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Immigration
The Law of Unintended Consequences
Maybe border guards have a little more in common now with the refugees they're charged with turning away.
Central American Migrants Helped Revive the US Labor Movement
These unionization stories show how Central American migrants have helped make the US a safer place for workers.
Calls for FBI Probe of Homeland Secretary Follow Child Detention Memo Leak
A damning draft memo shows the Trump administration planned to traumatize migrant children with family separations.
Humpty Trumpty Sat on a Wall
Polls suggest the president is headed for a fall over his “build the wall” shutdown.
Undocumented Immigrants Are Tethered to ICE and Private Companies
A handful of companies are making millions off ankle monitors strapped to undocumented immigrants in ICE custody.
Rebuke of Trump’s Census Plan Gives Immigration Activists Hope
Trump's insidious attempt to use the census to isolate immigrants has faced a setback in federal court.
A Horrible Crisis at Our Southern Border!
There's all types of law-breaking going on down there, thanks to Trump and his supporters.
Activists Face Jail Time for Providing Aid to Migrants Crossing Desert
In Tucson, Arizona, activists with the humanitarian group No More Deaths go to trial today.
How Not to Build a “Great, Great Wall”: A Timeline of Border Fortification
Trump’s phantasmagorical wall, whether it ever materializes or not, has become a central artifact in US politics.
Matthew Whitaker Is Shaping Immigration Law Per Trump’s Agenda
The acting attorney general is making himself the final authority on some questions of immigration law.