Immigration Archives

Demonstrators march in New York City on April 15th, 2018, during an anti-war protest after President Donald Trump launched airstrikes in Syria.

News in Brief

‘I Don’t Think It Changes the Situation’: Syrian Americans React to the U.S.’s Damascus Strikes

Opinions vary on the ethics of Trump's weekend airstrikes, but everyone agrees that they will do little to halt the Assad administration's reported use of chemical weapons.

Massoud Hayoun

A sample driver's license for limited-term that is currently used by legal immigrants with temporary legal status.

Social Justice

Michigan Immigrant Rights Advocates Score a Major Win in the Drivers’ License Standoff

A bid by Republican legislators to identify residents' immigration status on state-issued identification would have marked them for discriminatory policing, activists say.

Massoud Hayoun

A demonstrator holds a sign during an America First rally on August 20th, 2017, in Laguna Beach, California.

Social Justice

Xenophobic Prejudice Doesn’t Just Affect Immigrants—It Harms U.S.-Born People of Color Too

Anti-immigrant rhetoric may affect a broader population of people than previously thought.

Ashley Hackett

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Taking Freedom: ‘Build That Wall!’: A Local History

On how politics and fear, rather than the day-to-day risks and realities of life at the U.S.-Mexico border, have historically shaped border policies.

Mark Binelli

Central-American migrants taking part in the "Migrant Via Crucis" caravan toward the United States receive breakfast as they camp at a sport complex in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Central-American ‘Caravan of Migrants’ Remains Far From U.S. Border

Central-American migrants taking part in the "Migrant Via Crucis" caravan toward the United States receive breakfast as they camp at a sport complex in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico.

Pacific Standard Staff

Advocates at the San Gabriel City Council meeting in San Gabriel, California, on April 3rd, 2018.

Social Justice

Immigrant Rights Advocates Score Another Major Win in California

The San Gabriel City Council just voted in favor of a resolution to bar local authorities from supporting federal immigration enforcement.

Massoud Hayoun

An immigration detainee stands near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement grievance box in the high security unit at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange, California, on March 14th, 2017.

Social Justice

ICE Ends Its Policy of Automatically Releasing Pregnant Women

An internal memo sent by ICE's acting director states that custody decisions for pregnant women should now be made on a case-by-case basis.

Kate Wheeling

Economics

As Airbnb Moves In, Boston’s Chinatown Sees Its Culture—and Demographics—Change

Short-term rentals are spreading through Chinatown, displacing residents and changing the culture of the neighborhood in the process.

Melissa Hung

News in Brief

Why a Census Undercount Spells Trouble for Social Scientists

Social science groups say a citizenship question could lead to population data flaws that compromise research for a decade.

Kate Wheeling

The South Congregational Church in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Social Justice

A Church in Massachusetts Opened Its Doors to an Undocumented Woman. It Now Faces Threats of Retaliation From City Authorities.

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno reportedly responded to the South Congregational's sanctuary project by calling for the city to look into whether the church's housing facility was up to code.

Massoud Hayoun