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Displaying all articles tagged:
Immigration
family separation
Feb. 27, 2024
Will the Families Separated by Trump Ever Be Reunited?
The Trump administration forcibly separated 5,000 families at the border. Five years later, the work of reunifying them is painfully incomplete.
By
Piper French
politics
Feb. 12, 2024
New York Is the Epicenter of Immigration Politics
Like crime in 2022, Republicans see the border as a winning issue to keep their gains in the suburbs, and potentially, their House majority.
By
Nia Prater
politics
Feb. 5, 2024
Right-Wingers Line Up to Dump on Right-Wing Immigration Bill
Never mind the legislation’s merits — it helps Biden, so game over.
By
Benjamin Hart
what we know
Feb. 3, 2024
What’s Going On With the U.S.-Texas Border Standoff?
The state’s leaders are now defying the White House and the Supreme Court. Here’s what we know.
By
Matt Stieb
and
Chas Danner
just asking questions
Jan. 16, 2024
Can Eric Adams Stop Texas From Sending Migrants to New York?
Immigration expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on the feasibility of the mayor’s long-shot legal strategy.
By
Nia Prater
government shutdown
Jan. 10, 2024
Johnson Needs Trump’s Permission Not to Shut Down the Government
Like Kevin McCarthy before him, the house speaker wants Trump to protect his right flank.
By
Ed Kilgore
immigration
Jan. 3, 2024
Republicans’ Mayorkas Impeachment Push Is All About Biden
The House GOP is mainly going after the Homeland Security chief to amplify their border-security messaging.
By
Ed Kilgore
first person
Dec. 28, 2023
I Never Belonged in Indiana
Leaving Karachi, I thought it would eventually feel like home. But after 20 years, what’s keeping me here?
By
Rafia Zakaria
the housing crisis
Dec. 21, 2023
It’s Going to Be a Long Winter at Floyd Bennett Field
Families who weathered this week’s storms are worried about what happens when it snows.
By
Luis Feliz Leon
early and often
Dec. 18, 2023
Trump Sees ‘Poison the Blood’ Rhetoric As a Winning Tactic
His inflammatory remarks were aimed at mainstream GOP voters, who have grown far more extreme on immigration.
By
Ed Kilgore
early and often
Nov. 29, 2023
Will Democrats Accept Border Concessions to Get Ukraine Aid?
Republicans used to support deals that offered immigration reform for border-security measures. Now, Democrats are making all the concessions.
By
Ed Kilgore
early and often
Nov. 24, 2023
Trump Has a Plan for Massively Increasing Inflation
The GOP candidate is benefiting from outrage over high prices, even though his policies would raise them further.
By
Eric Levitz
early and often
Nov. 15, 2023
Trump’s Anti-Migrant ‘Blitz’ Is Too Chilling to Ignore
Biden may see immigration as a losing issue, but voters need to know about Trump’s radical mass-deportation plan.
By
Ed Kilgore
ideas
Nov. 8, 2023
Do Democrats Need to Get Less ‘Globalist?’
A new book argues that Democrats must embrace economic nationalism to win back the working class.
By
Eric Levitz
conservatism
Oct. 25, 2023
The Most Incoherent Conservative Take on Israel Yet
Hamas’s attack proved conservatives are right about everything, a conservative explains.
By
Eric Levitz
immigration
Oct. 10, 2023
A Wall Won’t Keep Biden’s Border Problem at Bay
Democrats face a political challenge with no legislatively viable solution.
By
Eric Levitz
right to shelter
Aug. 2, 2023
‘We Can’t Sleep Because of the Worry’
Overnight at the Roosevelt Hotel, where hundreds of migrants are still waiting for somewhere to go.
By
Luis Feliz Leon
early and often
June 27, 2023
DeSantis Joins Trump’s Call to End Birthright Citizenship
The two 2024 Republican front-runners are promising to deny citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants.
By
Ed Kilgore
early and often
June 23, 2023
Supreme Court Says Texas Can’t Boss Biden Around on Deportation Policy
It’s a setback for Ken Paxton and other state-level Republicans who are constantly in court challenging administration policies.
By
Ed Kilgore
first person
June 19, 2023
A Mother’s Impossible Choice at the Border
Working at a center that helps asylum seekers, I saw the wrenching decisions families make in hopes of reuniting in the U.S.
By
Alejandra Oliva
keeping up with the royals
June 2, 2023
Could Prince Harry Be Facing Some Visa Trouble?
Following his descriptions of drug use in
Spare
, a conservative think tank is demanding the U.S. government unseal his visa application.
By
Tariro Mzezewa
politics
May 22, 2023
Adams and Hochul Plead With the Feds to Let Migrants Work
Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams are calling on the federal government to ease policies to allow asylum seekers to look for work.
By
Nia Prater
early and often
May 18, 2023
How to Make Mass Immigration Work
To make an influx of people economically beneficial and politically viable, the U.S. must build more housing.
By
Eric Levitz
eric adams
May 17, 2023
Eric Adams Is Already Backtracking on His Plans for Migrants
The mayor’s plan to use schools as housing quickly sparked protests from parents.
By
Nia Prater
early and often
May 14, 2023
Immigration Is Still Fueling Trump’s Political Future
Anxiety over the southern border is transforming immigration from a MAGA base preoccupation to a potential wedge issue for Trump.
