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The “Punitive Theater” of Trump’s Plan to Send Immigrants to Guantánamo Bay

The “Punitive Theater” of Trump’s Plan to Send Immigrants to Guantánamo Bay

In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to expand immigration detention space in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to “full capacity.”...

12.02.2025 5

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Trump’s “Puppet Master,” Russ Vought, Confirmed to Lead OMB

Trump’s “Puppet Master,” Russ Vought, Confirmed to Lead OMB

On Thursday evening, the US Senate voted to confirm Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a key arm of the executive...

07.02.2025 90

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Court Shuts Down Trump’s Efforts to End Birthright Citizenship—for Now

Court Shuts Down Trump’s Efforts to End Birthright Citizenship—for Now

On Wednesday afternoon, dozens of immigrants and allies gathered in Langley Park, Maryland, to celebrate a major win: A federal judge had just...

06.02.2025 2

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Trump Is Not Only Deporting “Criminals”

Trump Is Not Only Deporting “Criminals”

President Donald Trump made a promise with his mass deportation plan: First, we’ll remove the “criminals.” In doing so, he framed his...

06.02.2025 2

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A Former ICE Chief of Staff on How Trump’s Enforcement Push Is Backfiring

A Former ICE Chief of Staff on How Trump’s Enforcement Push Is Backfiring

Three days after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declared an early accomplishment: the arrest,...

31.01.2025 50

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Fear Is the Goal

Trump’s first week back in office delivered what he does best: dystopian showmanship. Photos of deportation flights released with glee; shots of the...

30.01.2025 20

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The Big-Money Right-Wing Push to Upend the Constitution—and Kill Birthright Citizenship

For years, powerful right-wing figures have pushed a plan: Have states call a convention to amend the Constitution. It now has more momentum than...

24.01.2025 10

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The Trump Administration Has Killed Asylum at the US-Mexico Border

The barrage has begun. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders aimed at reshaping immigration to the...

24.01.2025 30

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“Blatantly Unconstitutional”: Trump’s Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is Off to a Bad Start

A federal judge in Washington state dealt the first blow to President Donald Trump’s aspirations of rewriting the Constitution and throwing away a...

24.01.2025 10

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What to Know About Trump’s Day One Attack on Immigration

On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed around 10 executive orders to restrict immigration to the United States. “With these...

22.01.2025 3

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He Came to the US at Six and Was Deported by Trump. Now, He’s Stuck in Sierra Leone.

Samuel Anthony turns his phone camera around to show me the view from his family home in Sierra Leone. He steps out to a veranda overlooking a carpet...

14.01.2025 10

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Trump Promises to End Birthright Citizenship, Suggests Deporting “Kids Who Are Here Legally”

Trump sits for his first post-election network interview with Kristen Welker. NBC News/ZUMA In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press aired on...

09.12.2024 9

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Law Enforcement and Leaders in Blue States Are Hatching Plans to Stop Trump’s Mass Deportations

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation. Gregory Bull/AP A growing number of law enforcement...

23.11.2024 2

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Trump’s Pick to Lead His Budget Office Wants to Use It to Deliver on MAGA’s Big Dreams

Russ Vought listens during a television interview at the White House. Alex Brandon/AP Continuing the string of MAGA loyalist picks to serve in his...

23.11.2024 2

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How Trump Plans to Purge Thousands of Government Workers

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference. Allison Robbert/Pool AFP/AP In a campaign video from March...

14.11.2024 10

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Trump Puts the Father of Family Separation in Charge of Mass Deportation

Former US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Thomas Homan. John Bazemore/AP Late Sunday night, President-elect Donald Trump...

12.11.2024 60

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How Trump Plans to Upend Immigration

Mother Jones illustration; John Moore/Getty; Alex Brandon/AP In January, former President Donald Trump will reclaim the White House after years of...

07.11.2024 2

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Democrats Need to Convince Latinos Who “Haven’t Felt Seen” to Vote

Voter engagement event for the Latino community in Greensboro, N.C. Chuck Burton/AP Claudia Garcia had never watched a televised presidential...

05.11.2024 2

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Noncitizen Voting Is Illegal. Here Are the States Trying to Ban It Anyway.

Canvassers for immigrant rights group Voces de la Frontera Action Ricardo Lopez-Garcia, left, and Alejandra Pavon Guajardo, right, knock on doors...

01.11.2024 8

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Immigrant Rights Advocates Are Preparing for “The Worst” Under Trump. Will It Be Enough?

Murad Awawdeh speaks onstage at the TAAF Heritage Month Summit at The Glasshouse on May 02, 2024 in New York City. JP Yim/Getty/Asian American...

30.10.2024 2

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Trump’s Former ICE Head’s Plan for Mass Deportation: More Family Separation or Deporting US Citizens

Tom Homan during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto/ZUMA This year , former President Donald Trump’s...

28.10.2024 20

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The Ongoing Horror of Donald Trump’s Family Separation Policy

Mother Jones illustration; Evan Vucci/AP Six years on, families remain separated. The Trump administration’s so-called “zero tolerance” policy of...

18.10.2024 2

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Harris Was Asked About Helping Undocumented People. Her Answer Was Mostly About a Border Crackdown.

Vice President Kamala Harris listens to a question from Ivett Castillo. Jacquelyn Martin/AP At a town hall organized by Univision on Thursday...

11.10.2024 2

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The Fate of Undocumented Youth Now Sits With a Notoriously Right-Wing Court

DACA recipient and allies from United We Dream protest ruling from Judge Hanen. Lenin Nolly/NurPhoto/ZUMA Twelve years ago, when former President...

10.10.2024 2

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Trump Says Migrants Have Brought “Bad Genes” Into “Our Country”

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign stop at the Dodge County Airport. Morry Gash/AP It was only a matter of time before former president Donald Trump...

07.10.2024 8

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Trump Just Introduced a New, Dangerous Immigration Proposal

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to an unfinished section of border wall. Eric Gay/AP Over the weekend, Donald Trump took to...

17.09.2024 1

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The Debate Exposed How Comfortable America Is With Hating Immigrants

A member of the Texas delegation holds a sign during the Republican National Convention. Matt Rourke/AP During the ABC News presidential debate on...

12.09.2024 20

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No, Noncitizens Are Not Voting in Droves. Trump and Republicans Know It.

Mother Jones; Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/Getty; Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty At tonight’s debate, former President Donald Trump repeated baseless...

11.09.2024 2

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Kamala Harris Is Making the Presidential Race Competitive Again

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris join hands at an event at Prince George's County. Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Less than a month...

17.08.2024 30

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Migrant Encounters at the Border Hit Lowest Number in Four years

A general view of the border wall from the side of the United States. Michael Ho Wai Lee/SIPA/AP On Friday, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...

17.08.2024 40

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Is AI Really an Existential Threat to Humanity?

Blaise Agüera y Arcas speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Daniel Bayer/Aspen Ideas Festival Artificial intelligence, we have been told, is all but...

24.07.2024 2

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