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I Witnessed the Horror of Border Militarization, and Vow to Fight It
The attempt to intimidate our interfaith gathering has left me more determined to fight this toxic system.
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The White House Is Working on a Plan to Deport Vietnam War Refugees
Deporting people who have lived in the US for decades, and who are here because of US involvement, is a disgrace.
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Tijuana Crossing: Asylum Seekers Hold Out Hope in the Face of Trumpism
The dual threats of violence and poverty are forcing thousands to move away from their families.
![Border patrol agents arrive at the border fence after about a dozen people who traveled from Central America found a small hole in the United States border fence and squeezed their way onto the beach in the United States on December 3, 2018, at the US-Mexican border in Tijuana, Mexico.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/12/GettyImages-1077058352-400x300.jpg)
The Dead End of “Comprehensive Immigration Reform”
It’s time for the immigrant justice movement to reject this solution touted by Democrats for the last 10 years.
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New Trump Immigration Rule Could Devastate Rural Hospitals
Texas, California and Nevada could see particularly chilling effects for their immigrant residents.
![Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador attends a ceremony in which he received a ceremonial staff from Indigenous people, next to his wife Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, at the Zocalo Square in Mexico City, on December 1, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/12/GettyImages-1067344258-400x300.jpg)
Will Mexico’s Left-Wing President Help Trump’s Immigration Agenda?
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's promise to help migrants will be tested by Trump's belligerent demands.
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No One Knows What’s Happening in This Tent City for Migrant Kids
The secrecy surrounding the camp has alarmed lawyers and advocates who question the conditions inside.
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Seattle Activists: Target ICE, Not Human Rights Defenders
It's not too late for the city attorney to drop charges and avoid being complicit in Trumpian fascism.
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The Past and Present Partisanship of Birthright Citizenship
The 14th Amendment reflects a US grappling with its legacy of slavery while moving toward more expansive liberty.
![A Central American migrant covers his face near the El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, after the US Border Patrol threw tear gas to disperse a crowd on November 25, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/11/2018_1129-tear-gas-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Fans Loved the Tear-Gas Assault at the Border
This week's violence against migrants is an example of how violence and cruelty are normalized as a type of spectacle.