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Immigration
The US Has Arrested Over 1 Million Asylum Seekers in the Past 6 Months
As border apprehensions hit record levels, advocates say the asylum process is riddled with racism and inequality.
The Movement to Defund and Abolish Immigration Jails Is Winning Major Victories
Biden’s budget calls for a 26 percent reduction in immigration detention, and ICE is reducing the use of some jails.
GOP Threatens to Hold COVID Funding Hostage to Preserve Trump Immigration Policy
Republicans are pushing to protect Title 42, a Trump-era migrant expulsion order that rights groups condemn as inhumane.
Title 42 Led to 1.5 Million Deportations. Biden Should’ve Repealed It Earlier.
Experts have long decried the “scientifically baseless and politically motivated” expulsion policy.
European Anti-Migrant Policies Gave Rise to Horrific Refugee Jails in Libya
The treatment of Ukrainian migrants stands in stark contrast to Europe's history of inhumane treatment of refugees.
US Plans to Arrest Migrants at Southern Border as It Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees
Haitian immigrants and other people of color seeking relief in the United States face a glaring double standard.
UK Wants to Incarcerate Asylum Seekers “Offshore” on Abandoned Oil Rigs
The U.K. is intensifying its criminalization of most migrants, underscoring double standards as it welcomes Ukrainians.
Republicans Who Attacked Refugees Under Trump Are Pivoting for Ukrainians
The U.S. should extend welcome to Syrians, Afghans, Yemenis, Central Americans, and others fleeing violence.
Harsha Walia: “To Become Ungovernable Is Central”
Organizers Kelly Hayes and Harsha Walia talk about “how we remake the world.”
US Can’t Deport Families Under Title 42 If They Could Face Harm, Court Rules
The ruling still allows single adults to be deported under Title 42.