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How ICE Is Targeting Undocumented Children Housed and Protected by Their Relatives

Across the country, people who have taken in young undocumented relatives are being swept up in what ICE calls a crackdown on guardians who pay human smugglers.

Hannah Dreier

Pope Francis celebrates an open air mass at Contecar—Cartagena's maritime terminal—during the last day of his visit to Colombia on September 10th, 2017.

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Viewfinder: Pope Francis Visits Colombia

Pope Francis celebrates an open air mass at Contecar—Cartagena's maritime terminal—during the last day of his visit to Colombia on September 10th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

Northern lights (aurora borealis) illuminate the sky over Reinfjorden in Reine, on Lofoten Islands, Arctic Circle, on September 8th, 2017.

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The Week in Photos: From a Protest Rally in Delhi to International Diplomacy in Athens

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Pacific Standard Staff

The shoes of French president's wife Brigitte Macron (left) are pictured next to the Greek guard's shoes during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Athens, on September 7th, 2017, as part of a two-day official visit of the French president to Greece.

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Viewfinder: A Welcoming Ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens

The shoes of French president's wife Brigitte Macron (left) are pictured next to the Greek guard's shoes during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Athens, on September 7th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

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Negligent DNA Testing Has Affected Thousands of New York Criminal Cases

New York City's crime lab has been a pioneer nationally in analyzing especially difficult DNA samples. But the recent disclosure of the source code for its proprietary software is raising new questions about accuracy.

Lauren Kirchner

Indian activists take part in a protest rally against the killing of Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh at the India Gate memorial in New Delhi on September 6th, 2017. Indian activists, politicians, and journalists demanded a full investigation into the murder of Gauri Lankesh, a newspaper editor and outspoken critic of the ruling Hindu nationalist party whose death has sent shockwaves across the country.

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Viewfinder: Mourning the Murder of a Journalist in New Delhi

Indian activists take part in a protest rally against the killing of Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh at the India Gate memorial in New Delhi on September 6th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

Tourists sunbathe on the terrace of an hotel with the Sagrada Familia in the background in Barcelona, Spain, on September 5th, 2017.

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Viewfinder: Sunbathing in Barcelona Before Summer Ends

Tourists sunbathe on the terrace of an hotel with the Sagrada Familia in the background in Barcelona, Spain, on September 5th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

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How Jeff Sessions Made False Assertions to Justify the Expansion of Military Supplies for Police

The attorney general mischaracterized Obama-era restrictions while citing a study that actually says new computers reduce crime more than heavy weapons do.

Isaac Arnsdorf

A man dressed in a clown outfit distributes balloons to children as confetti is thrown by the Dome of the Rock inside al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's old city on the first day of Eid al-Adha on September 1st, 2017.

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The Week in Photos: From a Carnival in London to the U.S. Open in New York

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Pacific Standard Staff

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What Hawaii Gets Right About Prescription Medication

Medicare patients in the state appear to be much less likely to overuse problematic prescription drugs, including opioid pain medications and antibiotics, than people in the mainland United States.

Charles Ornstein & Ryann Grochowski Jones