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Migrants
The US Has “Disappeared” More Than 42,000 Migrants. Where’s the Outrage?
Trump’s most insidious immigration program is operating under the radar.
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.
Over 1,100 Congregations Have Agreed to Provide Sanctuary to Migrants
Places of worship are harboring families facing deportation, defying the law but fulfilling a moral imperative.
Migrant Death Toll Tops 900 in Mediterranean as 40 Die Near Libya
Meanwhile, far-right European leaders continue to criminalize refugees and migrants.
Trump Administration Revives Clause That Kept Nazi-Era Refugees From the US
In the 1930s, the public charge clause was used to deny hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees entry to the U.S.
The Christian Left, Appalled by Treatment of Migrants, Is Reviving in America
Trump's policies seem to be spurring some long-overdue rethinking of what it means to be Christian in America.
The War on Drugs in Mexico Is Also a War on Journalists
Journalist Marcela Turati talks about the devastating effects of the drug war on Mexican migrants and reporters.
If Left Unchecked, Trump Will Obliterate the Right to Asylum
The new asylum rule is part and parcel of Trump's systematic assault on migrants.
Medi-Cal Enrollment Among Immigrant Kids Stalls, Then Falls. Is Fear to Blame?
The decline is likely due to a shift in migration patterns and fear among families due to anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy Sends Asylum-Seekers Back Into Danger
Since January, more than 15,000 people have been returned to Mexico after requesting asylum in the U.S.