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Blinken Meets With Mexican President as Biden Pushes Trump-Like Border Policies
Up to 10,000 people a day are being arrested at the southern border as Biden adopts the GOP’s anti-immigrant framework.
Texas Governor Intensifies Immigrant Policing as Trump Cites Hitler During Rally
“We have targets on our backs,” says El Paso-based immigrant rights advocate.
Rights Groups Decry Anti-Migrant Bills That Texas Governor Is Poised to Sign
Even if Biden doesn't challenge SB 4, civil rights groups have already announced plans to sue.
Report: Trump Wants 300K Troops to Build “Detention Camps” at Southern Border
The former president's xenophobic plans for a second term would start “on day one” if he's elected, sources indicated.
Will Biden Cave on GOP’s Immigration Demands in Ukraine Funding Request?
Republicans are pushing for a new crackdown on asylum seekers and immigrants in exchange for more Ukraine funding.
Appeals Court Tells Texas to Remove Anti-Migrant Razor Buoys From Rio Grande
The buoys are “only a fraction of Gov. Abbott's racist and murderous Operation Lone Star,” noted immigrant advocates.
Dysfunctional Migration App Is Making Migrants to US Vulnerable to Kidnapping
Traffickers and scammers are using confusion caused by the CBP One app to take advantage of migrants desperate for help.
Far Right Rumors About Stabbing Attack Spur Anti-Migrant Riots in Dublin
Critics said the outburst was a result of years of demonization of migrants by politicians in Ireland and elsewhere.
Talk of “Border Crisis” Is Misleading. The Real Crisis Is US-Imposed Poverty.
U.S. policies created the poverty that drives people to migrate here, despite the lack of adequate social supports.
A Pick-Up Soccer Group Is Helping Welcome Refugees to New York City
A weekly pickup game in a public park in Queens has become a powerful hub for organizing solidarity with asylum seekers.