Immigration
Vox’s coverage of immigration policy: from executive orders targeting birthright citizenship to the expansion of ICE and more.
The country’s death toll is climbing as its president resists shutting down the economy.
Some Republicans are pressuring the president to suspend the programs for a year.
The senator’s plan would allow legal immigrants to enroll in Medicaid and CHIP, and allow unauthorized immigrants to buy insurance on health care exchanges.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services is facing a massive budget shortfall because fewer immigrants are applying to enter the US.
House Republicans tried and failed to strike a provision that would give stimulus payments to immigrants.
Nativist scapegoating and racist restrictions in the name of public health are nothing new. But this time, anti-migrant policy could have devastating effects.
Here are five ways the Heroes Act would help immigrants impacted by the pandemic.
The border is closed indefinitely and Trump has started rapidly sending asylum seekers back to Mexico.
Foreign doctors will soon have more flexibility to practice in areas of the country where they’re most needed.
Immigration court hearings and asylum-claims processing have been put on hold. But not deportations.
They’re claiming they’re facing unconstitutional discrimination.
Many have helped keep essential services running but have no financial safety net.
The president mentioned using aid to force states into “sanctuary city adjustments” in comments to the press Tuesday.
Medical licensing requirements have made it difficult for foreign doctors to go where they’re needed.
Trump has already restricted immigration during the coronavirus pandemic. Now he’s going a step further.
“Everyone deserves the opportunity to survive this,” one advocate said.
He’s one of thousands of DACA recipients who could imminently lose their status.
Overlooking unauthorized immigrants in the coronavirus response could carry public health costs.
A federal judge just told the government to release migrant children or explain why they need to remain in detention.
The US was facing shortages of doctors and nurses even before coronavirus hit.
It’s unlikely to be that helpful in curbing America’s coronavirus outbreak.
The Trump administration isn’t cutting back on immigration enforcement despite the coronavirus pandemic.
He’s shoring up medical supplies and closing borders.
Trump is expanding his European travel ban to the UK starting Monday night.
Visiting doctors and stockpiling food aren’t measures everyone can afford to take.
The policy is a major barrier to asylum seekers arriving at the southern border.
Trump’s policies have left thousands of migrants vulnerable at the border. Now they’re bracing for the spread of coronavirus.
It raises concerns about privacy rights and the tests’ accuracy.
He held his own in Texas and California on Super Tuesday, thanks to Latinos.
He’s the public face of Trump’s hardline immigration policies.
The opinion is a subtle attack on the rule of law.
Bernie Sanders was once wary of immigrant workers. Now he’s on their side.
Hernandez v. Mesa ends with a decidedly Trumpy result.
Sanders has been courting Latinos for months. It helped him sweep the vote in Nevada.
The ordinary rules no longer apply when the Trump administration shows up in court.
Citizens of Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania can still visit the US, but most won’t be able to settle here permanently.
Nearly 25 years ago, the federal government divided Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, with a wall that looks a lot like the one President Trump wants to extend along the southern border.
It’s yet another attempt to target sanctuary cities.
What that means in an era when the issue is more polarized than ever.
Immigration detention and the immigration enforcement agencies would get a big boost.