US immigration
From Belfast to Washington, a familiar script of the ‘dangerous migrant’ has emerged
In many cases, a single, shocking crime allegedly involving a foreign-born suspect was quickly reframed into a broader indictment of minorities.
In rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, emphasizing the promise of equality in the Declaration of Independence
Pointing to the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, the high court ruled that all babies born in the United States ‘are citizens by birth.’
For Haitian women in Florida, the loss of TPS is more than an immigration law issue
The uncertainty of Haitian TPS status in the US is a significant source of stress for Haitian migrants, particularly women.
ICE’s heavy‑handed immigration enforcement was tried once before – by Arizona’s notorious sheriff Joe Arpaio in the early 2000s
The Trump administration’s immigration detention policies appear to be, in part, inspired by the heavy-handed tactics of the former Arizona sheriff.
Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large
The Department of Homeland Security’s massive bureaucracy has many critical national security functions and spends billions of taxpayer dollars seeking to keep the nation safe.