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Immigration

  1. first person
    A Mother’s Impossible Choice at the BorderWorking at a center that helps asylum seekers, I saw the wrenching decisions families make in hopes of reuniting in the U.S.
    By Alejandra Oliva
  2. keeping up with the royals
    Could Prince Harry Be Facing Some Visa Trouble?Following his descriptions of drug use in Spare, a conservative think tank is demanding the U.S. government unseal his visa application.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  3. immigration
    46 Migrants Were Found Dead in a Truck Near San AntonioOfficials suggested they had overheated in a tractor trailer after being abandoned by the truck’s driver.
    By Danielle Cohen
  4. power
    Who Gets to Claim Asylum?Ukrainian refugees have been crossing the U.S.-Mexico border while those from elsewhere continue to be turned away.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  5. all in the family
    Genetics and Geography Don’t Make a FamilyI reclaimed the country that didn’t want me for the boy that does.
    By Jennifer G. Sullivan
  6. immigration
    How to Help Haitian Asylum SeekersUsing a Trump-era rule, the Biden administration has deported at least 1,400 asylum seekers so far.
    By Katja Vujić
  7. first person
    When I Feared My FatherHe made my childhood chaos. Now I can see the wounds we both share.
    By Qian Julie Wang
  8. immigration
    U.S. Has Begun Mass Deportation of Haitian Asylum SeekersThe Biden administration is using a Trump-era rule to justify expelling asylum seekers before they have a chance to file a claim.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  9. aoc
    AOC Decries ‘Horrifying’ Conditions at the BorderShe took the Biden administration to task in a virtual town hall.
    By Bridget Read
  10. how i get it done
    The Prison Abolitionist Redefining What It Means to WinWhen not visiting clients in jail or advocating for them in court, Rhiannon Hamam also co-hosts a podcast about “how much the Supreme Court sucks.”
    By Claire Lampen
  11. the cut podcast
    The Border Patrol Agent I KnowAn immigration activist and reporter in conversation with an active-duty Border Patrol agent, on The Cut podcast.
    By the Cut
  12. power
    Parents of 545 Children Separated at the Border Are Still MissingThe ACLU says it has been unable to locate hundreds of parents, whose children were forcibly taken from them at the border in 2017.
    By Bridget Read
  13. ice detention
    Women in ICE Custody Are Being Coerced Into Hysterectomies, Whistleblower ClaimsA former nurse says a doctor is performing the surgery without patients’ full consent.
    By Angelina Chapin
  14. politics
    What Are Kamala Harris’s Policies?Where she stands on health care, racial justice, policing, and more.
    By Hannah Gold
  15. immigration
    Trump’s Cruel Attack on International StudentsThe Trump administration said it was rescinding its order prohibiting international students from staying in the U.S. while taking classes online.
    By Anna Silman
  16. soullessness
    Area Republican Fully Devoid of EmpathyPence spokesperson Katie Miller reportedly said she was sent to child detention centers at the border to learn compassion, but “it didn’t work.”
    By Claire Lampen
  17. q+a
    ‘I’m Sick of Seeing the Same Recipes by the Same People’Talking to Padma Lakshmi about the current state of food media, cultural appropriation, and her new show, Taste the Nation.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  18. power
    ‘Home Is Here’: Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Ending DACAIt’s a huge victory for Dreamers, but the fight is far from over.
    By Bridget Read
  19. immigration
    ICE Allegedly Neglecting 5-Year-Old’s Traumatic Head InjuryThe boy was reportedly scheduled to see a neurologist before ICE detained his family during what they thought was a regular check-in.
    By Claire Lampen
  20. immigration
    Trump Administration Will Now Deny Visas to Pregnant WomenAmerican embassies have been told to turn away people they suspect are traveling to the U.S. to give birth.
    By Amanda Arnold
  21. immigration
    Children Keep Dying of the Flu in Immigration CustodyNow border officials are reportedly depriving children of flu shots.
    By Hannah Gold
  22. immigration
    4 Undocumented Women on What the End of DACA Would Mean“Without DACA, I could lose both of my jobs. I would lose the support I give to my family … I would also lose faith that I have in this government.”
    As told to Araceli Cruz
  23. power
    Kirstjen Nielsen Wants the World to Think She ‘Spoke Truth to Power’The woman behind Trump’s family-separation policy is now trying to position herself as someone with morals.
    By Amanda Arnold
  24. power
    Julian Castro Escorts LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Across Mexico-U.S. BorderBut hours after the group was told their cases were reviewed, they were returned to Mexico.
    By Marie Lodi
  25. politics
    Trump Denies Demanding a ‘Moot Stuffed with Alligators’The ridiculousness of Trump’s border patrol ideas belies the cruelty of his whims, and the complicity of his staff who leaked them.