By
Ed Kilgore
what we know
May 8, 2023
8 Dead After Motorist Drives SUV Into Group of Migrants in Texas
The driver, who was identified on Monday, has been arrested and charged with eight counts of manslaughter.
By
Intelligencer Staff
the economy
Feb. 28, 2023
The U.S. Is Choosing Child Labor Over More Immigration
Why young migrant workers are illegally filling a void in the job market.
By
Eric Levitz
lost in translation
Jan. 31, 2023
The Spy Who Wasn’t
Baimadajie Angwang wanted a visa for his daughter. He got charged with being an “insider threat” instead.
By
Paula Aceves
politics
Jan. 17, 2023
Adams Says New York ‘Cannot Take More’ Asylum Seekers
During a recent trip to the southern border, Adams called on the federal government to provide more support to cities that have taken in migrants.
By
Nia Prater
social studies
Jan. 3, 2023
America’s Population Could Use a Boom
Failing to reverse the country’s population decline may exact a heavy toll.
By
Jeff Wise
migrant crisis
Nov. 11, 2022
Eric Adams Closes His Big Tent on Randall’s Island
Migrants are moving to hotels, which is what many advocates asked for in the first place.
By
Clio Chang
2022 midterms
Oct. 17, 2022
How the Border Went MAGA
Control of Congress might depend on the Democrats’ ability adjust to reality.
By
Kyle Paoletta
migrant crisis
Oct. 4, 2022
Is Moving Migrants to Randalls Island a Solution?
Critics of the plan say the mayor is swapping one isolated floodplain for another.
By
Clio Chang
what we know
Sept. 17, 2022
Martha’s Vineyard Migrants Leave Island As Outrage at DeSantis Grows
The dozens of migrants now have temporary shelter at a military base in Cape Cod.
By
Chas Danner
scientology
Sept. 8, 2022
How Scientology Exploits Foreign Workers
The church has used an obscure visa to bring in thousands of laborers — and benefit from their toil.
By
Kevin T. Dugan
immigration
June 28, 2022
46 Migrants Were Found Dead in a Truck Near San Antonio
Officials suggested they had overheated in a tractor trailer after being abandoned by the truck’s driver.
By
Danielle Cohen
art review
June 7, 2022
Yu-Wen Wu’s Algorithmic Odyssey Around the World
A brilliant work on the immigrant experience, courtesy of a glitch in the Matrix.
By
Jerry Saltz
how i made this
Apr. 11, 2022
Life in Immigration Limbo, Caught on Video
The artist Guadalupe Maravilla on how he made “Detention Center Performance” with a group of undocumented teenagers.
As told to
Jillian Steinhauer
power
Apr. 1, 2022
Who Gets to Claim Asylum?
Ukrainian refugees have been crossing the U.S.-Mexico border while those from elsewhere continue to be turned away.
By
Andrea González-Ramírez
all in the family
Mar. 11, 2022
Genetics and Geography Don’t Make a Family
I reclaimed the country that didn’t want me for the boy that does.
By
Jennifer G. Sullivan
congress
Dec. 17, 2021
Senate Democrats Give Up, Go Home for the Holidays
Despite talk of passing Build Back Better and voting-rights legislation by the end of 2021, the session ends not with a bang but a whimper.
By
Ed Kilgore
title 42
Dec. 6, 2021
Why Is Biden Still Relying on an Idea From Stephen Miller?
At the border, the administration continues to lean on Title 42 to expel migrants based on a public-health pretext that ex-CDC officials say is bogus.
By
Matt Stieb
immigration
Oct. 23, 2021
U.S. Border Arrests Hit All-Time High
About 1.7 million migrants were detained while attempting to cross into the U.S. over the last 12 months.
By
Paola Rosa-Aquino
immigration
Oct. 13, 2021
Life Under ‘Extreme Hardship’
Inside one family’s decade-long ordeal with America’s cruelly absurd immigration laws.
By
Deborah Chasman
immigration
Sept. 24, 2021
How to Help Haitian Asylum Seekers
Using a Trump-era rule, the Biden administration has deported at least 1,400 asylum seekers so far.
By
Katja Vujić
first person
Sept. 24, 2021
When I Feared My Father
He made my childhood chaos. Now I can see the wounds we both share.
By
Qian Julie Wang
politics
Sept. 23, 2021
Biden Is Becoming the Heir to Trump’s Border Racism
Border Patrol agents crack whips at Haitians with a helping hand from the president.
By
Sarah Jones
immigration
Sept. 23, 2021
Special Envoy to Haiti Quits Over Treatment of Migrants
Daniel Foote cited “inhumane” U.S. deportation policy as a reason for his departure.
By
Benjamin Hart
immigration
Sept. 22, 2021
U.S. Releasing Some Haitian Migrants Within Country
Deportation flights began on Sunday, but not everyone is getting the same treatment.
By
Matt Stieb
immigration
Sept. 20, 2021
U.S. Has Begun Mass Deportation of Haitian Asylum Seekers
The Biden administration is using a Trump-era rule to justify expelling asylum seekers before they have a chance to file a claim.
By
Andrea González-Ramírez
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