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Immigration
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Undocumented Students Push Forward Fight for Education and Immigrant Rights
While Congress still hasn't passed immigration reform, undocumented activists continue to push for access to higher education.
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US Deports Fewer People in 2015 – by Outsourcing to Mexico
The United States government is arresting and deporting fewer immigrants by paying others to do the dirty work instead.
Undercovered in 2015: The Link Between Deportation and Incarceration, and More
What did the mainstream media ignore this year? Reporters, editors and bloggers highlight stories that didn't get nearly enough attention.
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Biting the Hands That Feed: New York’s Immigrant Farmworkers Face Appalling Treatment
In the post-9/11 climate of fear and increased funding for immigration enforcement, once-sleepy border towns have become sites of mass detentions.
How Advocates for Syrian Refugees Are Weathering the Storm
Syrians in the United States may be safe from falling bombs, but they are never free of the shadow cast by the still raging war.
Ten Years After Operation Streamline, Criminal Immigration Charges Dominate Federal Caseloads
Take a look at what the net effects of the policy.
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Decades of Xenophobia Shape US Response to Syrian Refugees
Republican leaders' opposition to resettling Syrian refugees in the US follows a historical xenophobic trend.
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People Tied Up “Like Animals” on UK Deportation Flights
Commercial contractors routinely belt immigration detainees into restraints so extreme that they are rarely used in prisons.
The Anti-Deportation Struggle Continues, One Year After Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration
A year after the President's action, immigrants are still fighting for relief.
Governors Have No Right to Exclude Syrian Refugees
Only the federal government has the power to decide if and where refugees can settle in the US.