Viewfinder: Hondurans Head North to the U.S.
Migrants carry the flag of Honduras while on a caravan of immigrants en route to the Mexican border on October 18th, 2018, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Immigration
How Increasingly Diverse Neighborhoods Affect White Anxiety
New research shows what happens in the minds of white Americans when they see demographic change—the results were mixed.
With Flu Season Nearly Here, Medical Experts Warn That Trump's Immigration Policy Is a Public-Health Threat
Proposed changes by the Trump administration that discourage immigrants from using public services come just ahead of flu season, according to epidemiologists.
Research Suggests Trump's Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Is Making Americans More Xenophobic
White Americans hold many negative stereotypes about undocumented workers.
The Sudden Release of Asylum Seekers Highlights the Trump Administration's Failure to Respond to a Surge in Family Arrivals
Hundreds of family asylum seekers were released in Arizona this week without shelter, overwhelming churches and non-profits as communities scrambled to accommodate them.
The Trump Administration's Proposed Public Charge Rule Is the Next Step in an Ongoing Immigration Crackdown
The rule will impede family-based immigration, but its perceived effects are already widespread—and perhaps even more dangerous.
How Trump's Immigration Policies Are Provoking Insecurity at the U.S.-Mexico Border
The administration's mass deportations and refusal to take in escapees from disaster may be fueling organized crime in Tijuana and other border towns.
What You Need to Know About the ACLU's Case Against the Mandatory Detention of Immigrants
The case—Brett Kavanaugh's first as a Supreme Court justice—deals with mandatory detention laws to keep immigrants in prisons during trials, even if they aren't a public danger or flight risk.
More Research Finds That Immigrants Increase Economic Growth
A new report from The Hamilton Project refutes claims that immigrants are ruining native-born Americans' job prospects and driving up crime rates.
A Federal Judge Rules That Trump's Immigrant Policy Was Racist, but Rights Advocates Remain Concerned for the Future
On the verge of a Kavanaugh confirmation, immigrant rights advocates doubt the courts will continue to uphold protections against what one judge this week called racist policymaking.
A New Report Reveals How Family Separation Led Border Officials to Break the Law
Unprepared for the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, overwhelmed border officials illegally detained children in unfit facilities, among other failures.
Inside California's Ongoing Sanctuary State Battle
A court decision in favor of an Orange County city seeking to exempt itself from the California Values Act likely marks the escalation of a protracted legal standoff.
'Families Are Living in Fear': How a Trump Administration Proposal Is Harming Immigrants
Fear of repercussions is keeping immigrant families from using public benefit programs like the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
The Trump Administration Argues Against Abortion Rights for Minors in Immigrant Detention
The Department of Justice urged a federal appeals court to overturn a judge's order blocking officials from restricting abortion access for minors in immigrant detention.
The Environmental Case for Multiculturalism: What We Can Learn From 18th-Century America
Working toward a shared goal can help bond ethnic cultures together.
A Memo Reveals How the Trump Administration Built a Family Separation Policy While Denying the Policy Existed
A redacted memo released on Tuesday outlines the administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, which ensured that every adult apprehended crossing the border would be detained and prosecuted.
A New Trump Administration Rule on Public Benefits Could Discriminate Against Immigrant Families
An immigration law expert explains why a proposed "public charge" rule is fostering an environment of fear.
How Catholic Communities Are Crowdfunding Fairer Trials for Immigrants
With Jeff Sessions reportedly pressuring judges to deport immigrants, diocese across the country are gathering fee money for the legal representation that many undocumented people lack.
Threatened Shutdown of Failing Immigrant Children Shelters Could Cause a Crisis
Despite its numerous failures in keeping the children it's housing safe, an Arizona facility may keep its federal funding due to a lack of other options.
Research Shows Immigrants Are Not a Drain on U.S. Resources
The Trump administration wants to keep out immigrants who burden the American taxpayer. How big is that burden really?
Immigrant Rights Advocates May Sue the Trump Administration Over False Court Dates
The government is reportedly sending undocumented immigrants court summonses with false dates that rights defenders say are designed to skirt a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Trump Officials Claim to Be Unaware of the Psychological Trauma of Family Separation
High-ranking officials said on Tuesday that they did not feel qualified to speak on the growing mountain of warnings that detention could be permanently harming children.
Organizations React to the Trump Administration's Decision to Cut Refugee Resettlement to Historic Lows
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the U.S. will accept only 30,000 refugees in 2019.
How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Trying to Reduce Legal Immigration
A new policy allowing Immigration Services employees to summarily dismiss green card applications has raised concerns among immigration lawyers and large corporations.