Manuel Madrid is a writing fellow at The American Prospect.
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Ricky Se Fue—Y Ahora Qué? A Mobilized Puerto Rico Battles Increased Federal Control
The fight to oust Puerto Rico’s governor electrified and unified an island normally splintered by politics. But can Puerto Ricans stay united to defend what’s left of the island’s autonomy? Read more
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DNA Testing at the Border Could Provide Cover for More Family Separations
A new ICE program may make it harder to keep immigrant families together. Read more
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The Trump Administration Says It Can’t Handle More Migrants, Ignoring Thousands of Vacant Beds in Family Detention Centers
If the border is overflowing, as Trump insists, why are some facilities less than half full? Read more
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With Hurricane Season Looming, Billions in Disaster Recovery for Puerto Rico Remain Unspent
Congress approved $20 billion last year to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria in 2017. Less than $14,000 has been spent on the island. Read more
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A Bad Week for Paul Manafort and School Scammers—But a Great Year for White-Collar Crime
Under Trump, prosecutions for white-collar crimes have reached an all-time low, while prosecutions for being an undocumented immigrant have soared. Read more
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Will Immigrants Find Themselves in the Driver’s Seat?
Trump’s ICE crackdown is increasing support for access to driver’s licenses. Read more
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Trump to Puerto Ricans: Go Hungry
The administration opposes extending food stamp funding for the islanders. Read more
21 Savage and the 50,000 ICE Detainees
The Atlanta-based rapper’s untimely run-in with immigration enforcement agents offers a window into the world of the tens of thousands of immigrants currently locked in ICE jails. Read more
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Trump Is Tough on Venezuela—but Won’t Let Fleeing Venezuelans Into the U.S.
Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country, but Trump’s anti-immigrant, anti-refugee stance has closed America’s door to them. Read more
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Border Wall or No, Immigrants Will Soon Have to Scale a Paywall
Proposed new Trump administration rules could keep low-income immigrants from applying for green cards or citizenship. Read more
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ICE Now Locks Up Everyone
The agency no longer recommends release for detainees with no criminal records, and refuses to release information about its shift to mandatory detention for all. Read more
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Can the House Stop Trump’s Gross Immigration Abuse?
An overdue reform agenda awaits investigations and hearings. Read more
Local Officials Paid a Price on Tuesday for Cooperating with ICE
In a number of counties, voters ousted elected officials who’d directed their police departments to aid ICE in its deportations. Read more
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Trump’s New Opportunity Zones Look Great for Investors
Whether they’ll actually help their intended beneficiaries—poverty-stricken neighborhoods—is a lot less clear. Read more
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Rick Scott’s Double-Speak on Immigration
The Republicans’ Florida senatorial nominee has one message in his Spanish-language ads and another in his English-language ones. Read more
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Think the GOP Tax Cut Was for the Rich? Actually, It Was for the White and Rich.
At nearly every point on the economic spectrum, a new report documents, it helped whites more than people of color. Read more
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Locking Up the Children
The Trump administration's treatment of migrant children as potential criminals has meant lengthy incarcerations for thousands—and an unwelcome shift in mission for the government's children welfare specialists. Read more
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D.C. Council Repeals Wage Bump for Tipped Workers, Will of Voters Be Damned
Washingtonians voted for an initiative raising wages. Their elected representatives just nullified that vote. Read more
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Trump’s America: Poor Immigrants Need Not Apply
A proposed Department of Homeland Security rule would make it more difficult for indigent people to obtain green cards. Read more
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Tipped Workers Do Better When They’re Paid the Same as Everyone Else
A new study shows that laws like D.C.’s Initiative 77 boost employees’ incomes and don’t cripple the restaurant industry. Read more
