Trump Weaponized COVID Concerns Against Migrants. Families Are Still Being Brutalized by the Policy.
Migrants expelled from the United States under Title 42 wait in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The US government has summarily expelled migrants and asylum seekers at the Southern border almost 1 million times since March 2020. At…
“Not Necessary”: The Biden Administration Just Canceled More Border Wall Contracts
Border wall construction ongoing on farmland in Texas last year.Eric Gay/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Friday, the Biden administration canceled two border wall contracts along 31 miles of the Rio Grande in South Texas—continuing the process it began this spring…
Juneteenth at the Border: Families Reunite With Hugs and Benedictions. Then Their Three Minutes Are Up.
Andrea Guzman 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.After a four-hour drive from Albuquerque, the Silvas stood at the foot of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, waiting for permission to walk onto a narrow wooden…
One Family’s Escape From Trump’s Border Hell: A 130-Week Diary
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. Their story—the one I was writing, and the one I wasn’t—had to have a happy ending. There was no other way. Juan Carlos Perla, a man of faith and a…
The Obscure Public Health Law Trump Wielded Against Migrants Is Still Ruining Lives
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. Migrants were found lost in the desert, tucked under rocks in the mountains, and trapped by the rushing tides of the Rio Grande. Some were experiencing heat exhaustion in 115-degree…
A New Report Just Blew Up One of the Trump Administration’s Favorite Lines About Family Separation
A child separated from her parents as part of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy was later reunited with them in Guatemala.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.The Trump administration denied parents the opportunity to…