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May 7, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Florida in Secret Talks With Trump on Closing “Alligator Alcatraz”
Florida says the detention center has become a gigantic money pit.
May 7, 2026
Harry Litman
How ICE Withheld Info From a Federal Judge—and Then Smeared Her for It
ICE issued a press release accusing the jurist of freeing a murderer. Problem: ICE had withheld that very information from her.
May 7, 2026
Timothy Noah
Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine Isn’t Helping Native-Born Workers
The first major study of Trump’s crackdown’s effect on labor markets shows it’s only making things worse for the U.S.-born workers it’s supposed to help.
May 6, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Kristi Noem Stooge’s Congressional Bid Fails Spectacularly
Madison Sheahan was behind some major screwups during her time at the Department of Homeland Security.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
GOP Finds Way to Give ICE Even More Money—With Way Less Accountability
Senate Republicans are putting forward a new reconciliation package for immigration enforcement.
May 1, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Pope Leo Appoints Bishops Who Warned America Is Regressing Under Trump
Pope Leo XIV has named three new bishops who aren’t big fans of Donald Trump.
May 1, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s FBI Reassigned a Quarter of Entire Agency onto Immigration
Donald Trump’s priorities are not exactly what keeps Americans safe.
April 29, 2026
Matt Ford
Trump’s Quixotic Push to Denaturalize U.S. Citizens
While the push is another example of the administration’s anti-immigrant animus, it does not have a free hand to kick masses of naturalized citizens out of the country.
April 28, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good in Minneapolis Gets Cushy New Job
Jonathan Ross is still avoiding accountability months after he shot and killed Renee Good.
April 28, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
ICE Arrests of Cubans Skyrocket—as Republicans Risk Losing Florida
Trump’s deportation campaign is hitting one of the most reliable voting blocs for Republicans.
April 28, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Kids Forced to Appear Alone in Court as Trump Ramps Up Deportations
The significantly decreased timelines puts incredible stress on the unaccompanied children, who sometimes wet themselves in court out of fear.
April 28, 2026
Petala Ironcloud
The Tribal Organizations That Won’t Quit ICE
Public pressure campaigns have successfully forced Native corporations to divest from contract work with the controversial agency. But not always.
April 28, 2026
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Marta Zaraska
The Polish-Ukrainian Honeymoon Is Over
At first, Poles embraced the Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia’s war. Feelings have since cooled dramatically. What went wrong?
April 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Judge Says Some Women Are Just a “Warm, Wet Hole”
Melissa Isaak is part of Donald Trump’s newly appointed class of immigration judges.
April 27, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Pushes Bonkers Strategy to Make ICE More Popular
Nice.
April 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s New Immigration Judges Include a Men’s Rights Lawyer
Donald Trump’s newly hired immigration judges have very little relevant experience.
April 24, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
India Outraged by Trump’s Racist “Hellhole” Screed
Trump’s appalling four-page Truth Social post has drawn outrage in India..
April 24, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Suffers Staggering Legal Loss in Quest to Ban Asylum
The president cannot enforce his executive order preventing immigrants from claiming asylum.
April 23, 2026
Finn Hartnett
DOJ Identifies Hundreds of Americans to Strip of Citizenship
The Trump administration is ramping up its focus on denaturalization.
April 23, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Did Laura Loomer Convince Rubio to Detain the Wrong Iranians?
A new report casts doubt on the State Department’s claim that it has found Qassem Soleimani’s relatives in Los Angeles.
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