Immigration

Opinion

Beyond the Dog Whistle

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report May 7, 2026 It’s time the Democrats tell the truth and set out a clear vision to remedy the decades of political vandalism that brought us to this perilous, violent moment in our history. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Delays in Visa Program Threaten Placement of Doctors in Underserved Areas

Arielle Zionts / KFF Health News May 4, 2026 The program allows noncitizen physicians to remain in the country in exchange for working in understaffed facilities in rural and low-income urban communities. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

The Ghost of the St. Louis

Liz Theoharis / TomDispatch Apr 20, 2026 The asylum case Noem v. Al Otro Lado will determine what — if anything — remains of the U.S. commitment to serve as refuge to those in need. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Personas mayores deportadas de Estados Unidos quedan atrapadas en México sin recursos ni identidad

Marissa Revilla / Truthdig Apr 7, 2026 Pasan décadas viviendo en Estados Unidos. Al final, los deportan ya mayores y enfermos, y terminan durmiendo en la banqueta o muriendo en un país que no conocen. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

TD Original

The US Is Dumping Elderly Migrants in Mexico Without ID, Money or Phones

Marissa Revilla / Truthdig Apr 7, 2026 After living in the U.S. for decades, vulnerable, sick deportees are sleeping on sidewalks and dying in a country they don’t know. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Immigration

A DNA Archive Critical to Identifying Missing Migrants Itself Goes Missing

Gabbriel Schivone, Caroline Tracey / High Country News Apr 1, 2026 The database is no longer accessible after the organization that started it shut down. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Trump’s DOJ Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration

Ken B. Morales, David Armstrong / ProPublica Mar 31, 2026 Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the department abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

TD Column

Uncle Scam: Trump Taps Huddled Masses of Revenue

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Mar 30, 2026 The U.S. government may be pocketing billions in immigration fees — with zero intention of processing the accompanying applications. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

The American Gulag

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Mar 26, 2026 Our concentration camps are not death camps, but people do die there. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Minnesota Sues Trump Administration Over Access to Evidence in ICE Shootings

Max Nesterak / Minnesota Reformer Mar 25, 2026 Though prosecuting federal agents isn’t easy, they are not immune from charges for serious misconduct. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Immigration

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids

Jeff Ernsthausen, Mario Ariza, McKenzie Funk, Mica Rosenberg, Gabriel Sandoval / ProPublica Mar 23, 2026 Administration officials have also revised a document advising how ICE officers should interact with parents, removing the word “humane.” Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

How a Texas ‘Antifa’ Verdict Threatens the Anti-Trump Resistance

Steven Monacelli / Texas Observer Mar 23, 2026 Last week's convictions related to a July 4 ICE detention center demonstration raise red flags about the right to protest. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )