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Critics Blast Bipartisan Immigration Bill as “Disgrace” That Will Harm Migrants
The proposed bill “will result in more cruelty and chaos at our nation’s border,” one pro-immigration group said.
Teen Charged With Murder After Officer Had Heart Attack While Assaulting Him
18-year-old farmworker Virgilio Aguilar Méndez is being prosecuted despite an autopsy report that exonerates him.
Progressives Urge Biden to Stop Political Theater of Cruel Border Policies
Critics say Biden's campaign promise to “shut down the border” is a senseless appeal to “a voter who doesn't exist.”
Asylum Seekers Face Freezing Cold, Housing Insecurity in NYC, Chicago and Beyond
Immigration rights activists discuss how migrants have been scapegoated by leaders who have failed to provide services.
Mother and Children Drown in Rio Grande as Texas Blocks Agents From Aiding Them
“The Texas governor’s policies are cruel, dangerous, and inhumane," said a spokesperson for Homeland Security.
Biden WH Asks SCOTUS to Allow Fed Removal of Texas’s Razor Wire at Border
A lower court's injunction is currently blocking federal agents from removing the razor wire.
Biden Is Paying Growers to Replace Farmworkers With Bracero Contract Labor
Under the new visa pilot program, the administration is prioritizing growers’ profits over farmworkers’ rights.
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.
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.