What the United States Can Learn From Brazil About Asylum
Katherine Jensen, author.Mother Jones illustration; The University of Chicago Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A couple of months ago, four Nigerian stowaways traveled 3,500 miles above the rudder of a cargo ship all the way from Lagos to the southeastern coast of Brazil—without…
More Than 600 People Died After a Migrant Ship Capsized. A Report Reveals the Fatal Response.
An undated handout image provided by Greece’s coast guard in June shows people on the Adriana before it capsized, killing more than 600.Hellenic Coast Guard/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Today, the New York Times released a damning investigation under the headline: “Everyone Knew the…
Greg Abbott Bused Thousands of Migrants from Texas to DC. What Happened Once They Arrived?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Early Saturday morning, the room on the fourth floor of the Washington, DC, church is full. It’s not yet 7 a.m. and already about sixty migrants, mostly men and a handful of families with children, some women breastfeeding, sit…
Non-Mexican Migrants Awaiting US Hearing Must Stay in Mexico—for Now
Asylum seekers in limbo at the US-Mexico border.Michael Nigro/Sipa USA/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The Supreme Court ruled last week, in the final case of its term, that the Biden administration may rescind the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). Known…
Supreme Court Has Just Ruled the Biden Administration Can End Remain in Mexico Policy
Migrants wait in line to get a meal in an encampment near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico.Veronica G. Cardenas/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In one of the biggest immigration cases before the Supreme Court, and the last case…
The High-Stakes Immigration Case Before the Supreme Court Isn’t Just About Immigration
Protest against the Remain in Mexico Policy at the Supreme Court.Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA via AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Can the Biden administration end a Trump-era policy that forced thousands of asylum seekers and migrants to wait in Mexico for…