As walls and fences go up, so do the dramatic increases in migrant deaths, writes Farhana Haque Rahman.
Closed Borders & Hostile Receptions Await Afghan Refugees
Category: Immigration
Where Do Afghanistan’s Refugees Go?
Tazreena Sajjad says the current harrowing scene is unfolding within a long-standing displacement crisis.
The Beauty & Tragedy of the Olympic Refugee Team
It’s not enough to honor millions of refugees with a team of their own, says Phyllis Bennis. They need rights, not medals.
US-Made Border Crisis Persists Despite Biden’s About-Face on Refugee Cap
Marjorie Cohn assembles reasons for the White House to discontinue the Trump administration’s Title 42 expulsion policy.
300,000 Deported in Biden’s First 100 Days
A rights group warns that the U.S. president is “well on track to repeat” Obama’s failures.
Unaccompanied Minors Sent to Contaminated Military Bases
An environmental group blasts Biden’s plan to use toxic military sites as detention centers for migrant children in U.S. custody.
The Border Crisis Is Forever
Underneath the theater of partisan politics, there remains a churning border-industrial complex, Todd Miller reports.
Biden’s ‘Plan’ for Central America
The plan, which is praised by right-wing regional leaders, seeks to end restrictions on foreign domination of industries and markets, Ben Norton reports.
Tackling Prison Profiteers Takes More Than Banning Private Prisons
Biden’s order is a good start, but Rebekah Entralgo says it doesn’t cover immigration detention facilities, which are far more prevalent than regular private prisons.
LEE CAMP: What Biden Can Do Without Congress (But Won’t)
The new president could take executive action on many of the largest problems within the United States, right away, on his own.