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Fear Is the Goal

Trump’s first week back in office delivered what he does best: dystopian showmanship. Photos of deportation flights released with glee; shots of the...

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Isabela Dias

The Big-Money Right-Wing Push to Upend the Constitution—and Kill Birthright Citizenship

The Big-Money Right-Wing Push to Upend the Constitution—and Kill Birthright Citizenship

For years, powerful right-wing figures have pushed a plan: Have states call a convention to amend the Constitution. It now has more momentum than...

24.01.2025 10

Mother Jones

Isabela Dias

The Trump Administration Has Killed Asylum at the US-Mexico Border

The Trump Administration Has Killed Asylum at the US-Mexico Border

The barrage has begun. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders aimed at reshaping immigration to the...

24.01.2025 30

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Isabela Dias

“Blatantly Unconstitutional”: Trump’s Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is Off to a Bad Start

“Blatantly Unconstitutional”: Trump’s Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is Off to a Bad Start

A federal judge in Washington state dealt the first blow to President Donald Trump’s aspirations of rewriting the Constitution and throwing away a...

24.01.2025 10

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Isabela Dias

What to Know About Trump’s Day One Attack on Immigration

What to Know About Trump’s Day One Attack on Immigration

On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed around 10 executive orders to restrict immigration to the United States. “With these...

22.01.2025 2

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Isabela Dias

He Came to the US at Six and Was Deported by Trump. Now, He’s Stuck in Sierra Leone.

He Came to the US at Six and Was Deported by Trump. Now, He’s Stuck in Sierra Leone.

Samuel Anthony turns his phone camera around to show me the view from his family home in Sierra Leone. He steps out to a veranda overlooking a carpet...

14.01.2025 10

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Isabela Dias

Trump Promises to End Birthright Citizenship, Suggests Deporting “Kids Who Are Here Legally”

Trump sits for his first post-election network interview with Kristen Welker. NBC News/ZUMA In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press aired on...

09.12.2024 9

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Isabela Dias

Law Enforcement and Leaders in Blue States Are Hatching Plans to Stop Trump’s Mass Deportations

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation. Gregory Bull/AP A growing number of law enforcement...

23.11.2024 2

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Isabela Dias

Trump’s Pick to Lead His Budget Office Wants to Use It to Deliver on MAGA’s Big Dreams

Russ Vought listens during a television interview at the White House. Alex Brandon/AP Continuing the string of MAGA loyalist picks to serve in his...

23.11.2024 2

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Isabela Dias

How Trump Plans to Purge Thousands of Government Workers

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference. Allison Robbert/Pool AFP/AP In a campaign video from March...

14.11.2024 10

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Isabela Dias

Harris Was Asked About Helping Undocumented People. Her Answer Was Mostly About a Border Crackdown.

Vice President Kamala Harris listens to a question from Ivett Castillo. Jacquelyn Martin/AP At a town hall organized by Univision on Thursday...

11.10.2024 1

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The Fate of Undocumented Youth Now Sits With a Notoriously Right-Wing Court

DACA recipient and allies from United We Dream protest ruling from Judge Hanen. Lenin Nolly/NurPhoto/ZUMA Twelve years ago, when former President...

10.10.2024 2

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Trump Says Migrants Have Brought “Bad Genes” Into “Our Country”

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign stop at the Dodge County Airport. Morry Gash/AP It was only a matter of time before former president Donald Trump...

07.10.2024 6

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Isabela Dias

Kamala Harris Is Making the Presidential Race Competitive Again

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris join hands at an event at Prince George's County. Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Less than a month...

17.08.2024 30

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Isabela Dias

Migrant Encounters at the Border Hit Lowest Number in Four years

A general view of the border wall from the side of the United States. Michael Ho Wai Lee/SIPA/AP On Friday, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...

17.08.2024 40

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Isabela Dias

Is AI Really an Existential Threat to Humanity?

Blaise Agüera y Arcas speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Daniel Bayer/Aspen Ideas Festival Artificial intelligence, we have been told, is all but...

24.07.2024 2

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Isabela Dias