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Migrants
politics
Dec. 27, 2022
Over 100 Migrants Were Sent to Kamala Harris’s House on Christmas
Local volunteers say they came from Texas, apparently at Governor Greg Abbott’s direction.
By
Claire Lampen
foreign interests
July 16, 2019
Trump’s Unlawful Asylum Policy Is a Jab at Mexico
Trump needs our southern neighbors’ help to fix the migrant crisis – so he’s forcing them into illegal agreements that come with unmanageable burdens.
By
Jonah Shepp
immigration
May 14, 2019
Democrats Are Developing a Clear Response to Trump on Migrants
With seven Senate Democrats running for president on board with this alternative to Trump’s immigration policy, the bill could shape the 2020 debate.
By
Ed Kilgore
immigration
Apr. 30, 2019
Trump Steps Up Petty Harassment of Asylum-Seeking Migrants
New fees, deadlines, and work-permit prohibitions will make life harder for asylum seekers, without necessarily stemming the tide of migrants.
By
Ed Kilgore
president trump
Apr. 15, 2019
Trump Wants America to Stop Enforcing Its Immigration Laws
The White House’s attempts to nullify asylum rights prove that its opposition to illegal immigration has nothing to do with respect for the law.
By
Eric Levitz
immigration
Apr. 12, 2019
Could Trump’s Illegal Plan to Ship Migrants to Cities Make Everyone Happy?
The president’s assumption that urban liberals hate and fear migrants as much as he and the MAGA folk do isn’t necessarily accurate.
By
Ed Kilgore
border crisis
Apr. 7, 2019
The Long-Term Damage of Trump’s War on Immigrants
It could be two years before we know what happened to all the migrant kids taken from their families at the southern border.
By
Chas Danner
vision 2020
Apr. 1, 2019
Trump’s Border Rhetoric Is Overblown, But Democrats Still Need a Solution
Beto O’Rourke is calling for more assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Central America. Other 2020 candidates should take note.
By
Ed Kilgore
immigration
Feb. 21, 2019
Report: Families Are Being Separated at the Border Over False Allegations
A new report shows that one of the darkest chapters of the Trump administration is ongoing.
By
Adam K. Raymond
immigration
Jan. 6, 2019
Would Patrolling With the Border Patrol Change Your Mind About the Border?
A ride-along with an agency at once empowered and besieged.
By
Mattathias Schwartz
immigration
Dec. 20, 2018
Migrant Baby Contracted Pneumonia After Five Days in a ‘Freezing’ Holding Cell
The baby’s mother is blaming Border Patrol.
By
Adam K. Raymond
immigration
Dec. 14, 2018
A Migrant Child Died of Dehydration in U.S. Custody Hours After She Was Detained
She appeared to have gone without food or water for days, CBP said.
By
Adam K. Raymond
immigration
Oct. 22, 2018
U.S.A. or Bust: Migrants Explain Why They’re Marching
“There is no work back home. No future.”
By
Adam K. Raymond
president trump
Oct. 18, 2018
Trump Threatens Military Response to (Fictional) Migrant Threat
As Central American asylum seekers march in caravan toward the U.S., Trump threatens to “call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!”
By
Eric Levitz
immigration
Oct. 17, 2018
After Trump Threat, Honduras and Guatemala Try to Stop Migrant Caravan
They’re not having much luck.
By
Adam K. Raymond
immigration
Sept. 20, 2018
ICE Is Targeting Immigrants Who Agree to Take In Migrant Children
The Trump administration is working to maximize the number of child migrants in federal detention by threatening potential sponsors with deportation.
By
Eric Levitz
Aug. 8, 2018
ACLU Sues Sessions Over Ending Asylum for Victims of Domestic and Gang Violence
After a previous suit resulted in an order to reunite migrant families, the ACLU is taking aim at the Trump administration’s new limits on asylum.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Aug. 2, 2018
Francis’s Anti–Death Penalty Statement Raises Questions for U.S. Conservatives
The Pontiff officially puts the church at odds with Donald Trump and his party, along with some traditionalist Catholics on the Supreme Court.
By
Ed Kilgore
July 5, 2018
Trump Renews Call for Deporting Refugees Without Due Process
“Tell the people ‘OUT,’ and they must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn,” the president tweeted.
By
Eric Levitz
July 2, 2018
Immigrant Families Must Pay Steep Fees to Get Child Migrants Out of Detention
The U.S. is separating migrant families, and then refusing to place kids with relatives —
unless
the latter pays thousands in transport fees.
By
Eric Levitz
June 25, 2018
Trump: Obama Was for ‘Open Borders’ — and His Policies Are the Same as Mine
The president argued Monday that media coverage of his border policies has been unfair because Obama’s were just as cruel.
By
Eric Levitz
executive orders
Jan. 31, 2017
State Department Staffers Rushed Visas Through Before It Was Too Late
At a time when President Trump seems intent on irking as much of the world as possible, this is a somewhat heartening story.
By
Jesse Singal