Kirstjen Nielsen’s Role in Family Separation: A Timeline
The secretary of Homeland Security, who resigned over the weekend, oversaw most of the Trump administration's family separation efforts.
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‘We Need to Keep Our Language Alive’: Inside a Uyghur Bookshop in Istanbul
Far from the reach of the Chinese government, Uyghur booksellers are protecting their language from being erased.
A Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Plan
A federal judge in San Francisco has issued a preliminary injunction against the Migrant Protection Protocols.
ICE Completed Its Biggest Raid in Over a Decade. Was It Necessary?
Details were still emerging on Thursday, but one aspect of the arrest stood out to advocates: the fact that, by all indications, the raid did not need to happen.
Border Patrol Can Stop Most Americans in Their Own Neighborhoods. Presidential Candidate Julián Castro Wants to Change That.
For Border Patrol, the border encompasses a 100-mile zone that stretches inwards from Mexico, Canada, and every coast.
Trump’s Cuts to Foreign Aid Could Intensify the Migration Crisis. Is That What He Wants?
Over the weekend, the president announced plans to hold back funds earmarked for El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.
In El Paso, Border Patrol Keeps Families Under a Bridge (in Photos)
The agency said that, with government detention facilities overwhelmed, it had nowhere else to hold the families.
Why Trump Wants to Detain Families Indefinitely, and Why He Can’t
Since public outrage forced the administration to abandon family separation, it has been searching for ways to guarantee that families remain in detention prior to a final decision on their immigration cases.
Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Plan Expands, Even as the ACLU Battles It in Court
Some assumed courts would stop the plan immediately. But because the details of the plan remain opaque, advocates have had trouble challenging it.
What Is ‘Catch and Release’?
The president uses the term to refer to immigrant families getting released before their court dates. But advocates say the term is both misleading and dehumanizing.