Immigration

‘They Feel They Can Trust No One; Not Even To Open the Door’

George B. Sánchez-Tello / Capital & Main Aug 14, 2025 Immigration raid fears have some undocumented patients avoiding medical care. So the medical care goes to them. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

Local and State Police Are Joining Trump’s ‘Deportation Force’

Francesca D’Annunzio / Texas Observer Mar 3, 2025 Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation revive an abandoned "task force" program linked to racial profiling. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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 )

Women

Study: Undocumented Women Earn (Much) Less Than Everyone Else

Jack Ross / Capital & Main Jun 16, 2023 A new study shows how the kinds of jobs held by undocumented women, as well as the states in which they live, drive pay disparities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Trump Administration Hasn’t Stopped Tearing Apart Families

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 10, 2019 Family separation was supposed to have ended in 2018. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tucson Voters Reject Sanctuary City Measure, Elect First Latina Mayor

The Associated Press Nov 6, 2019 One of Arizona’s most liberal cities votes down an initiative by activists motivated by the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrants. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Right Gives Corporations the Help It Denies Poor Immigrants of Color

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 15, 2019 The administration announces rules that would deny green cards to many migrants who use Medicaid, food stamps or other public assistance. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump’s Mendacity Is a Threat to Public Safety

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jul 22, 2019 Between his announced raids of immigrant communities and attacks on sitting congresswomen, the president is putting people’s lives at risk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Thousands of Children Will Be Made Homeless Under Trump’s New Plan

Rose Ramirez and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad / OtherWords Jul 17, 2019 A proposed rule would strip housing benefits from U.S. citizens if they’re found to have family members with the "wrong" immigration status. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

I Know What It’s Like to Be Told to ‘Go Back’ to My Own Country

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 15, 2019 As the daughter of Iranian and Mexican immigrants, the president’s racist attacks on four congresswomen of color have struck me to my core. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Trump’s Cruel Deportation Machine Set to Begin Raids

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jul 11, 2019 They may arrest people whose only crime is simply being on the scene. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Moderates and Centrists Are No Safe Bet

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 3, 2019 Democrats must nominate a candidate who can forge a coalition across class lines. The fate of the country and the world depend on it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )