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Detaining refugee children at military bases may sound un-American, but it’s been done before

By Jana Lipman | June 20, 2019

Fort Sill, a military base in Oklahoma, will soon house 1,400 Central American children, the Trump administration says. It’s not the first time the US has used army bases to house refugees.

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Charging asylum application fees is the latest way the US could make immigrants pay for its red tape

By Sarah R. Sherman-Stokes | May 16, 2019

Only two countries charge people who seek asylum fees. The rationale for not doing that is clear.

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Supreme Court validates Trump’s ‘fake news’ justification for travel ban

By Kanu Iheukumere | June 28, 2018

The Muslim ban was never about national security. It’s another way immigration policy is being used as a weapon against people of color.

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Entangled by destructive policies, a veteran gets deported

By Curtis Black | March 28, 2018

As one of thousands of “green card veterans,” Miguel Perez Jr. fell victim to inadequate veteran services, a harmful war on drugs, and brutal immigration policies.

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Fear and insecurity shape the lives of children whose parents are undocumented

By Deborah Douglas | October 25, 2017

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation details the high toll of “crimmigration,” the intersection of criminal and immigration law.

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Is this what a legal Muslim ban looks like?

By Hassan Ahmad | September 25, 2017

The Trump administration’s latest executive order restricting immigration may be much harder to challenge as unconstitutional in court, an immigration lawyer argues.

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Gang database compromises Chicago’s sanctuary city protections

By Curtis Black | September 14, 2017

With the police department’s discriminatory database allegedly sparking deportations, immigrant and African-American groups are teaming up to challenge it.

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The mass incarceration of Japanese Americans offers a lesson for Muslims and allies

By A. Naomi Paik | June 25, 2017

The Supreme Court upheld targeted internment during World War II, but public opinion is key to delegitimizing its use against Muslims in the Trump era.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Emanuel is the last person to give Democrats advice on strategy

By Curtis Black | February 8, 2017

The mayor’s advice for his party to “take a chill pill” obscures his record and demonstrates his complete disconnect to the current political climate.

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Trump’s executive order builds on history of racist immigration policies

By Susan Gzesh | January 31, 2017

The United States has excluded immigrants on the basis of race or religion for over a century, and advocates have had mixed results in challenging such discrimination.

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