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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Trump signs a 90-day asylum ban for border crossersTrump signs a 90-day asylum ban for border crossers
    Politics

    A policy curtailing asylum eligibility is his most legally fraught immigration move yet.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    A federal appeals court just ruled against Trump on DACAA federal appeals court just ruled against Trump on DACA
    Politics

    The ruling, upholding a lower court’s decision, tees the case up to be heard by the conservative Supreme Court.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Jeff Sessions’s carefully built deportation machine will outlast himJeff Sessions’s carefully built deportation machine will outlast him
    Politics

    But without him, Trump’s immigration agenda could get greedier — and sloppier.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the hospital with 3 broken ribsRuth Bader Ginsburg is in the hospital with 3 broken ribs
    Politics

    The Supreme Court’s longest serving liberal fell in her office on Wednesday night.

    By Dara Lind
    Features
    Jeff Sessions gave Trump the immigration crackdown he wantedJeff Sessions gave Trump the immigration crackdown he wanted
    Features

    Trump’s attorney general has already built an enduring legacy on immigration.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trumpism doesn’t win majorities. And Trump doesn’t care.Trumpism doesn’t win majorities. And Trump doesn’t care.
    Politics

    The president’s caravan obsession might have cost the GOP, but it’s the only tactic Trump knows.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    America’s love-hate relationship with the New York Times election needle, explainedAmerica’s love-hate relationship with the New York Times election needle, explained
    Explainers

    The needle is just the name we give to the things we choose to do together.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Exit polls will give us an early — but imperfect — glimpse of the Election Day resultsExit polls will give us an early — but imperfect — glimpse of the Election Day results
    Politics

    Exit polls in the 2018 midterms will be a little different after a couple of media outlets have split off.

    By Emily Stewart and Dara Lind
    Politics
    Exclusive: even before the caravan, Trump took steps to use travel bans to limit asylumExclusive: even before the caravan, Trump took steps to use travel bans to limit asylum
    Politics

    Trump’s asylum crackdown, coming as soon as this week, could have its roots in a leaked plan from early October.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Border Patrol agents now have to ask everyone they catch if they’re part of the caravanBorder Patrol agents now have to ask everyone they catch if they’re part of the caravan
    Politics

    The caravan is still several weeks from the US-Mexico border.

    By Dara Lind