Immigration

Immigration

‘I Lost Everything’: Venezuelans Rounded Up in Dramatic Midnight Raid Never Charged With a Crime

Melissa Sanchez, Jodi S. Cohen, T. Christian Miller, Sebastian Rotella, Mariam Elba / ProPublica Nov 14, 2025 Although officials said they had intelligence about guns, drugs and explosives, they have not revealed evidence that they seized anything illicit. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Texas Accelerates Integration of State Police and ICE

Francesca D’Annunzio / Texas Observer Nov 10, 2025 The notorious 287(g) task force program is expanding—and raising fears of widespread racial profiling. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Venezolanos se alistan voluntariamente en milicias mientras Estados Unidos continúa con sus ataques

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Nov 7, 2025 Tras una década de sanciones económicas contra Venezuela, los ataques militares de Estados Unidos en realidad no tienen como objetivo detener el tráfico de drogas. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Opinion

Zohran Mamdani, Eugene V. Debs and the Dawn

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / Democracy Now! Nov 7, 2025 The mayor-elect chose his words carefully on election night—signaling his Democratic socialist beliefs and issuing a call to action. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Millions of Venezuelans Join Volunteer Militias as US Attacks Continue

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Nov 6, 2025 Following a decade of economic sanctions on Venezuela, the current wave of U.S. boat strikes isn't actually aimed at stopping drug trafficking. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Immigration

Chicago Child Care Worker Detained by ICE as Children Watched

Chabeli Carrazana / The 19th Nov 6, 2025 Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

New York’s Working Class Elects a Movement Mayor

Luis Feliz Leon / Labor Notes Nov 5, 2025 How Zohran Mamdani beat the odds with a vision of municipal governance that serves the needs of working-class people in the style of Fiorello La Guardia. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

TD Column

Sovereignty for Some: Racism, Immigration and the Global Tax Order

Steven Dean and Sarah Sherman-Stokes / Truthdig Nov 4, 2025 How an obscure 20th-century tax rule ensured that newly decolonized nations would never fully escape the orbit of their colonizers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

Trump’s Deportations Are Causing Farm Labor Issues

Sky Chadde / Investigate Midwest Nov 3, 2025 Trump has cast the H-2A program as a quick help for farmers. At the same time, the program has been suspended during the government shutdown, which could cause production problems. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

TD Column

Trump’s Border Patrol Bulldog

Joseph L. Flatley / Truthdig Oct 30, 2025 Gregory Bovino brought the border to the interior. Recent changes to the Border Patrol and ICE flowcharts signal an expansion of the model he tested in California and Chicago. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

Welcome to Viktor Orbán’s America

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Oct 29, 2025 We have reached the midpoint between democracy and dictatorship — much further than many pundits are willing to admit. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

Yes, We Are in a Constitutional Crisis and on the Verge of Democratic Collapse

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 27, 2025 Donald Trump has cracked the foundations of a system that was never as strong or exceptional as its hagiographers claimed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )