Truthout
Immigration
Congress Urged to Freeze Border Patrol Funding Amid Mistreatment of Immigrants
The demand comes as President Trump denied that his Border Patrol used tear gas against asylum seekers.
Tear Gassing Central American Migrants Is Inhumane, Unconstitutional, Immoral
Rev. Dr. William Barber discusses the rising violence against migrants at the border.
Women in Abusive Relationships Face More Obstacles When Migrating
If their visa petitions are denied, victims of trafficking or violence can be deported.
Neoliberalism Has Vandalized Latin America
The roots of the migrant crisis go back decades.
Why Is Johns Hopkins Enabling ICE?
Thousands of students and residents have called on the university to end its partnership with the federal agency.
Government Could Hold Migrant Families Indefinitely Under New Plan
The new federal plan would also end critical court protections for immigrant children.
Corporate Media Ignore Their Role in Trump’s Refugee “Invasion” Panic
Cable news and mainstream newspapers allowed Trump’s fear-mongering to drive coverage of an imaginary migrant crisis.
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.