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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Democrats are taking a hard line on immigration — from the leftDemocrats are taking a hard line on immigration — from the left
    Politics

    How they stopped chasing the center and started embracing the activists.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump’s latest, indefinite travel ban just got blocked in court (for now)Trump’s latest, indefinite travel ban just got blocked in court (for now)
    Politics

    Federal judge: Trump can’t ban entries from Muslim-majority countries, but bans on Venezuela and North Korea are okay.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    How the Harvey Weinstein story turned into a Hillary Clinton storyHow the Harvey Weinstein story turned into a Hillary Clinton story
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    Obsessing over hypocrisy can lead to absurd things.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Leaked memos show Jeff Sessions’s DOJ aims to undermine due process for immigrantsLeaked memos show Jeff Sessions’s DOJ aims to undermine due process for immigrants
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    Reports from CNN and the Washington Post indicate the Trump administration is working to give fewer people fewer chances in immigration court.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump nominates John Kelly’s enforcer to lead Department of Homeland SecurityTrump nominates John Kelly’s enforcer to lead Department of Homeland Security
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    Kirstjen Nielsen is an actual homeland security expert palatable to immigration hawks.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The latest White House leaks showcase Trump’s art of the tantrumThe latest White House leaks showcase Trump’s art of the tantrum
    Politics

    Most people suffer the consequences of their actions. So far, Trump has not.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Did the White House just blow up immigration negotiations?Did the White House just blow up immigration negotiations?
    Politics

    It depends who’s in charge.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    White House to Congress: we’ll legalize DACA recipients if you crack down on most other immigrantsWhite House to Congress: we’ll legalize DACA recipients if you crack down on most other immigrants
    Politics

    Trump’s “priorities”: restrict asylum, limit family-based legal migration, and build the wall — in exchange for giving legal status, but not citizenship, to 700,000 people.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    How many immigrants have DACA, really? We finally have one answer — just as they start to lose it.How many immigrants have DACA, really? We finally have one answer — just as they start to lose it.
    Politics

    The Trump administration threw 690,000 immigrants’ lives into limbo — and only then told the public how many of them there were.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The Trump administration didn’t notify immigrants about an abrupt deadline to renew DACAThe Trump administration didn’t notify immigrants about an abrupt deadline to renew DACA
    Politics

    Tens of thousands of them are at risk of missing it.

    By Dara Lind