The DOJ Just Moved to Stop Florida’s “Sabotage” of Biden’s Border Plans
Migrants reach through a border wall for clothing handed out by volunteers, as they wait between two border walls to apply for asylum Friday, May 12, 2023, in San Diego.Gregory Bull/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Just hours before the pandemic-era immigration rule Title…
As the Pandemic Formally Ends, a Border Policy Booting Asylum Seekers Will Finally Lift
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Texas.Michael Gonzalez/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Department of Homeland Security is preparing for a spike in encounters at the US-Mexico border, as a Covid-19 era policy agents have used to quickly turn away migrants is set to…
Johns Hopkins Said It Canceled Its ICE Contracts. Then, It Opened New Ones With Customs and Border Protection.
Mother Jones; Wikipedia; Eric Gay/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In September 2019, after more than a year of protests, Johns Hopkins University announced that it would end its contracts with the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The contracts totaled…
Ron DeSantis Wants to Make Transporting Migrants a Felony
Ron DeSantis speaks at Palm Beach Atlantic University.Wilfredo Lee/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a legislative proposal to “fight against Biden’s border crisis.” The bill, if approved by the Republican-dominated legislature, would make it a third-degree felony…
The New York Times Just Dropped a Shocking Investigation on Child Labor in America
Gregory Bull/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Cheerios. Fruit of the Loom. Cheetos. What do all these brands have in common? They’ve all relied on the exploited labor of migrant children, according to the New York Times‘ latest investigation. Journalist Hannah Dreier, who won…
“Ludicrous and Life-Threatening”—Biden Just Announced a Transit Ban for Migrants
A couple from Cuba wait to be processed to seek asylum after crossing the border into the United States.Gregory Bull/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After weeks of anticipation, the Biden administration has finally followed through with the plan to revive a policy first…