Immigration
Trump Does Not Need Alligators in Moats for a Draconian Anti-Immigration Crackdown—He's Already Outdoing Ike's Harsh 'Operation Wetback'
Trump admires one of the darkest chapters in America's deportation history.
My New "Atlantic" Article Making the Case for Abolishing Constitutional Double Standards in Immigration Law
The article explains why we should do away with legal doctrines that largely exempt immigration restrictions from constitutional constraints that apply to virtually every other exercise of government power.
Children, Refugees, and Anyone Booked by ICE Will Have DNA Added to Criminal Database
Plus: Parents sue Illinois child services, Pennsylvania mulls liquor-store weed sales, Giuliani consorts with Manafort, and more...
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...
New York City Declares Using the Term 'Illegal Alien' Can Result in a $250,000 Fine
The Commission on Human Rights is likely running afoul of the First Amendment.
13 Marines Charged in Human Smuggling Investigation
Plus: Another Marine goes rogue to catch "child traffickers," 69 percent of people hate Trump, and more...
Andrew Yang Is the Anti–Elizabeth Warren
A progressive who wants to empower the little guy instead of big government
Confidential DHS Report Found ICE Kept 'Alarming' Number of Mentally Ill Detainees in Solitary Confinement
A previously confidential DHS report found "inhumane" use of solitary confinement against mentally ill detainees at an ICE detention center.
Supreme Court Makes It More Difficult for Refugees To Find Asylum Here
Plus: 4 myths about social media law, Trump wants to ban cigarette alternatives, and more...
It's Not a Mystery Why America's Biggest Cities Are Losing Population
Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City all have some easily identifiable management problems.
Boat Company and Border Officials Tell Different Stories About Rejection of Dorian-Displaced Bahamians
Plus: Support for Sanders and Harris drops, Trump fears losing his fans to socialists, and more...
The Trump Administration's New Citizenship Rules for Service Members Abroad Are Petty and Pointless
Their main purpose is to stick it to immigrants working for Uncle Sam overseas
Feds Kick Incoming Harvard Freshman Out of the Country Because of His Friend's Social Media Posts
Authorities questioned Ismael Ajjawi for eight hours at Logan Airport. Then they revoked his student visa.
A Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty To Hitting a Migrant in the Face While in Custody
Jason Andrew McGilvray will resign from the federal agency.
Military Kids Born Abroad Are Not Being Denied Citizenship
Plus: Gillibrand ends presidential campaign, trouble for Forever 21, 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.
14-Year-Old Girl Fights Cancer Alone Because Border Officials Won't Let Her Mom Cross the Border
"I want her to come here to take care of me. Because I need her," she said.
A Man Spent 82 Days in Jail on Meth Charges. The Meth Was Actually Honey.
Government incompetence made an innocent man spend months in jail and lose both of his jobs.
Can #NeverTrump GOP Presidential Wannabe Joe Walsh Run on Deficit Reduction and Win?
The ex-congressman and talk show host thinks he can save the Republican Party.
Ex-Sheriff and Failed Senate Candidate Joe Arpaio Announces He Will Run for Maricopa County Sheriff Again
Arpaio lost his re-election bid in 2016 and was later convicted of criminal contempt by a federal judge.
Boycotting Big Meat Is Not the Answer to ICE Raids on Immigrant Food Processors
An open immigration policy means letting people from anywhere work for whatever amount they want.
America's Golden Door Is Slamming Shut
The shocking excesses of Donald Trump's immigration policy
Two Cheers for Pete Buttigieg's Proposal for "Place-Based Visas" for Immigrant Workers
The idea has some flaws, but would be a major improvement over the status quo. It also has much in common with a proposal for state-issued visas promoted by two Republican members of Congress in 2017.
ProPublica's Dara Lind on Trump's Immigration Raids
ProPublica’s Dara Lind on how the president’s workplace raids affect consumers, employers, and immigrants.
