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May 14, 2026
Matt Ford
Trump Offers U.S. Citizenship to 32 Million Venezuelans
Taking another zany plan by the president seriously because he cannot possibly do so.
May 12, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
ICE Arrests U.S. Citizen a Third Time After He Sues
Leo Garcia Venegas says his case proves how Homeland Security’s immigration policies are unconstitutional.
May 12, 2026
Mark Kawar
This Mexican Border Town Proved the Power of Birthright Citizenship
For decades, people born in Rio Rico, Mexico, were actually born on American soil. Did that make them U.S. citizens?
May 11, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Is Stephen Miller’s Time at White House Finally Coming to an End?
Donald Trump is turning to Miller less and less.
May 8, 2026
Edith Olmsted
ICE Beat Teen at Gunpoint Before Realizing They Had Wrong Person
ICE then dropped the teenager off at a completely random location.
May 7, 2026
Finn Hartnett
ICE Abducts Disney Staff Right Off of Cruise Ship in Sickening Raid
At least 10 staffers were detained, some of whom were zip-tied as they were led off the boat.
May 7, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Florida in Secret Talks With Trump on Closing “Alligator Alcatraz”
Florida says the detention center has become a gigantic money pit.
May 7, 2026
Harry Litman
How ICE Withheld Info From a Federal Judge—and Then Smeared Her for It
ICE issued a press release accusing the jurist of freeing a murderer. Problem: ICE had withheld that very information from her.
May 7, 2026
Timothy Noah
Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine Isn’t Helping Native-Born Workers
The first major study of Trump’s crackdown’s effect on labor markets shows it’s only making things worse for the U.S.-born workers it’s supposed to help.
May 6, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Kristi Noem Stooge’s Congressional Bid Fails Spectacularly
Madison Sheahan was behind some major screwups during her time at the Department of Homeland Security.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
GOP Finds Way to Give ICE Even More Money—With Way Less Accountability
Senate Republicans are putting forward a new reconciliation package for immigration enforcement.
May 1, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Pope Leo Appoints Bishops Who Warned America Is Regressing Under Trump
Pope Leo XIV has named three new bishops who aren’t big fans of Donald Trump.
May 1, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s FBI Reassigned a Quarter of Entire Agency onto Immigration
Donald Trump’s priorities are not exactly what keeps Americans safe.
April 29, 2026
Matt Ford
Trump’s Quixotic Push to Denaturalize U.S. Citizens
While the push is another example of the administration’s anti-immigrant animus, it does not have a free hand to kick masses of naturalized citizens out of the country.
April 28, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good in Minneapolis Gets Cushy New Job
Jonathan Ross is still avoiding accountability months after he shot and killed Renee Good.
April 28, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
ICE Arrests of Cubans Skyrocket—as Republicans Risk Losing Florida
Trump’s deportation campaign is hitting one of the most reliable voting blocs for Republicans.
April 28, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Kids Forced to Appear Alone in Court as Trump Ramps Up Deportations
The significantly decreased timelines puts incredible stress on the unaccompanied children, who sometimes wet themselves in court out of fear.
April 28, 2026
Petala Ironcloud
The Tribal Organizations That Won’t Quit ICE
Public pressure campaigns have successfully forced Native corporations to divest from contract work with the controversial agency. But not always.
April 28, 2026
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Marta Zaraska
The Polish-Ukrainian Honeymoon Is Over
At first, Poles embraced the Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia’s war. Feelings have since cooled dramatically. What went wrong?
April 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Judge Says Some Women Are Just a “Warm, Wet Hole”
Melissa Isaak is part of Donald Trump’s newly appointed class of immigration judges.
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