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Immigration
Stalled US Citizenship Applications Prolong the Wait for Civil and Voting Rights
Congress has held only one hearing on the current backlog and has not taken any follow-up action.
Manufactured Misery at the Tijuana Border Crossing
Only one migrant has been granted asylum since the Migrant Protection Protocols went into effect in January.
Migrant Families Sue Over Extraordinary Harms of Family Separation
The suit seeks damages to help the families with the cost of therapy and other treatment for the trauma they endured.
Supreme Court Ruling Pushes Tens of Thousands Toward Summary Deportation
The decision on Trump’s asylum restrictions inaugurates a horrifying new era in U.S. immigration policy.
Right-Wing Supreme Court Allows Trump Asylum Ban to Take Effect
Trump’s “third-country” rule is the administration’s toughest barrier to asylum seekers yet.
Thousands of African Migrants Are Stranded in Mexico Hoping to Head North
Hundreds of African migrants in Mexico are protesting the country’s refusal to grant them transit visas.
In Dorian’s Wake, Bahamian Refugees Are Greeted by Trump’s Cruelty
Refugees from the stricken island nation might include “very bad people,” Trump claims. So they all must suffer.
Yoel Alonso Leal Is Facing Deportation. Doctors Say He May Die on the Plane.
Leal is a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the indefinite detention of asylum seekers.
FBI Investigates ICE Shooting of Undocumented Man in Nashville Suburb
The agent involved also made headlines after community members blocked attempts to detain an undocumented man in July.
Post-Dorian Refugees Fleeing Bahamas Ordered Off Ferry Bound for US
Climate scientists have warned for years that the extreme weather events are already creating climate refugees.