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

In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press aired on Sunday, Donald Trump doubled down on two of his main campaign promises: mass deportation and...

09.12.2024 7

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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 9

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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 10

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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 5

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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 as...

01.11.2024 10

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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 4

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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”...

18.10.2024 10

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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 5

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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 3

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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 7

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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 5

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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...

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 50

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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...

24.07.2024 8

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The Myth of Kamala Harris as “Border Czar”

Vice President Kamala Harris Harris talks to the media on arrival to El Paso, Texas. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Even before President Joe Biden announced...

22.07.2024 9

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Wait, Why Did Trump Take a Jab at the “Dictator” Conservatives Love Last Night?

Mother Jones illustration; Salvador Melendez/AP; Aude Guerrucci/MAXPPP/ZUMA In February, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, fresh out of a...

19.07.2024 4

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What Happens When a Right-Wing Presidential Candidate Is Attacked?

Jair Bolsonaro grimaces after he was stabbed in the abdomen during a campaign rally. Raysa Leite/AP It didn’t take long for the attempted...

16.07.2024 7

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How the ACLU Is Planning for the Return of Trump

ACLU President Deborah Archer speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Daniel Bayer/Aspen Ideas Festival During the four years of the Trump presidency,...

28.06.2024 7

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Most Immigrant Deaths in ICE Detention Could Have Been Prevented

Immigration detainees leave the cafeteria under the watch of guards. Gerald Herbert/AP On June 15, Jhon Javier Benavides-Quintana, an Ecuadoran...

25.06.2024 3

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Biden Gives Relief to Undocumented Spouses of US Citizens

President Joe Biden gives remarks on the southern border. Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA/AP On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced another major...

18.06.2024 8

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Biden Is Gutting Asylum. The Right Still Called It “Mass Amnesty” for “Illegals.”

Stephen Miller, a former aide in the Trump White House, speaks during a news conference. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP Earlier this week, the Biden...

07.06.2024 4

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Biden Announces New Border Crackdown

President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a visit to the southern border. Valerie Gonzalez/AP On Tuesday, the Biden administration issued a new...

04.06.2024 8

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Republican-Led States Across the Country Are Copying Texas’s Radical Anti-Immigration Law

Governors Greg Abbott of Texas, Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, and Kim Reynolds of Iowa. Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA On April 30, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt of...

09.05.2024 50

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Why Are Some Latinos Drifting to the Right?

Joel Martinez/The Monitor/AP On January 6, Gabriel Garcia—a first-generation Cuban American and former member of the Proud Boys—live-streamed his...

03.05.2024 30

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House Votes to Pass $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package for Ukraine and Israel

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP On Saturday, the US House of Representatives voted to pass a $95 billion foreign...

20.04.2024 7

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In Eagle Pass, Fewer Migrant Crossings Leave Law Enforcement Idle

Members of the Texas National Guard on duty in Eagle Pass. Liu Jie/Xinhua/ZUMA Joshua Rubin, a Brooklyn software developer and founder of the...

20.04.2024 5

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At the Heritage Foundation, the Anti-DEI Crusade Is Part of a Bigger War

Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Last week, I attended an event at the Heritage Foundation in...

21.03.2024 40

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This Is a “Solvable” Crisis: Denver’s Mayor on How the City Is Handling Migrant Arrivals

Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/Getty On his first day in office in the summer of 2023, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston declared a state of emergency to...

18.03.2024 20

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Biden’s “An Illegal” Remark Is More Than Just a Slip

President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last night was, in many respects, better than expected. But one moment, when the president went...

08.03.2024 10

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“A Shimmering Stunt”: The Problem With US Airdrops of Food Into Gaza

US Air Force C-130J Super Hercules conducts airdrop of humanitarian assistance over Gaza. USAF/DoD/ZUMA Over the weekend, the United States and...

06.03.2024 9

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The Migrant Families Separated Under Trump Are Still in Legal Limbo

Mother Jones; Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP In the spring of 2018, attorney Christie Turner-Herbas returned from parental leave to her job at Kids in Need...

27.02.2024 10

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Biden Is Reportedly Considering an Asylum Restriction From the Trump Era

President Joe Biden delivers remarks urging Congress to pass the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. Michael...

23.02.2024 10

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The Forgotten Origins of a Migration Crisis

Mother Jones illustration; Random House; Thea Traff The New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer first heard of Juan Romagoza when the doctor was the...

15.02.2024 8

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The House Just Voted to Impeach Mayorkas. How Did We Get Here?

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing . Stephanie...

14.02.2024 30

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Republicans Block the Bipartisan Deal to Fund Border Security and War

Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Jim Lo Scalzo/EFE/ZUMA We are in an odd place when Republicans are voting down a bill that funds...

08.02.2024 20

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Is This the End of Biden’s “Moral Leadership” on Immigration?

Samuel Corum/Sipa/AP In 2020, Joe Biden campaigned on the idea that Trump-era immigration policies amounted to “a moral failure and a national...

05.02.2024 20

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A Far-Right Convoy Is Holding Anti-Immigrant Rallies at the Border

A person holds up a sign prior to the 'Take Our Border Back' convoy. Adam Davis/EFE/ZUMA On Saturday, a far-right convoy calling itself “God’s...

04.02.2024 6

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A “Political Stunt”: House Republicans Move Forward With Impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Alex Brandon/AP House Republicans have taken another step towards their unprecedented efforts to...

31.01.2024 20

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Can Trump’s Radical Vision for Mass Deportations Be Realized?

Mother Jones illustration; Shannon Stapleton/EFE/ZUMA; Hal Gatewood/Unsplash At a December rally in Reno, Nevada, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump made...

29.01.2024 30

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How the Right Uses the Bogeyman of “DEI” to Call for Upending Civil Rights Law

Mother Jones illustration; Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty On Sunday, the New York Times  published a front-page investigation into the...

23.01.2024 10

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How the Biden Administration’s Strikes on Houthis Could Violate the Law

Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against the US and the UK strikes. AP Last week, the United States, along with the United Kingdom,...

17.01.2024 20

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Republicans Are Grasping for a Reason to Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing. Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA On Wednesday, House Republicans renewed...

11.01.2024 20

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In Brazil, Another Way to Remember an Attempted Coup

Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro invade Planalto Presidential Palace while clashing with security forces in Brasilia on January...

08.01.2024 20

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A 17th Birthday Party, a Stocked Bar, Beer Pong, and a “Parental Rights” Mom Facing Assault Charges

Clarice Schillinger, founder of the Keeping Kids in School PAC, recruited nearly 100 parents to run for school boards across Pennsylvania. Tyger...

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