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Vox’s coverage of immigration policy: from executive orders targeting birthright citizenship to the expansion of ICE and more.

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Trump showed no regret over family separations during the presidential debateTrump showed no regret over family separations during the presidential debate
Politics

Separating families was one of Trump’s cruelest immigration policies.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Lawyers can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children after separation by TrumpLawyers can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children after separation by Trump
Politics

The tragedy of family separations isn’t over.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The Trump administration knew exactly what it was doing with family separationsThe Trump administration knew exactly what it was doing with family separations
Politics

A government watchdog reportedly found that Jeff Sessions and Rod Rosenstein directly pushed to take children away.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Stephen Miller, explainedStephen Miller, explained
Politics

How the influential adviser went from right-wing troll to the driving force behind Trumpism.

By Sean Illing
Politics
“Give me a fucking break”: What Melania Trump said about the blowback against family separations“Give me a fucking break”: What Melania Trump said about the blowback against family separations
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She rejected media criticism in a secret recording from 2018.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The Trump administration already made huge refugee cuts. It’s making more.The Trump administration already made huge refugee cuts. It’s making more.
Politics

The US will only accept up to 15,000 refugees in the coming year — a record low.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett has a years-long record of ruling against immigrantsAmy Coney Barrett has a years-long record of ruling against immigrants
Supreme Court

At the Seventh Circuit, she backed one of Trump’s key immigration policies.

By Nicole Narea
Explainers
The promise and peril of the EU’s new asylum planThe promise and peril of the EU’s new asylum plan
Explainers

The problem isn’t that the EU is doing too much. It’s that it’s not doing enough.

By Alex Ward
Politics
Trump is proposing to limit student visas to two years for citizens of 59 countriesTrump is proposing to limit student visas to two years for citizens of 59 countries
Politics

It’s only Trump’s latest attack on foreign students.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Trump wants the Supreme Court to let him weaponize the census against immigrantsTrump wants the Supreme Court to let him weaponize the census against immigrants
Politics

Officials asked the Court to exclude unauthorized immigrants from 2020 census counts used to determine congressional representation.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The outcry over ICE and hysterectomies, explainedThe outcry over ICE and hysterectomies, explained
Politics

The latest developments suggest that a whistleblower complaint from a detention center nurse is part of a broader pattern.

By Nicole Narea
Immigration
A woman in ICE detention says her fallopian tube was removed without her consentA woman in ICE detention says her fallopian tube was removed without her consent
Immigration

Pauline Binam has come forward after a whistleblower complaint on hysterectomies of immigrant detainees in Georgia.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
A federal court ruling could allow Trump to deport 400,000 immigrants next yearA federal court ruling could allow Trump to deport 400,000 immigrants next year
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A Ninth Circuit decision could end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
How Trump made it that much harder to become a US citizenHow Trump made it that much harder to become a US citizen
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Trump’s policies created a naturalization backlog. Now would-be citizens could lose out on their chance to vote.

By Nicole Narea
A nation of immigrants no more
A Trump second term

How a second term could cement Donald Trump’s vision of America.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The RNC and the subtle rot of Trump’s reality TV presidencyThe RNC and the subtle rot of Trump’s reality TV presidency
Politics

Why the RNC’s broadcasted naturalizations and pardon ceremony felt so wrong.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The RNC yanked a speaker who promoted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theoryThe RNC yanked a speaker who promoted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory
Politics

Trump often highlights Mary Ann Mendoza as an advocate for harsh immigration policies. She has some other strange beliefs.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The House passed a bill that would rescue a key immigration agency from a budget crisisThe House passed a bill that would rescue a key immigration agency from a budget crisis
Politics

Without the money, US Citizenship and Immigration Services could furlough about two-thirds of its staff by the end of the month.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
DHS is holding migrant children in secret hotel locations and rapidly expelling themDHS is holding migrant children in secret hotel locations and rapidly expelling them
Politics

It’s just the Trump’s administration’s latest blow to the asylum system amid the pandemic.

By Nicole Narea
A Biden presidency
Reviving DACA to reforming DHS: 5 immigration issues Biden could confront as presidentReviving DACA to reforming DHS: 5 immigration issues Biden could confront as president
A Biden presidency

Advocates are ready to hold Biden to account for his promises on immigration — and reversing Trump’s policies is just the start.

By Nicole Narea
Explainers
The Supreme Court’s enigmatic “shadow docket,” explainedThe Supreme Court’s enigmatic “shadow docket,” explained
Explainers

How the Supreme Court hides major conservative victories in plain sight.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The Supreme Court just handed Trump a big victory regarding his border wallThe Supreme Court just handed Trump a big victory regarding his border wall
Politics

The Supreme Court’s new border wall opinion bends the rules to benefit Trump

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

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
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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 breathtaking unconstitutionality of Trump’s new census policyThe breathtaking unconstitutionality of Trump’s new census policy
Politics

It’s a direct attack on the 14th Amendment.

By Ian Millhiser
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
Politics
How “abolish ICE” helped bring abolitionist ideas into the mainstreamHow “abolish ICE” helped bring abolitionist ideas into the mainstream
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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
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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
Politics
The Supreme Court just allowed Trump’s expansion of deportations to go uncheckedThe Supreme Court just allowed Trump’s expansion of deportations to go unchecked
Politics

Asylum seekers now have little recourse to challenge fast-tracked deportations.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
A new Trump proclamation will block foreign workersA new Trump proclamation will block foreign workers
Politics

It could affect hundreds of thousands of foreigners stranded abroad.

By Nicole Narea
Explainers
The Supreme Court kept DACA alive — for now. DREAMers still face a long road ahead.The Supreme Court kept DACA alive — for now. DREAMers still face a long road ahead.
Explainers

How the president and Congress could make permanent protections for DREAMers elusive.

By Nicole Narea
The Supreme Court saved DACA because of a paperwork error by the Trump administration
Politics

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants get a reprieve because of the administration’s incompetence.

By Ian Millhiser
Features
LGBTQ immigrants talk about waiting on 2 life-changing Supreme Court decisionsLGBTQ immigrants talk about waiting on 2 life-changing Supreme Court decisions
Features

Three immigrants on identifying as LGBTQ, living with DACA status, and the change they’re seeking.

By Nicole Narea
The Supreme Court just ruled to preserve protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants for now
Explainers

Here’s what you need to know about this hard-won victory for DACA recipients.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The Supreme Court lets California’s sanctuary law standThe Supreme Court lets California’s sanctuary law stand
Politics

Trump’s challenge to the law preventing cooperation with ICE reached the Supreme Court, which declined to take the case.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Trump is quietly gutting the asylum system amid the pandemicTrump is quietly gutting the asylum system amid the pandemic
Politics

President Trump’s election-year push to foreground immigration is officially in full swing.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The Supreme Court normally hands down its biggest cases in June. Here’s what to expect.The Supreme Court normally hands down its biggest cases in June. Here’s what to expect.
Politics

Abortion, LGBTQ rights, DACA, and more are potentially on the chopping block at the Supreme Court.

By Ian Millhiser