Lawyers and advocates explain how the immigration courts, erected in tents at the border, are so unjust that evidence from asylum seekers does not even get seen.
Immigration
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Census Count Relies on Private Philanthropy
And that could produce an uneven count depending on the private dollars available in various communities.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Ilhan Omar Turns Progressive Foreign-Policy Principles Into Action
Seven pieces of legislation introduced yesterday articulate a new agenda.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Democratic Senators Protest Trump’s Anti-Asylum Policies
Lawmakers’ letter warns deportation agreements with Central American countries may violate both international and domestic refugee law.
Posted inTAP
The Five Supremes Go Un-American
Today on TAP: The Court allows ‘public charge’ rule aimed at curbing poor, nonwhite immigration
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump’s Asylum Cruelty on Trial
A case in Canadian federal court attacks the administration’s model for stopping the flow of migrants seeking assistance: a refugee law ‘loophole.’
Posted inEducation in America
International Students Lead the Resurgence in Graduate Student Unionization
Despite facing higher hurdles than their U.S. counterparts, they’re in the vanguard of campus worker activism.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Decade in 11 Movements
The 2010s saw a surge in activism. Here are some of the highlights.
Posted inPolitics
Democratic Candidates Field Softball Questions on Immigration
The Trump administration has intensified its assault on protections for immigrants and asylum seekers, but you wouldn’t know it from watching Thursday’s debate.
Posted inPolitics
Democratic Cave to Trump on Border Wall Had an Ulterior Motive
Democrats gave Trump major concessions and leverage in the year-end funding bill so Representative Henry Cuellar could get federal funding for a riverwalk in his district.
