The Real Reason House Republicans Kicked Ilhan Omar off the Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Ilhan Omar leaves her office on February 2, 2023.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.House Republicans removed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday because she is a Black, Muslim woman. Officially, that’s not the reason. But the…
“The Stick Is Much Bigger Than the Carrot” in Biden’s New Border Plan
President Joe Biden speaks about border security. Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced new and stricter border enforcement measures that include the expansion of a Trump-era policy to summarily expel migrants and further restrict asylum seekers’ ability…
Republican States Just Succeeded in Keeping a Key Trump Border Policy in Place
US military stop migrants from crossing into El Paso, Texas.Christian Chavez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In another setback for immigrant rights groups, a Trump-era border policy that summarily expels migrants and asylum seekers has been given an afterlife. On Monday, Chief Justice John…
The Bipartisan Immigration Deal Is Dead on Arrival
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., left, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., leave the Senate chamber.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In what was likely her last official press conference on Thursday, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put the final nail in the coffin…
How Did a State Known for Its War on Immigrants Approve In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students?
Angelica Hernandez poses for a photo at the Arizona State University campus.Ross D. Franklin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Jose Patiño remembers how his mother cried when the acceptance letter from Arizona State University arrived in the mail in late 2006. There it was,…
How Did a State Known for Its War on Immigrants Approve In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students?
Angelica Hernandez poses for a photo at the Arizona State University campus.Ross D. Franklin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Jose Patiño remembers how his mother cried when the acceptance letter from Arizona State University arrived in the mail in late 2006. There it was,…