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Immigration

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."

What Would a Second Trump Term Actually Look Like?

We need to take this possibility seriously.

A Day in the Life of a Teenage Asylum Seeker

Christopher plays soccer, records TikToks, and endures hours-long immigration hearings.

You Can't Separate Reproductive Rights From Immigrant Rights

This Latinx Heritage Month is an opportunity for all of us to examine immigrant rights through this lens.

The US Sentences Kids to Life in Prison Without Parole

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Susana Went to Florida for the American Dream, but Found a Nightmare

From the Parkland shooting to laws targeting undocumented immigrants like her.

Meet the Students Rallying to Protect One of America’s Oldest Chinatowns

Student organizers in Philly are trying to stop the construction of a new Sixers arena.

I Was a Teen in Solitary Confinement

There is no healing in those conditions.

Adoptees Shouldn’t Have to Feel Grateful

"Adoption just isn’t that positive win-win-win for all people.”

What Happens to Asylum-Seekers Who Can’t Access Translators

The U.S. government weaponizes their own languages against them.

The True Story of a Young Queer Couple Separated at the U.S. Border

Oscar and Darwin fled Honduras over homophobic harassment.

Borders Are a Cornerstone of Capitalism

Here’s how.

New Mexico Has Lost Track of Juvenile Prisoners Locked Up for Life

“We are, quite literally, missing children.”

Republicans Are Trying to Roll Back Child Labor Regulations

Maybe we could make child labor a thing for the history books? Just a thought.

What Liza Koshy Learned at a Refugee Camp in Jordan

“Stay strong and spend time with your dad while you can,” one girl told me.

What I Learned From Having to Crowdfund My Medical Care

After an unexpected hospitalization, I leaned on my community more than ever.

We Left Our Loved Ones for Promised Jobs That Didn’t Exist

Hemant paid $20,000 for a job that was supposed to grant him a green card.

Biden's Immigration Policy Is Trump All Over Again

Rep. Cori Bush called the policy "unconscionable," "harmful," and "anti-Black and brown."

How Drag Performers, DJs, and More Helped Ukraine Refugees

“It’s always possible to do something. Always."