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How a Mother in Sanctuary Became the Center of ICE’s ‘Crackdown on U Visas’
“People need to be really concerned about this, about the lengths ICE is willing to go to silence a critic or someone fighting back."
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Court Observers Are Shining a Light on the Immigration Court System
Without accountability, "it’s a black hole in terms of what’s happening" to asylum seekers at immigration court, one advocate told Rewire.News.
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On Being Black and ‘Disabled But Not Really’
Despite the criticism of the episode, Hamilton’s appearance on Queer Eye felt like a step in the right direction for better representation of the diversity of disabled people.
It’s Past Time for the United States to Get Out of Puerto Rico’s Way
Before appointing itself Savior of Puerto Rico and asserting even greater control over the island, the U.S. government must acknowledge and take accountability for its role in molding current conditions, as well as reckon with the injurious effects of U.S. imperialism and colonization globally.
There’s Nothing ‘Pro-Life’ About Denying Migrants Rights and Dignity
It can seem incredibly hypocritical that the same administration that has launched a full-throated attack on access to abortion care is brutalizing pregnant migrants and letting babies die in detention centers. But, in fact, these policies are very much aligned.
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Culture & Conversation Abortion
Abortion Doulas, With or Without the Title, Provide a Critical Service
“I'm an abortion doula because I see it as a way to ensure a world that is more healed, more just, and more free.”
