What Syrian Refugees Think of Trump’s Refugee Ban

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 9, 2017 A wave of anger reportedly swept through Syrian refugee camps in southern Lebanon after news of the president's revised travel ban. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hawaii Is First to File Lawsuit Against Trump’s Revised Travel Ban

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Mar 9, 2017 The court filing argues that the ban is "denying all Hawaii residents the benefits of an inclusive and pluralistic society." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Trump’s Revised Executive Order Is Still a Racist Muslim Ban

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 7, 2017 Whether or not the new travel ban stands up in the courts, it is a piece of sordid bigotry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Plan Would Separate Immigrant Children From Their Parents

By Jefferson Morley / AlterNet Mar 7, 2017 The Department of Homeland Security has identified 20,000 beds for the detention of asylum-seekers—"a 500 percent increase from current capacity,” according to MSNBC. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Would Trump Let Oscar Winner Mahershala Ali Back Into the Country? (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 27, 2017 The "Moonlight" actor is the first Muslim to win an Oscar since the Academy Awards began in 1929. This comes just as Muslims are being "othered" by the president's cronies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Even Suspended, Travel Ban Puts Iraqi Interpreter’s Carefully Built American Dream at Risk

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2017 He risked his life working for the Marines. Now, after eight years in the U.S., his Michigan export business is suffering because it’s too risky for him to leave the country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Court Takes Trump to the Woodshed for a Lesson on Judicial Review

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 14, 2017 The “Muslim ban” has been addressed under a time-honored scrutiny. But with the president’s team sending mixed signals, the question is: Has the administration learned anything? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Melissa McCarthy Skewers Sean Spicer Again on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2017 The comedian, whose first impersonation of the White House press secretary went viral, zeroes in on President Trump's travel ban and the Ivanka Trump-Nordstrom debacle. The comedian, whose first impersonation of the White House press secretary went viral, zeroes in on President Trump's travel ban and the Ivanka Trump-Nordstrom debacle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Real Victors in the Judicial Ruling on Trump’s Immigration Ban: This Country’s Universities

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 11, 2017 It's poetic justice that universities should stand in the way of the president's plans to bar Muslims from entering the U.S. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

So-Called Executive Orders (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Feb 9, 2017 President Trump’s “so-called” judges may very well turn his executive orders into “so-called executive orders.” Dig deeper