Biden Vastly Expands “Protected Areas” Where ICE Can’t Arrest Immigrants
Eamon Queeney/The Washington Post via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Starting this week, the number of places where immigration enforcement officials are not allowed to arrest people is growing. The Biden administration issued a new policy Wednesday that directs agents…
CBP “Significantly Reduced” Punishments for Employees Who Joked About Migrant Deaths on Facebook
A Border Patrol agent searches a migrant near the US-Mexico border. Scott Olson/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A border patrol supervisor who posted an internal video of a migrant falling off a cliff to their death was recommended for removal. Instead,…
Biden Administration Will Make It Easier for Americans to Sponsor Afghan Refugees
US Military Police walk past Afghan refugees at the Village at the Ft. McCoy US Army base on September 30, 2021 in Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin. – There are approximately 12,600 Afghan refugees being cared for at the base under Operation Allies Welcome. BARBARA DAVIDSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the…
Biden’s Pick to Lead CBP Just Confirmed Trump’s Harsh Border Policy Isn’t Going Anywhere
Chris Magnus testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be the next US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner on Capitol Hill.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.While today’s confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden’s pick to…
American Missionaries and Their Families Have Been Kidnapped in Haiti
People walk amid smoke that came from burning tires during a protest organized by friends and relatives of Biana Velizaire, 27, who was kidnapped for five days by gang members in Port-au-Prince last month.Rodrigo Abd/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A gang…
Biden Is About to Restart One of the Cruelest Parts of Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Regime
Children play between tents at a makeshift migrant camp in Matamoros.Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Under a court-mandated order, the Biden administration is gearing up to bring back a Trump-era border policy that pushed thousands of non-Mexican asylum seekers into…