“He’s an Agent. No One Will Believe Me Over Him.”
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. For our September+October issue, we investigated the Border Patrol’s sharp growth, its troubling record on civil liberties, its culture of impunity, and its role in shaping the current political moment—one that echoes the anti-immigrant fever that led to the agency’s creation a century…
How Trump’s “Mass Deportation” Plan Would Ruin America
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. For our September+October issue, we investigated the Border Patrol’s sharp growth, its troubling record on civil liberties, its culture of impunity, and its role in shaping the current political moment—one that echoes the anti-immigrant fever that led to the agency’s creation a…
The Myth of Kamala Harris as “Border Czar”
Vice President Kamala Harris Harris talks to the media on arrival to El Paso, Texas.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Even before President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the race on Sunday afternoon, Republicans already had a line of…
Trump Again Demonizes Migrants for “Poisoning Our Country”
Trump visits the US-Mexico border in Texas on Feb. 29, 2024.Eric Gay/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump called into Sean Hannity’s Fox News show on Monday night, where the two talked about the biggest topic in political media: Joe Biden’s shockingly…
Most Immigrant Deaths in ICE Detention Could Have Been Prevented
Immigration detainees leave the cafeteria under the watch of guards. Gerald Herbert/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On June 15, Jhon Javier Benavides-Quintana, an Ecuadoran immigrant, died of undetermined causes in the Otero County Processing Center, a detention center in New Mexico. He…
From VP Hype to Migrant Bashing, Trump’s Noise Machine Is on Full Blast
Carol Guzy/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Former President Donald Trump claims he has picked his running mate. He’s not revealing who that person is yet, of course. Trump told CNN and NBC on Saturday that he has not yet told the lucky…