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Immigration
Illinois Sets National Precedent in Banning Immigration Detention
Advocates hope other states will be inspired to defend their immigration populations from predatory detention contracts.
Haitian Asylum Seekers Held Under Bridge Now Face Inhumane ICE Jail Conditions
Haitians who were whipped by U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback now face further abuse and medical neglect.
Biden Admin Reimposes “Remain in Mexico” Policy That Started Under Trump
The Biden White House will expand the Trump-era policy to apply to every asylum seeker in the Western Hemisphere.
Ocasio-Cortez Leads Campaign to Add Immigration Reform Back Into Reconciliation
The proposal would create a citizenship pathway for Dreamers, TPS holders and essential workers.
Haiti’s Humanitarian Crisis Reveals the Human Costs of US Interventionism
The cycle of crisis in Haiti and Colombia reveals that interventionism is not simply an event but a system.
As COVID Travel Restrictions Ease, It’s Past Time to Repeal Title 42
Title 42 continues to be used more as a tool of immigration policy than as a legitimate response to the pandemic.
Deported to Haiti, Activist Jean Montrevil Returns to US on Special Parole
ICE targeted Montrevil for his immigration activism, using a decades-old conviction as pretext to deport him.
Biden Has Outpaced Trump’s Use of Title 42 to Expel Asylum Seekers
President Joe Biden has used Title 42 to expel migrants over a remote border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico.
Family Searches for Father Missing in Texas Desert as Border Deaths Peak
Armando Alejo Hernández was an undocumented worker in the U.S for more than a decade before being deported in 2016.
Liberal Pleas for “Unity” Legitimize the Virulent Politics of the Far Right
Unity isn’t the answer. Just because Biden’s in charge doesn’t mean we should be less alarmed about U.S. state violence.