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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Explainers
    Birthright citizenship, explainedBirthright citizenship, explained
    Explainers

    What the 14th Amendment actually says, and what would happen if Trump tried to reinterpret it.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Trump wants to end birthright citizenshipTrump wants to end birthright citizenship
    Immigration

    Trump’s proposed executive order would be a dare to the courts to stop him.

    By Dara Lind
    Gun Violence
    The conspiracy theory that led to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, explainedThe conspiracy theory that led to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, explained
    Gun Violence

    Xenophobic panic over the migrant caravan found a target: Jews who helped resettle refugees.

    By Dara Lind
    “We used to take refugees because they were Jewish. Now we take them because we are.”
    World Politics

    An interview with the refugee group HIAS, which fights for refugees of all religions in the US.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Trump is considering a new “travel ban” aimed at the migrant caravanTrump is considering a new “travel ban” aimed at the migrant caravan
    Immigration

    Here’s what we know.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The caravan is still weeks from the US border — and it’s already shrinkingThe caravan is still weeks from the US border — and it’s already shrinking
    Politics

    More than 1,700 people have applied for asylum in Mexico. Others are just giving up out of exhaustion.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    The migrant caravan, explainedThe migrant caravan, explained
    Explainers

    How a group of Central American migrants hundreds of miles from the US border became Trump’s closing election argument.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump is farming out one of the hardest parts of the job to the vice presidentTrump is farming out one of the hardest parts of the job to the vice president
    Politics

    Like condemning attempted bombings.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Half the people caught by Border Patrol are now children or familiesHalf the people caught by Border Patrol are now children or families
    Politics

    The White House calls this an “unprecedented crisis” — because they can’t be immediately deported.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump just tweeted out a cryptic video of people getting money in SpanishTrump just tweeted out a cryptic video of people getting money in Spanish
    Politics

    The tweet only makes sense if you follow right-wing fever swamps — and Trump’s ongoing tantrum over the Honduran migrant caravan.

    By Dara Lind