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November 27, 2018
What the “lethal force” authorization means at the border
Trump could escalate the violence against migrants at the southern border even more.
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November 2, 2018
Trump doesn’t need to jail families to enforce immigration laws. There are better options.
Community supervision and electronic monitoring are two alternatives that the government has used to make sure asylum seekers follow the law.
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July 2, 2018
The Trump administration says it must lock up families to keep them together. That’s not true.
The legal argument behind Trump’s new family detention policy makes no sense.
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June 29, 2018
19 top ICE investigators ask DHS officials to split up the agency
They don’t want to be linked to Trump’s immigration policies.
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June 20, 2018
Keeping families together in immigration detention might not be much of a solution
The government tried this in 2014. It was a disaster.
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April 10, 2015
Are we headed for a repeat of the 2014 border crisis?
The question is whether the US has the capacity to handle the people who are going to come.
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December 19, 2014
Hondurans fled to the US because their lives were in danger. The US sent them back.
They're terrified to be seen in public — or even let their kids know where they are.
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August 1, 2014
Where are child migrants having the most impact?
Many child migrants are getting released to relatives in states that aren't used to immigrant children. Here's how one community's coping
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July 31, 2014
Is the crisis the journey, or what's at home?
Everyone agrees that children and families should be safe at home, not risking their lives to come to the US. The question is whether that's possible.
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July 30, 2014
Why asylum's so important to the migrant crisis
People can't apply from their home countries, and 5 other things you need to know
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July 29, 2014
7 big disagreements between Dems & GOP on border
Both parties have put out their bills—here are the questions they need to resolve if they're going to produce a law
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July 29, 2014
14 facts to help explain US' child-migrant crisis
What you need to know to get a handle on the issue, and the debate
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July 25, 2014
Why pot legalization in Guatemala isn't enough
It could help, but criminal groups would rely on other sources.
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July 24, 2014
A look at migrant families in detention
Lawyers are finally being allowed into the remote facility where 600 Central American mothers and children are being detained. Here's what they're seeing.
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July 23, 2014
How the drug war drives the child migrant crisis
America's drug policy reaches far beyond US borders.
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July 20, 2014
An expert on the root causes of the migrant crisis
The Wilson Center's Cynthia Arnson talks about what the US can do to help Central America tackle its violence problem.
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July 17, 2014
60-70% of child migrants show up to court
But how many kids are absconding, and how many just fall between the cracks?
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July 16, 2014
Almost half of Americans want to deport children
Americans always want action on immigration; and on child migrants, doing something means sending them home
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July 15, 2014
Congress' child migrant proposal is a disaster
A secret UN report obtained by Vox reveals Border Patrol agents are failing to protect Mexican children. And Congress wants to put Central American kids in their care, too
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July 14, 2014
What you can do to help child migrants
Where to donate, what to give, and how to volunteer
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July 9, 2014
How Congress wants to crack down on migrant kids
A new bipartisan bill, supported by the administration, would strip protections from Central American kids
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July 9, 2014
The child migrant crisis, explained in 2 minutes
Tens of thousands of children from Central America are arriving alone at our border, posing a major challenge to humanitarian systems that have been in place since World War II. Vox immigration reporter Dara Lind explains in two minutes.
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July 9, 2014
What deportation study means for migrant crisis
A new study shows family reunification trumps deportation. Does that have implications for the children and families entering the US now?