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Report: Trump Wants 300K Troops to Build “Detention Camps” at Southern Border
The former president's xenophobic plans for a second term would start “on day one” if he's elected, sources indicated.
Immigrant Rights Groups Assert That CBP Is Violating Its Own Custody Standards
“There is simply no excuse for this shocking and inhumane treatment of people seeking safety,” one advocate said.
Will Biden Cave on GOP’s Immigration Demands in Ukraine Funding Request?
Republicans are pushing for a new crackdown on asylum seekers and immigrants in exchange for more Ukraine funding.
Appeals Court Tells Texas to Remove Anti-Migrant Razor Buoys From Rio Grande
The buoys are “only a fraction of Gov. Abbott's racist and murderous Operation Lone Star,” noted immigrant advocates.
Dysfunctional Migration App Is Making Migrants to US Vulnerable to Kidnapping
Traffickers and scammers are using confusion caused by the CBP One app to take advantage of migrants desperate for help.
Far Right Rumors About Stabbing Attack Spur Anti-Migrant Riots in Dublin
Critics said the outburst was a result of years of demonization of migrants by politicians in Ireland and elsewhere.
Talk of “Border Crisis” Is Misleading. The Real Crisis Is US-Imposed Poverty.
U.S. policies created the poverty that drives people to migrate here, despite the lack of adequate social supports.
A Pick-Up Soccer Group Is Helping Welcome Refugees to New York City
A weekly pickup game in a public park in Queens has become a powerful hub for organizing solidarity with asylum seekers.
Texas Lawmakers Approve Country’s Most Extreme Anti-Immigrant Laws
“Cruelty to migrants is not — and never will be — a policy solution,” the ACLU of Texas said.
US Immigration Policy Is Designed to Divide the Working Class
A policy that legalizes some immigrants and criminalizes others pits workers against each other for employers' benefit.