"It's Like Purgatory": How the U.S. Has Undermined the Promise of Asylum
An excerpt from the new book, “The Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Beyond.”
The War on Immigrants
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We Need to Reverse the Damage Trump Has Done in Latin America. Biden's Plans Don't Cut It.
When it comes to Latin America, Joe Biden promises a return to the status quo of the Obama administration. That's not good enough.
ICE Transferred Cameroonian Women After They Protested Their Detention. Now, Despite Coronavirus, It Won’t Grant Them Parole.
“You don't want to give us parole, let us go home. Give us court dates so that we can attend our court proceedings,” one of the women said of ICE.
Mass Immigration Prosecutions on the Border Are Currently on Hold. What Comes Next Is Uncertain.
With the coronavirus sweeping the country, federal defense attorneys and court officials witnessed a rare pause in the longstanding prosecution pipeline.
ICE Officials in Texas Are Keeping Migrants in Jail With Potentially Illegal Blanket Parole Denials
San Antonio attorneys say ICE is denying parole to detainees under the “transit bar,” a new Trump policy blocking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Border Patrol Invited the Press to Watch It Blow Up a National Monument
The Border Patrol detonated explosives on sacred Native American lands while tribal leaders were testifying against the desecration in Washington, D.C.
Family Separations at the Border Constitute Torture, New Report Claims
Physicians for Human Rights examined the lasting psychological effects on Central American families who were torn apart by U.S. immigration officials.
Trump Is Blowing Up a National Monument in Arizona to Make Way for the Border Wall
“A historically significant area is going to be changed irreparably. You’re never going to be able to put it back together.”
Federal Judge Reverses Conviction of Border Volunteers, Challenging Government’s “Gruesome Logic”
The judge agreed with the No More Deaths volunteers’ religious liberty defense and condemned the U.S. government’s “deterrence by death” border strategy.
One Year into “Remain in Mexico,” the U.S. Is Enlisting Central America In Its Crackdown on Asylum
Mexico is doing the work of Trump’s wall, keeping migrants from the U.S. Now the administration is trying to push the border to Central America.