“People Don’t Realize How Being Undocumented Runs Deep”: These Six New Dreamers Share Their Stories
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.June 15 marks the ninth anniversary of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which grants temporary relief from deportation and the right to work for undocumented immigrants who…
In the Heights Transported Me Into My Childhood—And Back Again
Anthony Ramos as Usnavi in In the Heights Warner Bros Entertainment 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 chilly night under the bright stadium lights was a far cry from the dimly lit stage in Nueva York where…
Biden Administration Shutters Trump Pet Project Linking Immigrants and Crime
Protesters gather to demand the defunding of government agencies for border protection and customs enforcement, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.Patrick Semansky/AP 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.During his first week in office,…
The Supreme Court Just Made It Much Harder for Certain Immigrants to Get Green Cards
Protesters march from New York City to Washington DC, to the US Supreme Court.Johannes Eisele/AFP/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.In a unanimous decision on Monday, the Supreme Court eliminated one of the few paths to…
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…