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Nicole Narea

Nicole Narea

Former Senior Politics Writer

    Latest articles by Nicole Narea

    Politics
    A federal judge blocked Trump’s rule creating a wealth test for immigrantsA federal judge blocked Trump’s rule creating a wealth test for immigrants
    Politics

    The “public charge rule” has had a chilling effect on immigrants seeking testing and treatment for Covid-19.

    By Nicole Narea
    Politics
    The choice for immigrant families in detention: Separate or risk Covid-19The choice for immigrant families in detention: Separate or risk Covid-19
    Politics

    Trump once vowed to stop separating immigrant families, but he’s trying again amid the pandemic.

    By Nicole Narea
    Politics
    The Trump administration is refusing to fully reinstate DACAThe Trump administration is refusing to fully reinstate DACA
    Politics

    DREAMers are facing limbo yet again as Trump explores ending DACA for a second time.

    By Nicole Narea
    Explainers
    How politics, inequity, and complacency undermined Texas’s fight against Covid-19How politics, inequity, and complacency undermined Texas’s fight against Covid-19
    Explainers

    Texas has become another cautionary tale amid the pandemic.

    By Nicole Narea
    Politics
    House Democrats passed a bill to repeal Trump’s travel bansHouse Democrats passed a bill to repeal Trump’s travel bans
    Politics

    The Senate isn’t likely to consider the bill, but it signals a key Democratic priority ahead of the presidential election.

    By Nicole Narea
    Politics
    The Trump administration backed down on its attempt to kick out foreign studentsThe Trump administration backed down on its attempt to kick out foreign students
    Politics

    Returning foreign students will be able to take online-only course loads and remain in the US this fall.

    By Nicole Narea
    Explainers
    The federal agency that’s supposed to protect workers is toothless on Covid-19The federal agency that’s supposed to protect workers is toothless on Covid-19
    Explainers

    Workers are facing perilous conditions as states reopen. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration could have protected them.

    By Nicole Narea
    Politics
    How “abolish ICE” helped bring abolitionist ideas into the mainstreamHow “abolish ICE” helped bring abolitionist ideas into the mainstream
    Politics

    Both “abolish the police” and “abolish ICE” have reframed the conversation around criminal justice reform.

    By Nicole Narea
    Politics
    Trump is trying to kick out foreign students amid the pandemicTrump is trying to kick out foreign students amid the pandemic
    Politics

    Since Trump took office, foreign students have only faced greater challenges in coming to the US.

    By Nicole Narea
    Politics
    The US military will stay on the US-Mexico border, even with migration fallingThe US military will stay on the US-Mexico border, even with migration falling
    Politics

    The Pentagon just announced that, in October, as many as 4,000 troops will remain on the southern border.

    By Alex Ward and Nicole Narea