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Immigration

Dangerous Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Spiked This Election Season
Immigration advocates worry the lies perpetuated by Republicans this election cycle could spur some to violence.

Greg Abbott Is Still Prosecuting Migrants Under a Bogus Disaster Declaration
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” sets a dangerous precedent for authoritarian attacks on migrants.

AOC, Pressley Slam Biden for Using Title 42 to Expel Venezuelan Asylum Seekers
Democrats and progressives are frustrated that Biden officials are expanding Title 42 rather than ending it.

Biden Expands Title 42 to Turn Away Venezuelan Asylum Seekers at the Border
The Trump-era policy has been used to block 2 million migrants from applying for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Treasury Department Is Investigating DeSantis’s Migrant Transporting Stunt
The Treasury Department will audit Florida's spending to see if federal COVID relief money funded the political stunt.

Republicans Are Lying About Fentanyl to Scare Voters
By scapegoating migrants as a source of drugs at the border, demagogues obscure facts with a cloud of xenophobia.

Migrants Tricked Into Martha’s Vineyard Flight Sue DeSantis and Other Officials
Consent forms provided to the migrants included information in English that was not translated into Spanish.

Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Cruz for Lying About Martha’s Vineyard Stunt
“If it’s one thing we can count on you for, it’s being una vergüenza,” or an embarrassment, she said.

Lawmakers Call for Federal Probe of DeSantis Over “Cruel” Migrant Stunt
DeSantis used COVID-19 relief funds "to score political points by exploiting vulnerable immigrants," the lawmakers said.

DeSantis Sent Planes of Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. Residents Welcomed Them.
Ron DeSantis is plotting to send many undocumented immigrants to states with sanctuary policies.