Immigration

Health Clinic Workers Brush Up on Constitutional Protections as Immigration Raids Loom

Jackie Fortiér / KFF Health News Feb 27, 2025 Along with X-rays and CAT scans, doctors will need staff that can read warrants to determine their validity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Immigration

Hundreds of Thousands of Haitian Immigrants To Lose Protected Status

Ariana Figueroa / News from the States Feb 21, 2025 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revoked their Temporary Protected Status and they could be deported in August. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Immigration

DHS’ Kristi Noem Calls Immigrants ‘Dirt Bags,’ Pledges Support

Ariana Figueroa / News from the States Jan 29, 2025 As the secretary walked up to the lectern, the song “Hot Mama” by country singer Trace Adkins played in the background. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politics

‘Chaos’: GOP Impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Feb 14, 2024 "When you have no record of accomplishment to run on... this is what you do," said one Texas Democrat. "You put on a circus." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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 )