Javier Zamora’s Fight Against the Pulitzer Prizes—and American Exceptionalism
Mother Jones; Gerardo Del Valle/Courtesy of Javier Zamora Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, the Pulitzer Prize Board expanded the eligibility for the books, drama, and music awards by including artists who are not US citizens. The new policy, which begins in the…
A Judge Just Halted Efforts to End Immigration Detention in New Jersey
Mother Jones; Aaron M. Sprecher/AP; Detention Watch Network Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Yanet Candelario could feel her body grow tense as she remembered some of her experiences during the 13 months she spent at the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey. A dual…
Greek Asylum Policies are Leading to Migrant Deaths, According to Report
Wildfire near Alexandroupolis, where a prosecutor has been asked to investigate alleged racist violence. Achilleas Chiras/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Refugees and migrants in Greece are facing off against the “two great injustices of our times”, Amnesty International has said, as it linked wildfires and…
Deported and No Way Back Home
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Carlos Sauceda called the United States home for 27 years, more than half of his life. In 1992, he left Honduras as an 11-year-old boy to reunite with his mother, who had moved north when he was just 18…
Birthright Citizenship Is Fundamental to “Who We Are as a Nation.” So Why Do Republicans Attack It?
Naturalization ceremony in the Rotunda of the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn.John Autey/MediaNews Group/St. Paul Pioneer Press/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In early July, CNN’s Abby Phillip confronted Republican presidential candidate and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy about his position on birthright citizenship,…
Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s Rule Restricting Asylum
Women hold their wristbands high in the hope they are chosen by Border Patrol agents.Gregory Bull/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, a federal judge in California delivered a blow to the Biden administration’s efforts to manage migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.…