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You Should Stop Calling Immigrants “Migrants”
A subtle bipartisan shift in the language of immigration has opened the door to vilification and dehumanization.
The War on Immigrants
The Intercept has been reporting from the front lines and the borderlines — exposing the lies and the inhumanity of U.S. immigration enforcement agencies.
America’s Racist, Xenophobic, and Highly Specific Fear of Haiti
Residents of Springfield, Ohio, worry that politicians are inciting violence against Haitian immigrants. It’s a long U.S. tradition.
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Kamala Harris Accepted Trump’s Racist Lie That Immigration Is Bad
In a total capitulation to a far-right narrative, even typical liberal shibboleths about our “nation of immigrants” were absent on Tuesday night.
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The World War on Asylum
From Mexico to the Mediterranean, rich countries would rather see refugees die than recognize their legal asylum rights.
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Joe Biden’s Cruel Border Shutdown Follows in Clinton and Obama’s Footsteps Too
The draconian restrictions on asylum-seekers owe a lot to Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, but the path was paved by Democrats.
ICE’s Use of Solitary Confinement “Only Increasing” Under Biden
A new report reveals that ICE continues to isolate immigrants en masse, including many with known mental health conditions.
Floaters: Our Reflection in the Rio Grande
Migrant children are drowning at the border. Their deaths are met with indifference. Rescue workers call these bodies “floaters.”
Border Patrol Violating Court Order Against Inhumane Treatment of Migrants, Officials Say
In Arizona, migrants caged outdoors endure extreme temperatures, cardboard scraps for beds, and overflowing porta-potties.
Texas State Police Purchased Israeli Phone-Tracking Software for “Border Emergency”
The software was licensed as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s troubled Operation Lone Star border crackdown.
ICE Disobeyed Biden’s Order to Drop Trump’s Blanket Deportation Policy
A third of ICE enforcement actions during Biden’s first year in office targeted people who posed no threat to public safety.