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Migrants
US Immigration Policy Is to Blame for the Horrific Mass Death in San Antonio
To blame heat or smugglers alone dishonors those whose lives were robbed by local, state and federal immigration policy.
Migrant Justice Means Facing Root Causes and Building Cross-Border Solidarity
Biden’s recent declaration on migration failed to acknowledge U.S. responsibility for the conditions driving migration.
The EU Is Outsourcing Border Control to So-Called “Safe Third Countries”
An inside look at EU border laws reveals a dark economy of violence, detainment camps and asylum-seeker disappearances.
Doctors Tie Jump in Border-Related Death and Injuries to Trump’s Raising of Wall
In the years following Trump's order to raise the height of parts of the wall, migrant injuries and deaths spiked.
Title 42 Will Continue to Harm BIPOC Migrants Until End of May, Advocates Say
Migrants seeking safety right now cannot wait that long for help and are likely to face expulsion in the meantime.
Migrants Have Right to Truth Commission and Reparations for Abuses at US Border
The commission's mandate must include family separation and mass deportations that clearly violated international laws.
56 Migrant Deaths in Chiapas Were Due to Border Crackdown, Not an “Accident”
Such “accidents” are a recurring human cost of the policies of containment and repression imposed on migrants globally.
New US-Mexico Agreement Under Biden Leaves Failed Drug War Policies Intact
U.S. and Mexican officials launched a bilateral agreement that perpetuates militarization and human rights abuses.
Biden’s Expulsion of Haitian Migrants Is Racist, Illegal — and Trumpian
Biden is continuing former president Donald Trump’s policy of misusing Title 42 in violation of U.S. treaty obligations.
Immigrant Advocates Are Worried About Threats to Due Process in New Biden Policy
The Biden administration has announced a “dedicated docket” process that advocates warn could harm asylum seekers.