Trump and Obama Each Break Records on Bad Immigration Policy
Plus: how Hyperloop could reshape the Midwest, crowdfunding social media, the billionaires behind Democratic candidates, and more...
Border Crossings
From Turkey to Cuba to Mexico to America: A Kurdish Refugee's Journey
There are Middle Easterners hidden among the Latin Americans seeking entry at the U.S. border. But they're not who you think.
Trump Wanted Snipers and Electrified Spikes to Defend Border Moat Full of Alligators and Snakes, Says New Report
Plus: Rudy Giuliani threatens to sue The Swamp, UPS gets approval for delivery drones, and more...
Trump Reportedly Told Subordinates To Break Laws in Order To Build His Border Wall Before 2020
A disturbing picture of a president willfully condoning not only the use of eminent domain to seize private land from Americans for a pet project, but also suggesting—perhaps ordering—his underlings to violate laws in pursuit of that objective.
Biden Gets Pummeled for Obama's Ugly Immigration Record
Plus: Tulsi Gabbard is most searched candidate, Kirsten Gillibrand attacks Biden's record on women, and more...
U.S. Citizen Was on the Verge of Self Deporting After Being Detained for Weeks at Squalid Immigration Facility
The young man was finally released from custody this week.
Department of Homeland Security
Papers, Please! DHS Wants Power to Deport People Faster with Less Judicial Oversight
A policy that allows for quicker deportations near the border could expand nationwide.
Filthy, Overcrowded Border Detention Sites Called a 'Ticking Time Bomb'
Short-term holding tanks marked by poor food and unsanitary conditions as immigrants are imprisoned for weeks longer than they should be.
Sharing Food with Migrants Is a Charitable Act To be Praised, Not Criminalized
Americans have long provided migrants with food and water. Why are we now treating that like a crime?
Migrant Arrests by U.S. Border Patrol Were 'Off the Charts' in April
Plus: Protests against prostitution-loitering laws in NYC, Denver mushroom measure passes, misinformation about Section 230, and more...
A Costless and Humane Fix to the Border Crisis
Give the asylum seekers work visas, but attach a condition.
Trump's Threat to 'Close the Border' with Mexico Is His Most Insane Trade Idea Yet
Closing the border would be a "profit-making operation," says Trump. That's not how any of this works.
Hair-Sniffer Joe Biden Should Apologize for His Whole Career: Podcast
A real American genius Joe is not.
The Trump Administration Separated Thousands More Families Than We Thought
We don't even know exactly how many.
2 Big Reasons We Don't Need a Border Wall
The supposed border "crisis" is already solving itself.
9 Numbers To Remember While Watching Trump's Immigration Speech
An immigration primer about the figures that matter. And the ones that Trump makes up.
John Kelly Blames Jeff Sessions for Family Separations That Kelly Touted As a Deterrent to Illegal Immigration
Kelly was talking about seizing children as a way of discouraging unauthorized border crossing a year before Sessions announced "zero tolerance."
CBP Faces New Scrutiny After Second Child Dies in Their Custody
The agency has announced new policies in response.
An Immigrant Girl's Death in CBP Custody Draws Criticism
"Our Border Patrol stations were built decades ago to handle mostly male single adults in custody, not families and children."
Trump Says Kidnapping Unauthorized Immigrants' Children Is an Effective Deterrent
His homeland security secretary says that rationale for family separation is "offensive."
The Trump Administration's Border War Is Actually Catching Fewer Drug Traffickers
This is what happens when "zero tolerance" meets the limitations of government resources.
This Border Patrol Agent Resigned After Changing His Mind About Immigration
"They just want a better life. I think most people in their shoes would do the same. And I stopped being able to reconcile that."
Government Can't Find Parents for 38 Children Under 5 in its Custody
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar feels aggreived at how fast he's being ordered to comply with the court order to reunite captive immigrant children with parents.
Beginning of the End of Trump's Zero Border (In)Tolerance?
He seems to be backing away from criminally prosecuting all unauthorized border crosses
Tearing Babies from Their Mother's Breasts Is Now Your Government at Work
Zero tolerance enforcement against illegal border crossings turns Wal-Marts into essentially jails for kids.
America Needs to Declare Zero Tolerance for Trump's Border Abuses
Ripping kids from migrant parents is both lawless and cruel.
Immigration Hawks Dig in, but Why?
As our economy continues to grow, why are we still looking for scapegoats?
Trump's Official Policy: If You Cross the Border, We'll Kidnap Your Children
The president hopes that forcibly separating parents from their kids will deter illegal entry.
Conservatives Are Weeping Over the Plight of Britain's Baby Alfie. But Where Are Their Tears For Border Families Being Torn Apart by the Trump Administration?
Does their commitment to family values stop at the Rio Grande's edge?
Should We Build the Wall? We Asked Trump Supporters.
The wall might turn out "big" and "beautiful." But how much will it cost, and what will it do?
