White House Curbs Immigration for 6 Nations in Election-Year Push

COLLEEN LONG and NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated Press Jan 31, 2020 Immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania face restrictions in obtaining certain visas, but not a travel ban. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Questions No One’s Asking About the Border Wall

William deBuys / TomDispatch Jan 16, 2020 Donald Trump's pet project is a humanitarian and environmental disaster in more ways than one. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Border Patrol Dodges Questions About Migrant Children’s Deaths

Robert Moore / ProPublica Jan 15, 2020 Appearing before Congress, several officials refuse to respond to criticism that they concealed information about those in their care. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

White House Considering Dramatic Expansion of Travel Ban

JONATHAN LEMIRE, LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2020 An announcement is expected to coincide with the third anniversary of Trump's first travel ban, which sparked massive protests and chaos. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Iranian Americans Reportedly Interrogated at U.S. Border

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jan 6, 2020 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says that it's assisting as many as 60 people who were stopped in Blaine, Washington. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pentagon Orders Review of International Student Vetting

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Dec 10, 2019 The directive comes in reaction to last week's deadly shooting at a Pensacola Navy base by a Saudi aviation student. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Border Patrol Is Being Endowed With Frightening Powers

Melissa del Bosque / ProPublica Nov 1, 2019 The Trump administration is creating a center to provide agents with access to classified info. Experts warn this is very dangerous. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The U.S. Border Is Much Bigger Than You Think

Todd Miller / TomDispatch Sep 24, 2019 In a broader sense, it should not solely be considered as the frontiers between the U.S. and its neighbors to the north and south. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Endless ‘War on Terror’ Just Suffered a Huge Blow

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Sep 16, 2019 The Terrorist Screening Database, a post-9/11 watchlist that violates civil liberties, is deemed unconstitutional by a U.S. District Court judge. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Moves to End Limits on Child Detention

COLLEEN LONG and AMY TAXIN / The Associated Press Aug 21, 2019 A court fight will almost certainly follow over the government's desire to hold migrant families until their cases are decided. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Trump Administration Owns the Surge in White Nationalist Violence

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Aug 20, 2019 Both the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued warnings about the far right. New reporting finds no one wanted to listen. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Just How Secure Are the 2020 Elections?

Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Aug 16, 2019 A recent conference for hackers and security experts finds that our voting systems are far more vulnerable than we might like to believe. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )