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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Defying ICE and Charting a New Course for Democrats

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In May, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka made headlines when he was arrested during a protest outside of an immigration detention facility in New Jersey and charged with trespassing. Baraka has staunchly opposed the reopening of the 1,000-bed detention center, called Delaney Hall, since Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a deal with the private prison company […]

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Trump’s New “Supercharged” Travel Ban

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On Wednesday, the Trump administration issued a new travel ban on foreigners, primarily targeting people from countries in Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. Under the guise of protecting the United States against “foreign terrorists” and national security threats, this executive order amounts to an even more sweeping bar than the infamous travel ban […]

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Lawsuit Challenges “Unlawful” Detention of Migrants at Guantánamo Bay

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The point of holding people in the notorious prison is “to instill fear in the immigrant population,” the filing states.

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Humanitarian Parole Is Over. Now Comes the Fear.

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Last week, the US Supreme Court lifted an order from a Massachusetts district court that had maintained humanitarian parole protections in place for about 530,000 immigrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and Nicaragua who had been living in the United States legally under a Biden-era program. Advocacy groups in South Florida condemned the decision that will […]

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Trump Disappeared Them to El Salvador. Now, They’re Being Erased by Immigration Courts.

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On May 30, Frizgeralth de Jesús Cornejo Pulgar was scheduled for a hearing in a United States immigration court. But Cornejo Pulgar—an asylum seeker from Venezuela fleeing potential persecution from paramilitary groups aligned with the government of Nicolás Maduro—was not able to attend the proceeding. The 26-year-old is stuck in El Salvador. He is one […]

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Homeland Security Cops Invade NY Congressman’s Office, Handcuff Aide

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Last month, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka outside an immigration detention facility, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official said on CNN that there would “likely be more arrests coming.” DHS police came close to delivering on that threat this past week when they invaded the Manhattan […]

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Louisiana’s Immigration Bills Evoke Apartheid. We Cannot Remain Silent.

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Louisiana isn’t just passing bad policy. It’s laying bricks in a pathway toward fascism.

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Trump’s Proposal for Office of Remigration Evokes Ethnic Cleansing, Critics Say

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The president’s call for a policy of “remigration” has been embraced by far right groups in Europe.

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The Worrying Backstory of Trump’s Proposed “Office of Remigration”

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On Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the Trump administration had taken new steps towards “building an America First State Department” by notifying Congress of a “reorganization plan.” The massive overhaul, first proposed in April, will reportedly downsize or eliminate hundreds of bureaus and offices; cut thousands of domestic civil service and foreign […]

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The Trump Administration Is Already Ignoring the Supreme Court

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On May 16, the Supreme Court handed down a significant order in one of the many swirling cases over the Trump administration’s efforts to seize immigrants and deport them to foreign prisons. In an unsigned opinion, seven of the court’s nine justices reaffirmed that immigrants needed a reasonable amount of time to challenge their deportations. […]

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