The War on Immigrants
How the Trump Administration Is Manufacturing a New Border Crisis
As Trump rails against migrant caravan, ICE has cut all assistance to immigrant families released from detention, adding to narrative of crisis on the border.
Justice
Rodney Berget Says He Wants to Die. South Dakota Plans to Kill Him. But Experts Say His Execution Would Violate the Law.
Rodney Berget is scheduled to die on Monday, despite evidence of an intellectual disability that could prohibit his execution.
Voices
Staggering Voter Suppression in Georgia Could Keep Democrats Out of Power
Stacey Abrams could become Georgia's first black governor, but her opponent Brian Kemp is also overseeing the election — where voter suppression is rampant.
The War on Immigrants
Can ICE Legally Force Immigrants to Cheer for Donald Trump?
Next week, a court will decide whether ICE can target an immigrant just for exercising their First Amendment rights.
Voices
Killing Journalists Is Wrong When the Saudis Do It — and When the United States Does It, Too
There should be accountability for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, and also for the 2003 U.S. bombing raid that killed Al Jazeera’s Tareq Ayoub in Iraq.
Voices
Louisville Shooter Made Racist Remark Right After Killing Two Black People, but Police Won't Call it a Hate Crime
The Kroger shooter reportedly told an armed white witness, “Don’t shoot me. I won't shoot you. Whites don’t shoot whites.”
Voices
Don't Lose Sight of the Real Stakes: Jamal Khashoggi's Murder Is About Repression of Free Speech in the Middle East
The Saudi government's targeting of Khashoggi is a particularly brutal example of the vicious and systemic suppression of free speech in the Middle East.
The War on Immigrants
Border Patrol Union Endorses Extremist Video Featuring White Nationalists
“Killing Free Speech” refers to Democrats as “evil” and features white nationalists who make a correlation between gang rapes, Islam, and immigration.
Corporate-Funded Judicial Boot Camp Made Sitting Federal Judges More Conservative
“It winds up spilling over into criminal cases, even though law and economics is mostly regulatory. It’s like a virus.”
The 2018 Midterm Cycle Could Be the Most Islamophobic U.S. Election Ever
Donald Trump has ushered in an era of pervasive Islamophobia in American politics.