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Immigration

Trump Is Tinder for the White Nationalist Explosion That John Tanton Stoked
The late John Tanton acted as a bridge between explicitly white nationalist groups and the public policy realm.

ACLU Is Suing Trump Officials on Behalf of Traumatized Separated Families
Trump's administration separated thousands more children from their parents than was previously known.

Stalled US Citizenship Applications Prolong the Wait for Civil and Voting Rights
Congress has held only one hearing on the current backlog and has not taken any follow-up action.

Manufactured Misery at the Tijuana Border Crossing
Only one migrant has been granted asylum since the Migrant Protection Protocols went into effect in January.

Migrant Families Sue Over Extraordinary Harms of Family Separation
The suit seeks damages to help the families with the cost of therapy and other treatment for the trauma they endured.

Supreme Court Ruling Pushes Tens of Thousands Toward Summary Deportation
The decision on Trump’s asylum restrictions inaugurates a horrifying new era in U.S. immigration policy.

Right-Wing Supreme Court Allows Trump Asylum Ban to Take Effect
Trump’s “third-country” rule is the administration’s toughest barrier to asylum seekers yet.

Thousands of African Migrants Are Stranded in Mexico Hoping to Head North
Hundreds of African migrants in Mexico are protesting the country’s refusal to grant them transit visas.

In Dorian’s Wake, Bahamian Refugees Are Greeted by Trump’s Cruelty
Refugees from the stricken island nation might include “very bad people,” Trump claims. So they all must suffer.

Yoel Alonso Leal Is Facing Deportation. Doctors Say He May Die on the Plane.
Leal is a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the indefinite detention of asylum seekers.