The War on Immigrants
Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” Crackdown Won’t Stop Border Crossings but It Could Break the Courts
There’s no evidence hard-line that immigration enforcement deters border crossers. The administration is cracking down anyway.
Justice
“Alt-Right” and Anti-Fascists Unite Against Lawsuit Designed to Prevent Another Charlottesville
White supremacists and anti-fascists want to preserve the right to organize and mobilize — even if that means more violence.
New York Gang Database Expanded by 70 Percent Under Mayor Bill de Blasio
New Yorkers have been added to the NYPD gang database under de Blasio at a rate of 342 people per month, nearly three times the rate of the prior decade.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Camp America Comes Home: Debi Cornwall’s Photos Capture the Eerie Aftermath of Guantánamo
The lawyer-turned-photographer shows life on the periphery of the prison camp — and the former detainees that carry its scars with them.
Paul Manafort Has Inadvertently Helped America by Showing the Absurdities of Its Bail System
Paul Manafort’s indictment has drawn attention to one of the great travesties in the way America treats people accused of crimes: its bail system.
Voices
Donald Trump's Surveillance of New York Times Reporter Is a True Declaration of War Against the Press
This leak case seems designed to dissuade aggressive reporters from continuing to dig into the Trump-Russia story.
The War on Immigrants
1,358 Children and Counting — Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” Border Policy Is Separating Families at Staggering Rates
The number of families ripped apart over a recent two-week period was the same as the total for the preceding seven months.
New York Gang Prosecutions Use Conspiracy Charges to Criminalize Whole Communities
Carletto Allen was arrested on state charges of selling marijuana and a questionable gun charge. Then he was named in a sweeping federal gang investigation.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Detention Center Is Creating Obstacles to Ramadan Observance for Muslim Detainees, Lawyers Say
Muslims held by ICE at the Glades County Detention Center in Florida say they are being discriminated against on account of their religion.
Alice Johnson Sentence Commuted by Donald Trump: “I’m Looking Forward to Holding My Grandchildren”
“My grandchildren only know me through prison communications,” she says.