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Immigration
If Left Unchecked, Trump Will Obliterate the Right to Asylum
The new asylum rule is part and parcel of Trump's systematic assault on migrants.
A Trump Plan Would Throw 55,000 Children Out of Their Homes
A new rule would strip U.S. citizens of housing benefits if they have family members with the wrong immigration status.
Border Patrol Agent Calls Migrant Prison Camp a “Scene From a Zombie Apocalypse”
While he didn’t embrace the term concentration camp, he didn’t dispute it either.
Lawsuit Could Force For-Profit Detention Centers to Pay Detainees Minimum Wage
People in CoreCivic's detention centers are paid $1 a day for their labor. CoreCivic is paid $95 a day to detain them.
Julián Castro: Trump’s Asylum Ban Is Unconstitutional
Presidential candidate Julián Castro discusses the asylum ban and his immigration reform proposals.
Trump’s Asylum Ban 2.0 Is Broadest Attack Yet on the Asylum Process
Relying on the courts to block measures like today's asylum ban is not enough.
Communities Fight Back as Threat of ICE Raids Terrorizes Immigrant Families
Authorities say more raids are planned this week, prompting fear but also generating mass protests.
The US Is Quietly Opening Shelters for Babies and Young Kids Without Mothers
One Phoenix facility housed 12 children ages 5 and under, some as young as 3 months old, all without their mothers.
Border Patrol Agents Are Passing Around a Coin Mocking Care for Migrant Kids
The coin appears to poke fun at the fact that many border agents are now caring for and processing migrants.
The “Pro-Life” Movement Is Silent About Children Dying at the Border
The “pro-life” movement's disregard for the lives of children lost at the border belies its true nature.