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Media

Failing To Meet the Moment

Ari Paul / FAIR Apr 17, 2025 As the Trump administration continues to defy the court, some mainstream outlets are downplaying the constitutional crisis. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Bukele Refuses to Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Ashley Murray / States Newsroom Apr 15, 2025 Despite a court order, El Salvador's president scoffed at the notion of returning the man that ICE deported in error. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

Supreme Court Permits Deportations Under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798

Ariana Figueroa / Stateline Apr 8, 2025 The fourth dissent in the 5-4 decision came from Trump appointee Amy Coney Barrett. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

Deportation of El Salvador National to Mega-Prison Deemed ‘Administrative Error’

Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom Apr 2, 2025 Despite admitting the mistake, the White House has defended the decision to deport Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Pam Bondi Invokes ‘State Secrets Privilege’ in Venezuelan Deportation Case

Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom Mar 25, 2025 The move is an attempt to block information on the exact timing and location of the flights in question as Judge James Boasberg issued an order to halt the flights. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Americas

The El Salvador Model and the U.S. War on Migrants

Timothy O'Farrell / NACLA Mar 6, 2025 El Salvador's offer to house deportees and U.S. citizens in its infamous prisons — for profit — signals a new and troubling escalation in the criminalization of migration. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Film

An Immigrant’s Toy Story

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Mar 7, 2024 Julio Torres’s “Problemista” is an offbeat tale about citizenship and the American Dream in the age of the gig economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americas

Free Speech Under Fire in Bukele’s El Salvador

Mneesha Gellman / NACLA Feb 2, 2024 President Nayib Bukele’s slide toward authoritarianism has culminated in an unconstitutional reelection bid. His consolidation of power has cracked down on independent press. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Military

The Crimes and Dangers of Elliott Abrams

Ariel Gold and Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler / Waging Nonviolence Jul 19, 2023 Elliot Abrams is a war criminal. His nomination to the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy must be blocked. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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