While President Donald Trump appears to govern with the flourish of a head of state, he is more invested in the job’s pageantry than the day-to-day.
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The US was a world leader in refugee resettlement. Trump stopped all that with one executive order. What does the end of refugee resettlement look like in practice?
Lawful permanent residents hold many of the same rights that US citizens have, but the government can deport them on certain, often vague, security grounds.
John Adams signed the Sedition Act in an attempt to silence dissent. Some other Founding Fathers thought that muzzling the press would mean the end of the republic.
The holiday used to be a solemn feast day when you’d be far more likely to see the color blue.
Workers can report violations to the government, regardless of their immigration status.
During his first term, Donald Trump attempted to apply ‘maximum pressure’ on the socialist government in Caracas. This time around, the dynamic has shifted (a little).
Drowning, blunt force trauma and exposure to extreme weather are among the risks that migrants face making the dangerous journey across the US-Mexico border.
In 2023, approximately 51 million foreign-born people lived in the United States. Almost three-quarters were in the country legally. Half of the rest had some legal protection from deportation.
Carter struck a balance between satisfying the needs of employers and protecting American workers from foreign labor competition. That tension has never let up.
‘Dictator for a day’: Donald Trump embarks on a second term in the Oval office.
The president has vast authority over the armed forces, but using them to secure the border would quickly unleash legal chaos, say lawyers.
The struggle has yielded both compromises and new strips of red tape for more than 100 years.
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.
State-level immigration policies can have surprising ripple effects.
For many Americans, stricter immigration policy is not enough. Many would justify civilian and government violence against immigrants to seal the southern US border.
The U.S. congressman from East Harlem promoted compassion in a district marked by ethnic, racial and class differences. It’s a story worth remembering in today’s divided America.
Since the earliest days of the nation, any person born on US soil is a US citizen.
Some militia groups may see it as their duty to assist with immigration-control efforts. Some may even be deputized for this purpose by local law enforcement agencies.
Most Americans actually agree on key issues, including reproductive rights, firearms laws and climate change.
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