    By Bridget Read
  26. power
    Trump’s Border Solutions Included Snake Moats, Shooting Migrants’ Legs: ReportMore evidence of the president’s internal conflict between stupidity and evil.
    By Matt Stieb
  27. power
    Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported Over His Friends’ Social-Media PostsIsmail B. Ajjawi, 17, was stopped at Boston’s Logan Airport, held for eight hours, and then told his visa had been revoked.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  28. immigration
    Children Left Alone and Terrified After Massive ICE RaidAfter ICE arrested hundreds of immigrants, some children came out of school with no idea where their parents were.
    By Hannah Gold and Amanda Arnold
  29. climate change
    UN Releases Scary New Report on Food Shortages Caused by Climate ChangeA new report from the UN says that humanity may soon be unable to feed itself due to climate change.
    By Bridget Read
  30. immigration
    U.S. Teen Lost 26 Pounds After Being Wrongfully Detained in Border FacilityFrancisco Galicia was stopped at a CBP checkpoint on his way to a soccer event — and held in “inhumane” conditions for nearly a month.
    By Amanda Arnold
  31. power
    Neighbors Formed a Human Chain to Protect a Man and His Son From ICE Agents“I know they’re gonna come back,” a neighbor said. “And when they come back, we’re coming back.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  32. immigration
    A 3-Year-Old Migrant Was Told to Choose Which Parent Can Stay in the U.S.“The agent asked her who she wanted to go with, mom or dad.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  33. fashion
    Rihanna Wears ‘Immigrant’ T-Shirt for Fourth of JulyThe message was lost on no one.
    By Claire Lampen
  34. give me shelter
    Trump’s Rape of America, and Other Greek TragediesSearching the classics to make sense of asylum, hubris, and democracy itself.
    By Mimi Kramer
  35. power
    Lawmakers Report Cruel, Dehumanizing Conditions at the Border“Officers were keeping women in cells with no water and had told them to drink out of the toilets.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  36. immigration
    This Secret Facebook Group for Border Patrol Officials Is Absolutely HorrifyingMembers made fun of dead migrants and posted sexually violent jokes about Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, according to a new report.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  37. so you want to be president
    Julián Castro Is an Underrated CandidateAt the first Democratic primary debates, the former mayor of San Antonio proved that he deserves more attention than he’s getting.
    By Sarah Jones
  38. a million rihannas
    Rihanna Takes a Stand for Immigrants: ‘Everyone Out Here Is Just Like Me’“A million Rihannas out there getting treated like dirt.”
    By Matthew Schneier
  39. immigration
    5,200 Migrants in ICE Detention Exposed to Mumps and Chicken PoxSince September, 297 cases of mumps have been confirmed among people in ICE custody.
    By Claire Lampen
  40. the cut on tuesdays
    One Immigrant Mother’s Long Journey Back to her KidsA caravan, an icebox, and shackles on an airplane — on this week’s Cut podcast.
    By the Cut
  41. migrant children
    A 2-Year-Old Migrant Boy Has Died in Federal CustodyHe is the fourth migrant child to die in U.S. custody since December.
    By Hannah Gold
  42. immigration
    The Heartbreaking Story Behind a 16-Year-Old Boy Who Died in U.S. CustodyJuan de León Gutiérrez’s parents say he left Guatemala hoping to earn money to buy his family food.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  43. immigration
    An 11-Year-Old Girl Could Be Deported Without Her FamilyThe child might be sent back to El Salvador all by herself due to a clerical error.
    By Amanda Arnold
  44. cages and camps
    The Trump Administration Is Caging Hundreds of Migrants Under a BridgeThe U.S. government is holding hundreds of people — including babies — in an underpass surrounded by wire fencing.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  45. politics
    10-Year-Old Boy Was Drugged and Sexually Assaulted in U.S. Custody, Lawsuit SaysThe Guatemalan child was forcibly separated from his father and detained for nearly a year.
    By Amanda Arnold
  46. power
    9-Year-Old Girl Detained at Border for Giving ‘Inconsistent Information’Customs and Border Protection held Julia Isabel Amparo Medina for 32 hours by herself.
    By Amanda Arnold
  47. family separation
    Kirstjen Nielsen’s Testimony About the Border Was an Utter EmbarrassmentShe claimed ignorance on many of the most damning questions.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  48. human rights
    ICE Releases 12 Infants From Detention After Outcry“Every mother I spoke to said that her child was sick in some way,” said an immigration rights advocate.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  49. human rights
    Nearly 30 Women Have Miscarried While Detained by ICE Since 2017A new report reveals that of the 1,655 pregnant women detained by the agency, 28 of them miscarried while in custody.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  50. human rights
    24-Year-Old Woman Delivers Stillborn Baby in ICE CustodyDays after the 24-year-old went into premature labor, she was released from ICE detention.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
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