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


The Court must decide whether rogue judges have the power to dismantle US foreign policy.


The US is turning migrants away, despite recent devastation from an earthquake and storm.


A new court order is the latest immigration decision placing conservative politics ahead of the rule of law.

Republican lawmakers in Texas have put political ambition above public good amid statewide crises.


An 11th-hour scramble to evacuate Afghans is a crisis of the US’s own doing.


Migrants at the border are finding an unexpected adversary in Biden.


Diversity visa applicants were targeted by Trump, but have remained in limbo under Biden.


Haitians have been detained indefinitely in the past and sent back to dangerous conditions.


Immigration reform has long been elusive in Congress. Democrats may have a workaround.


The decision halts DHS’s ability to accept new DACA applicants.


Here are three ways Biden could help Haitians fleeing their home country.


Covid-19 outbreaks in ICE detention have made vaccinations more urgent.




Congress legalized millions of undocumented immigrants in 1986 — and it could again.


Kamala Harris wants big US companies to invest in Central America.


Employers need to be able to hire both foreign and American workers in order to bounce back.


Biden wants to expand immigrants’ access to legal representation.


How much does Kamala Harris’s messaging about the border matter?


Harsh detention and deportation policies haven’t deterred migrants.

The US isn’t prepared for another spike in migration at the border.


“I can’t grieve for my nation because I am still just trying to sort my own life out.”


The US might not come close to resettling 62,500 refugees in 2021.


The 2020 census shows that America isn’t full — and that it needs immigrants.


But it can break the endless cycle of crises at the border.


More than 600,000 migrants have been expelled at the southern border.


Conditions at the US-Mexico border have derailed Biden’s refugee agenda.


By May 15, he’ll raise the number of refugees permitted into the country.


“I had no choice other than to run away for my life and safety.”

The Capitol rioters’ apologists are still eligible to be president — and immigrant lawmakers who fought to hold Trump accountable are not.


The pandemic-related ban kept out skilled workers on H-1B visas, among others.

It’s not the kind of crisis you might think it is.


Devastation from Hurricanes Eta and Iota has deepened the humanitarian crisis in Guatemala and Honduras.


The administration currently has more than 15,000 unaccompanied minors in custody.


Two bills would offer a path to citizenship for DREAMers, farmworkers, and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status.


They’re attacking Biden with dubious claims about terrorists crossing the southern border.


The Department of Homeland Security just announced plans to open new shelters for children and speed up processing at the border.


Biden is seeking an “effective and humane” border policy. He’s struggling to deliver.


The deployment is meant to help manage a growing logistical crisis.


Four major cases went up in smoke after Biden abandoned Trump policies.


He will offer Temporary Protected Status to those already living in the US.