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Immigration

Biden Offers Protected Status for Ukrainians, Shielding Them From Deportation
The Department of Homeland Security estimates that 71,500 Ukrainians in the U.S. will benefit from the designation.

AOC Says US Should Treat All Asylum Seekers How We Treat Ukrainian Refugees
The United Nations estimates that around 875,000 Ukrainians have fled the country since Putin invaded.

Biden’s Immigration “Fix” Involves Jailing Migrants in Their Homes
The new digital incarceration program will be administered by private prison giant GEO Group.

DeSantis Is Cracking Down on Immigration to Appeal to GOP Voters Ahead of 2024
DeSantis has carved out a position as a standard-bearer for conservatives by posing his policies counter to Biden's.

Border Militias Set Up Fake Humanitarian Stations in the Desert to Trap Migrants
Author Patrick Strickland discusses what it will take to resist far right militias and protect our communities.

A Persecuted Father Deported to Haiti Fights to Reunite With His Family in US
Daniel was among the Haitian men attacked by lariat-swinging U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on September 21.

Migrants Have Right to Truth Commission and Reparations for Abuses at US Border
The commission's mandate must include family separation and mass deportations that clearly violated international laws.

Biden Administration Says It’s Keeping Pandemic Policy to Expel Asylum Seekers
Biden has deported more people under the restrictive immigration policy, known as Title 42, than Trump did.

Democrats Demand Biden Close ICE Jail Accused of Abusing Black Immigrants
Watchdogs suspect the prison violated federal records law by deleting video footage of the alleged abuse.

Djokovic Is Obnoxious, But His Story Highlights Cruelty of Australian Detention
Tennis star Novak Djokovic spent a weekend in Australian detention. He got out. Asylum seekers remain imprisoned.