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The Dangerous Myth of the Criminal Migrant
Democrats and Republicans alike have pushed this false narrative.
By Barbara Sostaita
Our Immigrant Detention System Shows Why We Need Prison Abolition
"The US immigration enforcement system and the prison industrial complex are not separate, but are intertwined systems of repression."
By Silky Shah
Not Great
Trump’s 'Border Wall' Caused ‘Significant’ Cultural and Environmental Damage
One site important to a number of Indigenous communities, was “irreparably damaged."
By Bess Levin
The White Supremacist ‘Great Replacement Theory’ Has Deep Roots
It’s been around for centuries in different forms.
By Reece Jones
The Case for Open Borders
Borders “are a direct result of colonialism and maintain a neo-colonial worldview.”
By Will Meyer
Arizona Plans to Restart Executions With Gas Used by the Nazis
The history of the cyanide gas Zyklon B is truly ghastly.
By Erin Coulehan
Indigenous Youth Are Disrupting Trump’s Border Wall Construction
“We’ve been here forever and we are going to be here forever.”
By Maia Wikler
4 Ways Trump's Border Shutdown Could Impact Everyday Life
People cross over to go to school, commute to work, have some fun, or visit family.
By Lucy Diavolo
Cher — Yes, That Cher — Is Calling for a General Strike
It comes amid fears of another government shutdown.
By Lucy Diavolo
Donald Trump Can Declare a National Emergency to Get His Wall. Here's Why He Shouldn't.
It’s a case of hating the player and hating the game.
By Lucy Diavolo
Trump Claimed Undocumented People Are Causing a Violent "Crisis"
He's wrong.
By Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
The Trump Administration Was Accused of Sending Troops to the Border as a Publicity Stunt
Thousands of troops have been on active duty at the border.
By Christianna Silva
ICE Is Detaining Teens on Their 18th Birthdays
Detention procedures differ greatly for legal adults.
By Christianna Silva
Over 700 Children Weren't Reunited With Their Parents by the Government's Deadline
And they might not be anytime soon.
By Christianna Silva
These Young People are Reuniting Moms Separated from Their Children at the Border
"She saw her children today for the first time in over a month, and I got to be there with her."
By Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
What if Trump Applied His "Zero Tolerance" Policy to Other Federal Misdemeanors?
We look at 7 other infractions that show how extreme this policy can be.
By Shelley Puhak
Evan Rachel Wood Is on a Hunger Strike for Separated Families
She's one of several celebrities protesting at the border.
By Araceli Cruz
A 19-Year-Old Jogger Was Detained for 2 Weeks After Accidentally Crossing the U.S./Canada Border
"It's like a trap...anybody can be caught at the border like this."
By De Elizabeth