States, cities, and advocates fight immigration detention growth in court
From New Jersey and Kansas zoning laws to Florida environmental concerns, states, cities, and advocates are battling the expansion of immigration detention in court.
Inside Courthouse Immigration Arrests: Controversy, Legal History, and Implications
The sudden shifts between protected and unprotected status has sparked controversy over immigration enforcement in courthouses.
Xavier Becerra Steps Back Into California Politics With a Familiar Opponent in the White House
“We’ll continue to be a leader, a fighter, and a vision of what can be in the United States.”
From Survivor to Advocate: A Latina Lawyer’s Call for Legal Reform
American legal system, despite its claims of justice, often protects powerful abusers, even within the legal profession itself.
Immigration Crackdowns Fuel a Lucrative Industry Backing Political Campaigns
Behind Trump’s rhetoric of “law and order” lies a disturbing truth: deportation-industrial complexes are not only profiting from human suffering, they’re bankrolling political campaigns that promise more of it.
Bordering on Despair: The True Cost of the American Dream
The dangerous and often desperate journeys migrants undertake to reach the United States, despite it remaining a top destination for those seeking new lives.
Alligator Alcatraz: Immigration Detention and the Long History of U.S. Carceral Abuse
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention center exposes a long legacy of carceral cruelty in U.S. immigration policy.
When Senator Schmitt Says “America Belongs to Us,” Who Is “Us”?
Schmitt sparks backlash after declaring America a “white homeland”
The New Face of US Interventionism: Economic Warfare in Brazil
How the U.S. has historically used economic warfare in Latin America and the Caribbean, the current use of tariffs as a tool of political punishment marks a new phase.
Why Young People Don’t Run for Office
One of the first lessons I learned when I tried to run for local office is that politics is less
Youth Voices on Democracy and Media
“We are not just telling stories about policy, It’s about people. It’s about us.”
A Wealthy Congress Doesn’t Reflect American Constituents
The American government fails to reflect the diversity of its constituents, particularly in terms of socioeconomic background.