Tag: immigration
Blood on their hands: The Malawi passport collapse is a humanitarian atrocity
Malawi’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has crossed the line from baseline incompetence into active humanitarian cruelty. For seven continuous days, this inept institution has produced exactly zero passports, trapping thousands of desperate citizens in a state-sponsored prison.This is not a mere technical glitch. It is a violent disruption of human life. Students watch...
A Cuban Protest Ballad From ICE Detention
Cuban dissident Nilo Gibert Arencibia has been trapped in a Mississippi immigrant detention facility for eight months. Here’s his protest song.
Amid Increased Scrutiny, ICE Detention and Deportation Data Goes Dark
ICE says ‘millions’ of immigrants have left or been deported in Trump’s crackdown. But where are the receipts?
How Helping Detectives Led a Florida Woman to ICE Detention
Non-traditional state agencies, from college police to wildlife protection, have been pulled into immigration enforcement.
What, to the Immigrant, Is Your Fourth of July?
In the spirit of Frederick Douglass’ landmark speech — and America at 250 — immigrants explain what Independence Day means to them.
A Dying Dream: How Trump Targets Immigrants Who Arrived as Children
Polls say Americans support protecting DACA recipients from deportation. Now some are being detained.
What the Supreme Court’s TPS Ruling Means for Haitians and Syrians
Advocates say the decision to allow Trump to end temporary protected status will send Haitians to “violent, needless deaths.”
How Government Fines of $1 Million+ Are Increasingly Targeting Immigrants
A 1996 law allowing fines for some immigrants was rarely used — until Donald Trump’s second term began.
25 Babies and Toddlers Are in ICE Custody on an Average Day
On an average day under Trump, ICE has 25 children aged 3 or younger in custody. In total, at least 500 babies and toddlers have been detained.
108 Days Apart: A Wife’s Fight to Free Her Husband From Delaney Hall
Sandra Hafraoui spent months trying to bring her husband home after ICE detained him on a 16-year-old deportation order he didn’t know existed.
ICE Detained Them, and Then They Vanished
Under Trump, the U.S. increasingly sends immigrants all over the nation with little warning, leaving families and attorneys unsure where they are.
Immigrating to Your Dreams
Considering the surprisingly complex mechanisms that face talented athletes attempting to immigrate to another country for a professional team.