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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    What happens to a family when they have equal rights, and then lose them?What happens to a family when they have equal rights, and then lose them?
    Politics

    Immigrant parents struggle with the future — and try to protect their US-born children from the terrible truth.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The Postal Service kept him from renewing his DACA. He ended up in immigration detention.The Postal Service kept him from renewing his DACA. He ended up in immigration detention.
    Politics

    Pennsylvania father Osman Enriquez was released from detention on Thursday evening.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Exit polls aren’t enough to answer the big questions about Alabama turnoutExit polls aren’t enough to answer the big questions about Alabama turnout
    Politics

    Adjust your hot election takes accordingly.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Senate Republicans’ DACA counterproposal doesn’t look like much of a compromiseSenate Republicans’ DACA counterproposal doesn’t look like much of a compromise
    Politics

    With a government shutdown looming, some House Republicans are calling for a DACA fix soon — while their Senate colleagues are digging in their heels.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Democrats are finally holding themselves to a higher standard on harassmentDemocrats are finally holding themselves to a higher standard on harassment
    Politics

    The party had two options: hold its own harassers accountable, or set itself up for moral — and political — failure.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    The Supreme Court just made the travel ban fully operational (for now)The Supreme Court just made the travel ban fully operational (for now)
    Immigration

    For the first time since January, the Trump administration can implement its ban as written, while the courts continue to weigh the lawsuit against it.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The Trump administration doesn’t believe in the global refugee crisisThe Trump administration doesn’t believe in the global refugee crisis
    Politics

    Ever since the Holocaust, the US has been a global leader in welcoming refugees. Now, it’s withdrawing from the global community on the issue entirely.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Donald Trump never cared about the rule of law. At least now he’s admitting it.Donald Trump never cared about the rule of law. At least now he’s admitting it.
    Politics

    His administration embraces the brute reality of power — while obliterating one of its most important constraints.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Let the “Rexit” beginVox Sentences: Let the “Rexit” begin
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    A pink slip reportedly awaits Rex Tillerson; two candidates claim presidential victory in Honduras; the Senate sings the same old song, this time on tax reform.

    By Jen Kirby, Libby Nelson and 1 more
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The Supreme Court and the Case of the Snitching CellphoneVox Sentences: The Supreme Court and the Case of the Snitching Cellphone
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    NBC fires the Today show’s Matt Lauer; the Supreme Court hears a major search-and-seizure case; tax reform gets another step closer to reality.

    By Dylan Matthews, Jen Kirby and 2 more