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![Kamala Harris is seen beside the reflected screens of several DACA recipients with whom she is in audience](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0814-kamala-immigration-400x300.jpg)
Kamala Harris Has Gone From Immigration Reformer to Border Hawk. What’s Next?
Immigration is a major concern for voters, and it’s possible Harris may sacrifice migrant rights to win the presidency.
![New U.S. citizens take the oath during a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives on December 15, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0813-naturalization-400x300.jpg)
Trump Backlogged Citizenship Process — Biden Has Halved the Time It Takes
Under the current administration, more than 3.3 million immigrants have attained US citizenship status.
![Thousands in UK Rally Against Fascism and Islamophobia Amid Far Right Riots](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/seg1-protestsantifascist-400x300.jpg)
Thousands in UK Rally Against Fascism and Islamophobia Amid Far Right Riots
Academic Faiza Shaheen says the protests are a good first step, but that longer-term organizing is needed.
![Former President Donald Trump arrives at a border security briefing to discuss further plans in securing the southern border wall on June 30, 2021, in Weslaco, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-trump-border-400x300.jpg)
Trump Has Whipped Up an Anti-Immigrant Frenzy. Will Anyone Counter It in 2024?
The anti-immigrant fearmongering of both parties replicates tactics that have given rise to fascism throughout history.
![Former President Donald Trump stands onstage during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-trump-rnc-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s RNC Speech Riddled With Lies, Xenophobia and False Claims of Unity
Trump vowed to “launch the largest deportation operation in the history of our country” should he win the 2024 election.
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Exploitation of Chinese Immigrants Pervades the Marijuana Industry
From unsafe working conditions to wage theft and assault, Chinese immigrant laborers suffer in Oklahoma and beyond.
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Anti-Immigrant Lies and Fearmongering Took Center Stage at Day 2 of RNC
The 2024 Republican platform backs Trump’s pledge to carry out the “largest deportation operation in American history.”
![A woman carries her baby as they cross through a hole in a fence](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0702-immigrant-mother-400x300.jpg)
An Increasing Number of Migrant Women Are Dying at the US-Mexico Border
Migrant rights advocates are concerned as summer temperatures rise amid even more US-imposed asylum restrictions.
![Immigrant Rights Advocate Silky Shah: Debate Rhetoric Was Terrifying to See](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/Seg4-migrationandcandidates-400x300.jpg)
Immigrant Rights Advocate Silky Shah: Debate Rhetoric Was “Terrifying to See”
“Trump repeatedly was stoking a moral panic on immigration, and Biden had very little in response,” says Shah.
![A protester holds a sign reading "NO MORE DEATHS; NO MÁS MUERTES" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024-0626-ice-detention-deaths-400x300.jpg)
New Report Finds Nearly All Deaths in ICE Custody Over 5 Years Were Preventable
None of the private prison corporations involved have faced any meaningful consequences.