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Immigration
Federal Judge Blocks Asylum Ban, Saying President Can’t Rewrite Immigration Law
Baher Azmy, one of the lawyers who sued Trump over the ban, discusses more.
Trump’s Military Deployment to the US-Mexico Border Is Illegal
The Posse Comitatus Act forbids use of the military to enforce domestic US laws, including immigration laws.
Progressives, Please Don’t Defend Broken Promises on Immigration
We must push for real immigration reform, not incremental reductions in cruelty for Central American asylum seekers.
There’d Be No Crisis at the Border Without Trump’s Troops
Nearly 6,000 troops are stationed in Texas, California and Arizona following Trump’s escalating attacks on migrants.
Alien Invasion
They're coming!
US Citizen Children of Migrants Already Suffer Under Immigration Law
Even without Trump's birthright executive order, the threat of losing parents to deportation is a constant fear.
Trump and the GOP Reach New Racist Lows, But Democrats Won’t Stop Them
Leading up to the midterms, Democrats have been running away from the issue of immigration in any form.
Trump’s Immigration Stunts Are Driving Progressive Voter Turnout
Trump's proposal to end birthright citizenship has sharpened a sense of urgency to vote to protect immigrants.
Immigrant Children Still Being Drugged at Shelter Despite Judge’s Order
A federal judge told the government to stop nonconsensually medicating immigrant children held at a Texas shelter.
“The US Immigration System Is Inherently Abusive, Violent and Racist”
Detention is inhumane regardless of who sits in the White House.