immigration policy

41 posts

Photojournalists documenting Trump’s deportation forces play critical role, but face increasing state violence

Photographers covering ICE raids from Los Angeles, Oakland, Chicago, and Minneapolis share tips for getting the shot, staying safe, and defending a free press

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11 Min
By: Brooke Anderson

Advocates warn of worsening conditions in ICE custody as detainees take extraordinary risks to be heard

Detainees risk retaliation to get out messages about what they’re experiencing, including inadequate medical care, prolonged isolation, poor nutrition, and limited communication

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6 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

In Minneapolis, community care is the model for resistance

Locals from all walks of life are using whatever skills and resources we have to stand up to Trump’s deportation forces

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7 Min
By: Anna Simonton

‘This is a “for now” decision’: Advocates plan ahead after judge temporarily blocks termination of Haitian TPS

The Trump administration is expected to appeal the Feb. 2 ruling that averted mass job losses and deportations by halting the end of Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitians

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5 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

In the age of Trump’s America, Afghan migrants look to Mexico

Due in part to the Trump administration’s policies blocking migration to the U.S., Mexico has become home to a diverse community of immigrants, including Afghans

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14 Min
By: Karen Fischer

Trump administration illegally stripped TPS for Venezuelan immigrants, appeals court rules

The decision comes as advocates say the Trump administration’s justification for Jan. 3 military action contradicts claim that Venezuela is safe enough to end Temporary Protected Status

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5 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

New ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ records suggest federal funding and involvement in Florida detention camp

Court filings appear to undermine DHS claims that the Everglades facility was a state project, potentially reviving a court-ordered shutdown

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6 Min
By: Ayi

With TPS deadline approaching, immigrants from Myanmar turn to courts and Congress as last hope

The end of Temporary Protected Status would strip nearly 4,000 people from Myanmar of work authorization and protection from deportation

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4 Min
By: Victor Maung

Venezuelan migrants attempting to seek asylum in the U.S. return home to conditions worse than what they fled

Mexico has become a reluctant receiving country for asylum-seekers to the U.S., including thousands of Venezuelan migrants who now have few options beyond returning home

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18 Min
By: Liliana Frankel, Cecilia Rangel López

Trump’s visa ban is crushing young people in Myanmar

As a military coup and civil war rage on in Myanmar, students who spent years and precious resources preparing to attend college in the U.S. have been banned from entering the country

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10 Min
By: Victor Maung

Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.

Nayra Guzmán was arrested 15 days after the difficult birth of her daughter. Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE

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11 Min
By: Mel Leonor Barclay, Shefali Luthra

Exclusive: The U.S. is exporting Trump’s xenophobia through some of its Latin American embassies

A Prism investigation reveals the State Department’s social media campaign of fear in Venezuela, Brazil, and Mexico, laying bare the anti-immigrant messaging behind the new face of American diplomacy

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14 Min
By: Nicole Froio

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