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President Joe Biden signs an executive order at the White House in Washington, on Jan. 21.
The Lowdown January 22, 2021
How to Decode Biden’s Immigration Blitz
Ambitious promises run up against political and practical obstacles.
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Esperanza Pacheco, who was deported to Mexico in 2017, hugs the clothes that her husband, Eusebio Moctezuma, left after a recent visit with her in León, Guanajuato. Eusebio is a legal permanent resident in the United States who can travel back and forth to Mexico.
Feature June 22, 2020
The True Costs of Deportation
Even after the Supreme Court ruling sparing DACA, many immigrants can face deportation. Here are the stories of three families where deportation brought financial ruin, mental health crises—and even death.
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While Alejandra Garcia Zamarrón has left for Mexico to avoid detention, her youngest daughter is still living in Georgia.
News May 8, 2019
More Immigrants Are Giving Up Court Fights and Leaving the U.S.
‘Voluntary departure’ applications surge as immigrants decide it’s better to return to their native countries than languish in a detention facility.
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Teofilo Chavez, an undocumented minor from Honduras.
Commentary January 15, 2019
Why We Bear Witness: Speaking Uncomfortable Truths About Immigration
We Are Witnesses: Becoming an American sparks a difficult but honest conversation about the U.S. immigration system.
By Jose Antonio Vargas
Protesters demonstrated in support of immigrants who are in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, in Washington, D.C., in 2017.
News January 14, 2019
Trump's War on Immigrants Leaves a Million Lives in Limbo
Migrants in the U.S. and across the globe face turmoil as lawsuits aim to reverse restrictive policies.
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Feature July 23, 2018
New York on ICE
How Donald Trump’s war on immigrants is playing out in his hometown.
By The Marshall Project
Kyungmin Cho, 19, was born in South Korea but grew up in the United States. A sophomore at Temple University in Philadelphia, he was granted temporary protection from deportation through a program for young immigrants who came as children, known as DACA, and joined the U.S. Army. Now his enlistment is on hold.
News September 19, 2017
The Double Limbo of Dreamer-Soldiers
The Army wanted Pfc. Cho. Now it’s not so sure.
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Micaela Lattimer, 16, of Baltimore holds a sign that says “Si Se Puede!” — which means “Yes we can!” — at a rally in support of DACA outside of the White House, in Washington, Sept. 5, 2017.
Analysis September 5, 2017
What’s Next for DACA?
President Trump tries to deflect a potentially thunderous blowback.
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Activists protested President Donald Trump's possible elimination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in New York in August 2017.
Analysis September 1, 2017
The Dreamers Won’t Go Quietly
And they’ve got a lot of allies.
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