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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Some sage advice for Donald Trump about picking a fight with Bob Woodward, from Donald TrumpSome sage advice for Donald Trump about picking a fight with Bob Woodward, from Donald Trump
    Politics
    Trump just lost his best chance to kill DACA this yearTrump just lost his best chance to kill DACA this year
    Politics

    A conservative judge in Texas refuses to issue an injunction, so unauthorized immigrants will keep DACA protections.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    Trump’s stripping of passports from some Texas Latinos, explainedTrump’s stripping of passports from some Texas Latinos, explained
    Explainers

    Trump keeps putting pressure on the soft parts of the immigration system — and people who aren’t necessarily able to fight back.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    New documents: White House persuaded DHS to cut short Nicaraguans’ humanitarian protectionNew documents: White House persuaded DHS to cut short Nicaraguans’ humanitarian protection
    Politics

    As Nicaragua descends into chaos, 5,000 Nicaraguans living in the US are being told to leave — thanks to a last-minute White House phone call.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump has made Mollie Tibbetts the latest martyr in his anti-immigrant crusadeTrump has made Mollie Tibbetts the latest martyr in his anti-immigrant crusade
    Politics

    What the reactions to Paul Manafort’s trial and Mollie Tibbetts’s death tell us.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Jeff Sessions might have just lost his most important supporter: the SenateJeff Sessions might have just lost his most important supporter: the Senate
    Politics

    Key senators signaled that they’d confirm a replacement for attorney general if Trump fired Sessions.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Mollie Tibbetts’s family doesn’t want her death politicized. Trump is doing it anyway.Mollie Tibbetts’s family doesn’t want her death politicized. Trump is doing it anyway.
    Politics

    It took the White House less than a day to use Tibbetts’s murder to push Trump’s immigration agenda.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Why Trump can’t distance himself from Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen, in one tweetWhy Trump can’t distance himself from Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen, in one tweet
    Politics
    “Speaks perfect English”: Trump’s offensive praise of a Latino Border Patrol agent“Speaks perfect English”: Trump’s offensive praise of a Latino Border Patrol agent
    Politics

    It’s not the intent of Trump’s remarks that’s offensive; it’s the obliviousness.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Exclusive: new lawsuit claims Trump illegally denied asylum claims of separated parentsExclusive: new lawsuit claims Trump illegally denied asylum claims of separated parents
    Politics

    Hundreds of parents want a second chance at asylum after failing initial interviews while traumatized.

    By Dara Lind