Asylum-Seekers Sent Back to Tijuana Under Trump Policy Are Finally Starting to Get Their Day in Court
San Diego/Tijuana border crossing into Mexico. Fernanda Echavarri Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. G.B. sat up straight and adjusted the headphones given to him by an interpreter. “Good afternoon sir,” the judge said. “Si, señor,” G.B. responded, and the interpreter translated: “Yes, sir.” “Go ahead and try to relax,” the judge…
ICE Predicted Record-Breaking Arrest Numbers. Instead, They Keep Dropping.
An immigrant is arrested during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Los Angeles, California in February 2017.Charles Reed/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be succeeding in instilling widespread fear among immigrants, but it is arresting far fewer people than it once did. After taking…
“It’s Like a Virus”: Fighting the Hate that Fueled the New Zealand Massacre Requires a Global Response
Mourners pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16, 2019.Vincent Yu/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The massacre that left at least 49 people dead and scores of others wounded in New Zealand this week highlights the white…
Senate Votes to End Trump’s Border Emergency, Setting Up First Veto of His Presidency
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Senate voted Thursday to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency at the southern border last month. Trump has said he will issue the first veto of his presidency in response to the measure. The final vote was 59-41, meaning that…
The Pentagon Wants Congress to Vote on the Border Emergency With Blinders On
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Several weeks after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border, the Pentagon still has not finalized a list of projects that will be sidelined to build his wall. Despite several requests from Congress, acting defense secretary Pat…
Americans’ Support for Immigration Is at a Record High. There’s No Need to Appease Fascists.
Mabelle Ajah of Cameroon takes the oath of citizenship at a naturalization ceremony last month in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Matt Barnard/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In 1995, the British immigrant turned American white nationalist Peter Brimelow began his book Alien Nation with an usual argument: Immigration to the United States…