The War on Immigrants
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.”
Justice
The War on Immigrants
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.
In Michigan, Where Pot Is Legal, Will Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Take Up Case of Man Serving Decades for a Weed Offense?
Michael Thompson is serving 40-60 years for what is essentially a nonviolent pot offense. He's asking for clemency once again.
People Keep Dying in Mississippi Prisons, but the Governor Wants to Move On
Mississippi families have spent years crying out for incarcerated loved ones. Is anyone listening now?
The End of Roe
Trump Administration Gives Texas the Green Light to Limit Family Planning Services for Poor Women
The deal will make millions in Medicaid funding available despite the fact that Texas’s program bars women from seeking care from their provider of choice.
Voices
The Majority of Voters Now Support Decriminalizing Sex Work. It’s About Time.
A new poll tracks a dramatic shift in attitudes toward sex work, marking a victory hard fought by sex worker organizers on the front lines.
The War on Immigrants
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.
Voices
"Public Charge" Ruling Shows the Supreme Court Won’t Save Us From Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda
The court’s conservative majority has made its support for fascistic policies clear. We need a political response to Trumpian excess, not just a legal one.
Prosecution of Top Mexican Security Official Exposes the Facade of the Drug War
The architect of Mexico’s bloody drug war and close ally of U.S. intelligence officials stands accused of taking millions from El Chapo.
Secret Brazil Archive
The Intercept Condemns Brazilian Criminal Complaint Against Glenn Greenwald as an Attack on Free Press
The Intercept decried a criminal complaint against Glenn Greenwald as the latest attack on the free press in Brazil.