The Love We See in Minneapolis Isn’t Exceptional — It’s How We Survive Together
By Susan Raffo for Truthout My partner, an immigrant from Brazil, shows love through acts of service. At first, I was confused. I had been raised to see romantic love,…
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
This week, ProPublica published a story I wrote based in part on interviews with parents and children being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in…
Too Late, Mr. Trump. You Cannot Undo the Multi-Racial, Multi-National Real America
By Mitchell Zimmerman for Informed Comment Notice to Donald Trump and his MAGA myrmidons: It’s too late by centuries to turn the United States of American “back” into the ethnically…
Believing Borders Make Us Safer Is Like Believing the Sun Revolves Around Earth
Trump’s cruel and immoral anti-immigrant frenzy rests on false economic claims.
Indigenous-Led Collectives Are Keeping Minnesotan Communities Safe From ICE
By Theia Chatelle for Truthout A cozy cafe in the heart of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has become a staging ground for Indigenous-led patrols working to keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
Migration Is an Underdevelopment Issue
The global number of migrants has nearly doubled in the past thirty-five years, underscoring rising inequality and the imposed underdevelopment of the Global South.
Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose Immigration Agents Being Sent to Their States
A majority of Americans also recognized that the Trump administration was dishonest about the killing of Alex Pretti.
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had…
American Reich: Kristi Noem’s DHS is the Department of Homeland Subjugation
By Dan Dinello for Informed Comment Three thousand ICE maniacs invaded Minneapolis and rampaged through its streets, indiscriminately terrorizing immigrants and US citizens. Ordered by Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
ICE Is Not the Only Problem. Border Patrol Has Acted With Impunity for Decades.
By Monika Langarica for Truthout The idea of a “border crisis” has long been used by both Republicans and Democrats to justify harsh immigration policies. From Biden’s sweeping asylum processing…
Scapegoating Turns America’s Streets Into a Shooting Range for ICE and Border Patrol
By Frederic H. Decker for Common Dreams I don’t remember ever hearing federal officials so quickly, in unison, blame the victim as after the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis…
You Can Arrest Journalists, But You Can’t Arrest the Truth
Posted by Joshua Scheer I have reported this time and time again, and it bears repeating: where are our so-called “leaders”? As democratic norms erode in real time, we are…
Noem Impeachment Articles Up to Over 140 Cosponsors in Wake of ICE Killing
Hakeem Jeffries said that the House will commence impeachment proceedings if Trump doesn’t fire Noem “immediately.”
Immigrant Children Lead Uprising at Texas Detention Center
The immigrant jail, where many children are detained, has “horrible” conditions, including “putrid” drinking water.
The Rio Grande Was Once an Inviting River. It’s Now a Militarized Border
Since Trump returned to office, dozens of environmental, wildlife and public access rules have been waived to make way for the border wall.