A Correctional Officer Who Drove Through Anti-ICE Protesters Is Placed on Leave
The Rhode Island attorney general and state police are investigating a video of a correctional officer driving through a wave of protesters.
Mississippi ICE Raids Highlight Glaring Weakness With E-Verify, Immigration Restrictionists' Favorite Big Government Program
Plus: Federal government looks to expand marijuana research, America's housing boom is not helping more people afford new homes, and more...
Why Governments Should Not Bar Entry Based on Political Views
Israel's decision to bar two US members of Congress from entering the country is part of a much broader problem. Many nations, including the US, have similar policies. Here's why such restrictions should be abolished.
How To Understand Trump's Immigration Raids
ProPublica’s Dara Lind on how the president’s workplace raids affect consumers, employers, and immigrants.
The Trump Administration's New "Public Charge" Rule is a Plan to Cut Immigration, not Reduce Burdens on the Welfare State
Helpful analyses by David Bier of the Cato Institute and Reason's Shikha Dalmia explain why.
Trump's New Welfare Rule Cuts Immigration Against Congressional Will
Only wealthy immigrants will have a clear shot at being admitted or staying.
Last Week's ICE Raids Were a Tremendously Expensive Political Show That Didn't Make Anyone Safer
Plus: The trade war still isn't good or easy to win, trans activists are upset about a new romantic comedy, and more....
Should You Boycott Your $42 SoulCycle Bike Ride To Stick It to Trump?
The end of political privacy and the politicization of everything
If You Oppose Punishing and Deporting Undocumented Workers, You Should Also Oppose Punishing Employers that Hire Them
Punishing employers is unjust for many of the same reasons as punishing the workers. And doing so harms the workers, too.
Authoritarian Rulers Mobilize Private Violence To Advance Their Goals
Trump's incendiary rhetoric and selective law enforcement is encouraging anti-immigrant violence.
Assessing Justice Sotomayor's First Ten Years on the Supreme Court
The concerns I expressed about her record on property rights when I testified at her 2009 confirmation hearing were justified. But she has compiled an admirable record on several other issues.
Workplace Immigration Raids Prove America Is Still Land of Opportunity
ICE has already released 300 of 680 detainees, some on "humanitarian grounds."
Children Left Crying in Streets After ICE Arrests Parents in Massive Mississippi Raid
Plus: Chelsea Manning's latest motion is denied, Prager University's Google lawsuit is nonsense, and more...
Trump Calls for Linking New Gun Control Legislation to Immigration Reform
The president offers the worst of both worlds.
After El Paso and Dayton Shootings, Threatened Crackdowns on Guns, Immigrants, and Internet Speech
Plus: the trouble with "national conservatism," the decline of the mortgage interest deduction, and more...
The Perils of Zero-Sum Worldviews Revisited
The El Paso shooter's combination of anti-capitalism, bigotry, and xenophobic nationalism highlights the dangers of zero-sum thinking on left and right. His worldview resembles that of the perpetrator of a similar attack in New Zealand earlier this year. Sadly, these ideas are not confined to a few extremists.
El Paso Walmart Shooter Allegedly Wrote Anti-Immigrant Manifesto Calling Hispanics 'Invaders'
Plus: A second shooting in Dayton leaves 9 dead, dozens injured.
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...
Biden to America: Massive Amounts of Executive Power Is Just Fine So Long as Trump Isn't President
In a testy exchange about immigration, the former vice president argued that Trump alone was the problem.
Trump Administration Has Separated 900 More Children From Their Parents, Says ACLU
An ACLU lawsuit argues that the government is using minor criminal histories to take children from their parents.
Democrats Need To Talk About Immigrants as Assets, Not Supplicants Needing Handouts
They are letting President Trump's bogus anti-immigration narrative dominate their conversation
Penn Law Should Not Fire Amy Wax
The professor's immigration views are wrong, but removing her would compromise academic freedom.
Supreme Court Stays Lower Court Ruling Against Trump's Border Wall Construction
It's a win for Trump; but only on procedural grounds. The broader legal battle over the wall is far from over.
