The Court heard a case about whether to allow states to set immigration policies. Here’s what it was like inside the courtroom.
Immigration
Posted inLaw and Justice
The New War on Naturalized Citizens
The Trump administration is seeking to denaturalize and deport longtime U.S. citizens, seizing on tiny mistakes in the process and putting the status of every naturalized citizen at potential risk.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Federal Judges Have Stopped Trump’s Scheme to Block Millions of Legal Immigrants
The ‘public charge’ rule won’t take effect today. But its origins show the Trump administration’s true intent.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Asylum Seekers Stuck in Mexico Have Staged a Protest. These Are the Conditions They Endure.
In refugee-style camps from Matamoros to Tijuana, hundreds of asylum seekers are forced to wait under the Remain in Mexico policy—with dangerous implications for public health.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Immigration Courts on the Border Could Become (and May Already Be) a ‘Deportation Machine’
As part of Trump’s Justice Department, immigration courts are compelled to enforce his political agenda.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
It’s Time for the Democratic Candidates to Talk About the Muslim Ban
Trump’s policy is no longer in the spotlight, but the ban on visitors from Muslim-majority countries is still separating American families.
Posted inAmerica and the World
How Mexico Is Doing America’s Deportation Work for Us
Seeking to relieve the pressure from asylum seekers in border towns, Mexico bused asylum seekers south. The country’s practices could violate international law.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Sonia Sotomayor Fears for the Judiciary—and for Justice
Last week, Trump took his fight against asylum seekers straight to the top, and the Supreme Court okayed it. Sotomayor and Ginsburg thought that set a scary precedent.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
African Asylum Seekers to the U.S. Stuck on the Mexico-Guatemala Border
Long-distance victims of Trump’s war on immigrants, African migrants have few options for refuge and fewer ways to support themselves while they wait.
Posted inWorking in America
How Immigrant Workers Are Fighting Deportation Raids
Workplace organizing is helping immigrants to understand their rights as ICE and other immigration authorities crack down.
