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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Exclusive: Civil servants say they’re being used as pawns in a dangerous asylum programExclusive: Civil servants say they’re being used as pawns in a dangerous asylum program
    Politics

    Asylum officers worry they’re being forced to send some Central Americans to wait in Mexico — even when they’re in danger of persecution there.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump wants to make asylum seekers’ stay in the US harder — and shorterTrump wants to make asylum seekers’ stay in the US harder — and shorter
    Politics

    A memo outlines the next steps in the administration’s crackdown — but they aren’t happening just yet.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Exclusive: Booker, House Dems introduce most ambitious bill yet to curb immigration detentionExclusive: Booker, House Dems introduce most ambitious bill yet to curb immigration detention
    Politics

    As the Trump administration tries to keep more asylum seekers in detention, progressives want to throw the detention machine in reverse.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    The Supreme Court case over adding a citizenship question to the census, explainedThe Supreme Court case over adding a citizenship question to the census, explained
    Explainers

    The Court is considering whether the Trump administration broke the law by deciding to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    7 times the Mueller report caught Sean Spicer and Sarah Sanders lying to press7 times the Mueller report caught Sean Spicer and Sarah Sanders lying to press
    Politics

    From Comey to Trump Tower, the report documents — without even trying — how easily Trump’s press secretaries lie for him.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Mueller: Trump told his aides to interfere in the investigation, they just didn’t listenMueller: Trump told his aides to interfere in the investigation, they just didn’t listen
    Politics

    What the report really says about President Donald Trump and obstruction of justice.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The Justice Department has released the Mueller report. Here’s how to read it.The Justice Department has released the Mueller report. Here’s how to read it.
    Politics

    A reading guide to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report (as redacted by Attorney General William Barr).

    By Andrew Prokop and Dara Lind
    Politics
    Attorney General Barr just handed ICE more power to keep asylum seekers in detentionAttorney General Barr just handed ICE more power to keep asylum seekers in detention
    Politics

    Barr’s unilateral ruling won’t affect families seeking asylum, but could make it much harder for adults to get released.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders’s Fox News town hall wasn’t a debate. Bernie won anyway.Bernie Sanders’s Fox News town hall wasn’t a debate. Bernie won anyway.
    Politics

    Sanders was sincere with the audience, gracious to his Democratic opponents, and as prickly as ever to his Fox News hosts.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Watch: Audience surprises Bret Baier with how much they like Bernie Sanders’s health care planWatch: Audience surprises Bret Baier with how much they like Bernie Sanders’s health care plan
    Politics

    A politically diverse town hall audience showed a lot of enthusiasm for Medicare-for-all.

    By Dara Lind