Juan Cole / Informed CommentJun 20, 2018
Steve Bannon is still advising the White House, and he believes that immigration—whenever and however it becomes a headline—hurts the Democrats. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
staffJun 19, 2018
The Gray Lady has gone out of her way to spike audio of an interview with the White House aide. It's part of an unsettling pattern. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickJun 19, 2018
Nearly 3 million new refugees were created between 2016 and 2017, as the U.S. and European countries cracked down on asylum-seekers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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NOMAAN MERCHANT and ANITA SNOW / The Associated PressJun 18, 2018
An audio file reportedly recorded at a U.S. immigration facility takes center stage in the uproar over the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN McGILL / The Associated PressJun 18, 2018
"... It's very strongly the Democrats' fault," the president says, rejecting criticism that his administration's "zero-tolerance" policy has resulted in inhumane and immoral conditions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickJun 14, 2018
At the Casa Padre facility in Brownsville, Texas, there are no windows, and detainees get to spend only two hours outside per day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
GENE JOHNSON / The Associated PressJun 7, 2018
More than 1,600 people, including parents who have been separated from their children, are being transferred to federal prisons, U.S. immigration authorities confirm. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigMay 31, 2018
As we’re focused on the Russia investigation and a racist Rosanne Barr, hundreds of children are being scarred for life. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsMay 30, 2018
The rights group is organizing rallies for Friday under the #KeepFamiliesTogether hashtag to protest U.S. policy that takes youngsters away from their parents at the Mexican border. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigMay 16, 2018
The Department of Health and Human Services is surveying military sites to house children who are separated from their parents at the border or who arrive unaccompanied by an adult. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
JILL COLVIN / The Associated PressFeb 7, 2018
The president highlights gang connections and calls family reunification a national security menace. "I'd love to see a [government] shutdown if we don't get this stuff taken care of," he says. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 6, 2012
A recent report by the Pew Hispanic Center revealed that Mexican repatriation from the U.S. between 2005 and 2010 doubled from the previous five years. Roughly 4.4 million immigrants were "deported, removed or returned." Many were separated from their families. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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