State Terror Seeks to Dismantle the Gains of Collective Struggle
How the Trump administration is weaponizing migration policy and the criminal legal system to suppress dissent and discipline the working class.
Sanctuary’s Insurgent Histories: To Deliberately Impede and Intentionally Obstruct
More than a place or policy, sanctuary is a sacred and fugitive practice that draws on a long tradition of solidarity and refusal.
El régimen dominicano, de paria regional a vanguardia de la ola reaccionaria
Cómo el proyecto de apartheid de la República Dominicana se convirtió en un modelo para la extrema derecha en Estados Unidos.
Complicating Humanitarianism in a World Scarred by an Empire of Borders (Review)
Two recent books offer nuanced explanations behind the increased violence and militarization toward criminalized immigration in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.
Licencias Hoy, Papeles Mañana: Driver’s Licenses and Civil Rights in Indiana
Organizers from the immigrant rights group Cosecha Indiana push to make Indiana the 19th state to expand access to driver's licenses to undocumented residents.
A New Temporary Protected Status For Central America
Garifuna activists in New York are working to change the legal status and improve the lives of Central American immigrants in the United States.
“I Am the Darker Brother”: Michèle Stephenson’s “Stateless” Documentary...
In an interview, lawyer-advocate Rosa Iris Diendome discusses her work defending the citizenship status of Dominicans of Haitian descent, which filmmaker Michèle Stephenson chronicles in her recent documentary Stateless.
Undoing Trump-Era Policies is Not Enough to Transform the Immigration System
The Biden and López Obrador administrations should take the lead from solidarity organizations in the U.S. and Mexico and decriminalize immigration.
The Deportation Machine (Review)
Goodman provides insight into today's crises, by documenting the history of three mechanisms of expulsion: formal deportation, voluntary departure ("return"), and so-called self-deportation.
Abolish ICE! Fighting for Humanity over Profit in Immigration Policy
No extent of reform can humanize an agency designed to criminalize migrants, deny their humanity, and profit off their detention and suffering. So Abolish ICE activists want to shut it down.
Unfinished Business: The New York State DREAM Act
After years of activism led by undocumented youth, New York State has finally passed a version of the DREAM Act, which gives undocumented students access to financial aid. Yet in the broader struggle for immigrant rights, there is much work left to be done.
From Caravan to Exodus, from Migration to Movement
As the migrant caravan arrives to the U.S.-Mexico border, there has been criticism of the timing and strategy of the march. Yet a look at the lives of caravan members reveals that fleeing was not a choice, and that strength really does come in numbers.
