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The New Immigration

How Recent Arrivals at the Border Have Changed the Country and Its Attitudes

America is experiencing new types and patterns of immigration. How did we get here?

25 stories published since 2024

Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.

La presión de Trump sobre países y organizaciones internacionales debilita las protecciones para solicitantes de asilo

Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.

Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers

Trump Is Sending Migrants From Around the World to Guantanamo. One Mother Speaks Out About Her Son’s Detention.

Mother Speaks Out Against Trump’s Detention of Her Son at Guantanamo

U.S. Claims Immigrants Held at Guantanamo Are “Worst of the Worst.” Their Families Say They’re Being Unfairly Targeted.

Four Years in a Day

Empacados: Retrato de una comunidad de inmigrantes que viven bajo la amenaza de ser deportados

Boxed Up: A Portrait of an Immigrant Community Living Under Threat of Deportation

Trump Has Promised to Build More Ships. He May Deport the Workers Who Help Make Them.

Immigrants’ Resentment Over New Arrivals Helped Boost Trump’s Popularity With Latino Voters

Los migrantes se enfrentan a secuestros masivos al pasar por México mientras el país amplifica su cooperación migratoria con Estados Unidos

El sheriff fronterizo pro armas y provida que perdió la lealtad de sus vecinos por ser tachado de “blando” con la inmigración

El jefe de policía y el inmigrante

Denver Rallied Behind Arriving Immigrants. Now Its Homeless Population Feels Shortchanged.

“Del Rio, Texas”: How a Race for Sheriff Became a Referendum on Immigration

Watch: How the Race for Sheriff in Del Rio, Texas, Became a Referendum on Immigration

A Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion Border Sheriff Appealed to Both Parties. Then He Was Painted as Soft on Immigration.

Held for Ransom in Animal Pens, Migrants Face Mass Kidnappings as U.S. and Mexico Ramp Up Enforcement

Un inmigrante murió construyendo un barco para el gobierno de EE. UU. Su familia no recibió nada.

When a Florida Farmer-Legislator Turned Against Immigration, the Consequences Were Severe. But Not for Him.

The U.S. Business Community Used to Be a Force for Immigration Reform. What Happened?

What Happened in Whitewater

An Immigrant Died Building a Ship for the U.S. Government. His Family Got Nothing.

What We’re Watching

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