The War on Immigrants
“Enemy Mentality”: Mexico Cracks Down on Migrants and Asylum-Seekers at Its Southern Border
Driven by U.S. pressure, militarized immigration enforcement continues in southern Mexico.
Justice
Voices
"Woke" CIA Ad Is No Reason to Throw Out the Language of Liberation
Opponents of "wokeness" want to declare anti-racist struggle dead, but co-optation doesn't determine the radical usefulness of a concept.
New Documentary "Exterminate All the Brutes" Was 500 Years of Genocide in the Making
The fact that Raoul Peck's new HBO film on white supremacy exists shows that something profound about the world is changing.
The War on Immigrants
An ICE Informant, MS-13, and the Long Campaign to Deport Walter Cruz-Zavala
A government snitch inked him with gang tattoos as a teen. Judges have agreed his deportation would likely lead to torture.
Italy’s Anti-Mafia Directorate and the “Dirty Campaign” to Criminalize Migration
Internal documents reveal how a niche police office in Rome quietly shaped EU border policy in the central Mediterranean.
New Jersey Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Kept Quiet in State Prisons
After one person died and another spent a month in a coma, state officials found Legionella bacteria in the water at two New Jersey prisons.
“Why Are You Shooting Me?” The Family of Anthony Alvarez Is Waiting for Answers.
A Chicago police officer fatally shot 22-year-old Alvarez on March 31. Video footage of the incident will soon be released.
Voices
Sex Work Prosecution Changes in New York Are a Welcome Step — but Not Enough
The idea of a clean divide between the innocent and exploited versus the guilty exploiters is fantastical cop ideology.
Protests for Black Lives
U.S. Marshals Used Drones to Spy on Black Lives Matter Protests in Washington, D.C.
The flights, revealed in documents obtained by The Intercept, underscore the growing militarization of policing.
The War on Immigrants
New Report Documents Nearly 500 Cases of Violence Against Asylum-Seekers Expelled by Biden
Human rights organizations and border researchers are calling on the White House to end its use of a sweeping Trump-era law.