Texas Is Just Going to Build Its Own Border Wall Now
Pool/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Friday, Texas Republican Gov. Gregg Abbott announced that the state had begun construction on its own fence along the US–Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley. “Texas is stepping up to do the federal government’s…
Will Democrats Let the Senate Parliamentarian Stand in the Way of Immigration Reform?
Immigrants march in Washington DC in December to call for a path to citizenship.Isabela Dias Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In another blow to Democrats’ aspirations to include immigration provisions in Biden’s Build Back Better bill, the Senate parliamentarian opposed a plan…
The Biden Administration Thinks Europe Holds the Key to Humane Borders. It’s Not That Simple.
New multi-purpose reception and identification migrant center on the island of Samos, Greece.Michael Svarnias/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Thousands of migrants freezing in sub-zero temperatures in the forest along the Belarus-Poland border. A “shadow immigration system” that throws asylum seekers into…
“It’s Not Over and They Have to Fix What They Did”: An Afghan Refugee Demands the US Not Forget Her Family
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Weeda has had to leave her home twice in the past few years, each time without saying goodbye to her friends or family. The second time was this fall, when the 25-year-old Afghan arrived…
Trump’s Harsh Remain in Mexico Policy Will Officially Restart Next Week
Asylum-seeking migrants at a worship service in a Tijuana migrant shelter. Over 300 migrants are waiting there for the opportunity to apply for asylum in the US.Mario Tama/Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Biden administration has reached a deal with…
Biden Is Supposedly Reinstating a Harsh Trump Border Policy Any Day Now. But Key Stakeholders Are Still in the Dark.
As seen from above, a migrants camp where asylum seekers wait for US authorities to allow them to start their migration process, outside Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on March 17, 2021.Guillermo Arias / AFP via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother…