Inside New York City’s Botched Response to Migrant Arrivals
Migrants line up for immigration services outside Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan. Andrea Renault/Zuma Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The arrival of more than 150,000 migrants in New York City since the spring of 2022 has made the Big Apple the epicenter of…
Trump Repeats Fascist Talking Points About Immigrants on Campaign Trail
Former president Donald Trump appears to make an “okay” gesture at a New Hampshire rally on Saturday. The Anti-Defamation League has said that the symbol has been co-opted as a hate symbol by the white power movement. The Trump campaign didn’t respond to our request for comment.Amanda Sabga/EFE via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for…
“Unconscionable”: The Potential Changes to Border Enforcement Tied to Ukraine Aid Could Bring Back Trump-Era Policies
President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Border Patrol agents as they walk along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas.Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This week, lawmakers are trying to reach a last-minute agreement on tough immigration and border security proposals tied…
Harsh Immigration Policies Affect Students’ Academic Performance
Students return to school at the Jordan High School in Los Angeles. Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump and other Republican candidates are putting forward extreme immigration policy proposals that include ending birthright citizenship for…
Family Separation at the Border Is Over, for Now
Children taken into custody sit in cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas in June 2018.U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Rio Grande Valley Sector/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, a federal judge in San Diego approved a settlement that prohibits the separation…
Trump Says He Won’t Be a Dictator… “Except for Day One”
Bryon Houlgrave/ AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump’s long history of telling on himself continues with the admission of his authoritarian aspirations. The startling confession came on Tuesday during a town hall with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, during which the former president…