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Immigration

Video Footage Shows Asylum Seeker in ICE Detention Being Force-Fed
ICE's response to peaceful hunger strikes continues to expose the cruelty of the immigration detention system.

Dangerous Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Spiked This Election Season
Immigration advocates worry the lies perpetuated by Republicans this election cycle could spur some to violence.

Stakes Are High for Workers, So Unions Are Mobilizing for Midterms
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry discusses how unions are organizing to empower working people ahead of Election Day.

Greg Abbott Is Still Prosecuting Migrants Under a Bogus Disaster Declaration
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” sets a dangerous precedent for authoritarian attacks on migrants.

AOC, Pressley Slam Biden for Using Title 42 to Expel Venezuelan Asylum Seekers
Democrats and progressives are frustrated that Biden officials are expanding Title 42 rather than ending it.

The Treasury Department Is Investigating DeSantis’s Migrant Transporting Stunt
The Treasury Department will audit Florida's spending to see if federal COVID relief money funded the political stunt.

Republicans Are Lying About Fentanyl to Scare Voters
By scapegoating migrants as a source of drugs at the border, demagogues obscure facts with a cloud of xenophobia.

Migrants Tricked Into Martha’s Vineyard Flight Sue DeSantis and Other Officials
Consent forms provided to the migrants included information in English that was not translated into Spanish.

Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Cruz for Lying About Martha’s Vineyard Stunt
“If it’s one thing we can count on you for, it’s being una vergüenza,” or an embarrassment, she said.

We Need a World Without Borders on Our Increasingly Warming Planet
Mass migration is an outcome of the crises of capitalism, conquest and climate change, says Harsha Walia.