaria

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats  Align With Elon Musk?

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk? Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk?

No! Hell no! Never! The enemy of your enemy is still a corrupt plutocrat who wants to destroy democracy.

Jun 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Fine Dining Experiences

Fine Dining Experiences Fine Dining Experiences

Call me an Uber.

Jun 6, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Soldier walks through Abu Ghraib

This Isn’t the First Time the United States Has Kidnapped People This Isn’t the First Time the United States Has Kidnapped People

The current administration is not simply an aberration but reflects past practices from periods in our history with which Americans were once comfortable.

May 27, 2025 / Andrea Mazzarino

Captured in the Rapture

Captured in the Rapture Captured in the Rapture

 Spitting image.

May 23, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Alexa Sendukas, managing attorney at GHIRP, preparing a 7-year-old client for his asylum interview.

Trump Wants Thousands of Migrant Children to Represent Themselves in Court Trump Wants Thousands of Migrant Children to Represent Themselves in Court

The administration’s funding cuts would force unaccompanied migrant children, from infants to toddlers to teenagers, to navigate complex and punishing legal procedures entirely al...

May 23, 2025 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether

The Ugly History of the Law Used to Target Mahmoud Khalil

The Ugly History of the Law Used to Target Mahmoud Khalil The Ugly History of the Law Used to Target Mahmoud Khalil

From the moment the McCarran-Walter Act was passed in 1952, The Nation has sounded the alarm about the danger it posed to politically active immigrants.

May 21, 2025 / Richard Kreitner

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the White House Task Force for the 2026 World Cup on May 6, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now! Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now!

If you need to see the 2026 World Cup in person, stick to Canada and Mexico. The US isn’t safe for visitors.

May 20, 2025 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

Phish Food for Fascists

Phish Food for Fascists Phish Food for Fascists

What the hell is this?

May 16, 2025 / Steve Brodner

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