Human Rights Watch argues that those responsible for the ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy applied at the border six years ago should not return to government. But the president-elect has already appointed three of them to new positions
The academic has recently published ‘The Migrant’s Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration’, a book which gives clues about a system to detain immigrants which is already in place at a time when Trump’s mass expulsions loom large
Armed civilian groups that are already patrolling the area in search of illegal migrants are hopeful that they will be asked to officially cooperate with the president-elect’s immigration agenda
Videos of agents intercepting two little girls in the state have gone viral, as over 100 minors traveling alone are caught trying to cross into the US in a single week
The Republican state is implementing policies straight out of the president-elect’s playbook and is emerging as a key ally of the incoming federal government, especially for the mass deportation plan
Last year, the state enacted a law mandating that adult content websites verify the age of their users. Since its implementation, a dozen such websites have blocked access. Meanwhile, critics argue that the law infringes on fundamental rights to freedom of expression and privacy
Since this summer, ammo can be purchased from vending machines located in stores in Oklahoma, Alabama and Texas. The company behind them plans to expand the initiative nationwide in the coming months
Unlike other states, New York offers additional safeguards that partially protect the undocumented from the immigration policy announced by Donald Trump. ‘New York is a sanctuary city and we are going to defend that status against any divisive rhetoric,’ says the head of a non-profit that helps newcomers
States and cities governed by Democrats are vowing not to cooperate with the president-elect’s immigration agenda. In response, incoming border czar Tom Homan has threatened legal challenges and cuts to federal funding
While rights groups join forces against the promise of mass deportations, migrants at the border are waiting for a CBP One appointment with growing anxiety as Trump’s inauguration gets closer
The future White House deputy chief of staff, ‘border czar’ and secretary of Homeland Security will seek to fulfill the president’s promises, including the mass deportation of millions of people
The documentary ‘The Truth Vs Alex Jones’ charts how an ultra-right scammer unleashed a spiral of hatred against the parents of the Sandy Hook victims. He has been convicted and fined, his website bought by the satirical news site The Onion, but he has re-emerged on X thanks to Elon Musk
The president has activated her Cabinet, marking territory on one of the crucial fronts of the bilateral relationship and sending messages that challenge the Republican’s proposal to deport a million people each year
The state’s land commissioner offers the president-elect a 1,400-acre ranch along the border to build new temporary detention centers to expel ‘violent criminals’
Arrivals are slowly increasing with an uptick in immigrant caravans, but current immigration policy means that their hopes of being able to legally enter the country are slim
After more than a century of ironclad Democratic control, Starr County in Texas has voted for a Republican president for the first time due to economic discontent and the immigration crisis
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Immigration is not part of Joe Frank Martinez’s job. But in Del Rio, Texas, like in other majority Latino communities across the country, the issue is high on voters’ minds and is disrupting long-standing political allegiances
The researcher and author, an expert on migration, discusses the debate surrounding this critical election issue and believes we are approaching a moment of reckoning
The journalist addresses the elusive Latino vote in the context of this year’s election and with her latest book, ‘Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America’
The process has begun in almost all states across the country with above-average early voter turnout, in a sign that habits have changed since the Covid pandemic
One month before the elections, the fear of a second Trump presidency has led thousands of migrants to request an appointment to cross into the US from the Mexico border