When Will the US End Magdalena Hernández’s Family Separation Nightmare?
In the summer of 2019, Magdalena Hernández Pérez and I were outside her home on the edge of Cubulco, a small city four hours north of Guatemala City. As her grandkids played on the patio, Hernández, looking burdened beyond her 39 years, sat on a teal chair that matched the wall behind her. “Why didn’t…
One Man’s Quest to Crack the Modern Anti-Immigrant Movement—by Unsealing Its Architect’s Papers
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In the days following the 2016 presidential election, then-Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and President-elect Donald Trump posed for photographs at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey.…
What So Many People Are Getting Wrong About the “Border Crisis”
Asylum seekers, including Karli, 4 months, from Honduras are taken into custody on March 25, 2021, in Hidalgo, Texas. John Moore/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.For the last few weeks there has been a lot…
Rep. Joaquin Castro Explains the Frustration—and Optimism—in Today’s Visit to a Migrant Detention Facility
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) speaks alongside members of the Hispanic Caucus after touring inside of the Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, in July 2019.Cedar Attanasio/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Friday morning, about 50…
“I Feel Very Sad Because We Are Exposed to Many Dangers”: Seeing a Mexican Migrant Camp Through a Child’s Eyes
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.For nearly two years, migrants heading for the United States camped just a few meters from the border in Matamoros, Mexico, waiting to enter. Immigrant advocates described the situation as a…
Biden Defends His Reversal of Trump Policies Amid Spike in Migration
President Joe Biden speaks Thursday during a news conference in the East Room of the White House.Evan Vucci/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Amid an increase in migration to the southern border, President Joe Biden refused…