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Immigration
Trump’s Tariff War Is Bad for Everyone But His Friends
The only people who can stop this are the Republicans in Congress. Don’t hold your breath.
“Public Charge” Raises Concerns About Poverty for Families
Advocates say the Trump administration's rule changes will arbitrarily hurt immigrants and undermine public health.
Scott Warren Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison for Providing Aid to Migrants
Warren, an activist, is charged with three felony counts of allegedly “harboring” undocumented immigrants.
Trump Administration Separates Some Migrant Mothers From Their Newborns
“I don’t know if they lose their babies for good,” one doctor said. “But I do know the process is torturous for them.”
Heat and Violence Pose Twin Threats for Asylum-Seekers Waiting at Border
In Mexicali, the fragile ecosystem of shelters for asylum-seekers is strained.
Honduran Labor Fight Reveals Exploitation Behind the Migrant Crisis
The real “migrant crisis” is the one created for migrants by a global system of economic exploitation.
ICE Uses Solitary Confinement to Punish Marginalized Asylum Seekers
Immigration officers use isolation cells to punish gay, transgender and disabled immigrants for their identities.
How Trump’s Immigration Policies Led to Child Deaths at Border
Before last year, it had been more than a decade since a child died in the custody of U.S. immigration officials.
Europeans Criminalized for Helping Migrants as Far Right Aims to Win Elections
Elderly women, priests and firefighters are among those arrested, charged or harassed by police for supporting migrants.
ICE Arrests at New York Courts Have Increased 1,700 Percent
The problem is so bad that the New York state government issued a policy designed to check the agency.