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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Jeff Sessions’s lawsuit against California’s “sanctuary” laws, explainedJeff Sessions’s lawsuit against California’s “sanctuary” laws, explained
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    California tried to make it harder for ICE to round up immigrants. So the federal government is suing the state.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    March 5 is supposed to be the DACA “deadline.” Here’s what that means for immigrants.March 5 is supposed to be the DACA “deadline.” Here’s what that means for immigrants.
    Politics

    A recent Supreme Court decision doesn’t stop immigrants from losing their work permits.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump wants immigrants to be afraid. 2 new studies show it’s working.Trump wants immigrants to be afraid. 2 new studies show it’s working.
    Politics

    Trump’s policies are throwing whole communities into distress — and warping the daily lives of unauthorized immigrants, legal immigrants, and US citizen children alike.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    New statistics show the government is sitting on tens of thousands of DACA applicationsNew statistics show the government is sitting on tens of thousands of DACA applications
    Politics

    Trump shut down new DACA applications in September. But over 20,000 immigrants who’d already applied are still waiting.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The right-wing effort to paint DREAMers as a nightmareThe right-wing effort to paint DREAMers as a nightmare
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    Media is going where the president won’t: attacking DREAMers directly by calling them criminals.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The Supreme Court may have just kept DACA on life support for several more monthsThe Supreme Court may have just kept DACA on life support for several more months
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    The Court refused to bend the rules for Trump by hearing a DACA case early.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Read: Rick Gates plea deal full textRead: Rick Gates plea deal full text
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    Read the full text of former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates’s guilty plea in the special counsel Russia investigation.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    “The Snake”: Donald Trump brings back his favorite anti-immigrant fable at CPAC“The Snake”: Donald Trump brings back his favorite anti-immigrant fable at CPAC
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    Trump returns to his core message: immigrants want to kill you.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    America’s immigration agency removes “nation of immigrants” from its mission statementAmerica’s immigration agency removes “nation of immigrants” from its mission statement
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    The agency’s head also calls on staff to stop calling immigrants “customers.”

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    There’s always an old Trump tweet: Russian indictment editionThere’s always an old Trump tweet: Russian indictment edition
    Politics

    “The Russia hoax continues,” Trump grumped when Facebook turned over ads to investigators. ... About that.

    By Dara Lind