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Why Latinos Join ICE

Geraldo L. Cadava

April 7, 2026

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She Testified About Being Raped. Then ICE Showed Up.

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

April 6, 2026

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What the Birthright Case Is Really About

April 2, 2026

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How the Left Accidentally Bolstered the Nativist Right

Alexander Kustov

April 2, 2026

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Kristi Noem Is Gone. Now Mass Deportations Can Really Begin.

March 27, 2026

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ICE Might Be Violating America’s Other Bill of Rights

March 26, 2026

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The Immigration Restriction Trump Won’t Try

March 26, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

Trump Is Asking to Be Bailed Out Again

David A. Graham

March 25, 2026

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The Most Urgent Issue for the U.S. Catholic Church Isn’t Abortion Anymore

Francis X. Rocca

March 24, 2026

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What Paul Ehrlich’s Fear of Scarcity Did to American Politics

March 19, 2026

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I Recognize the Look on Liam Ramos’s Face

Caitlin Dickerson

March 10, 2026

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‘America Doesn’t Want My Children or Grandchildren’

Caitlin Dickerson

April 2026 Issue

Sara packs up her New York life in July 2025.

The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s Chance to Turn Things Around Tonight

February 24, 2026

The Atlantic’s Nick Miroff Wins 2025 George Polk Award for Immigration Reporting

February 18, 2026

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The Fine Balance Required of an ‘Authorial Rant’

February 13, 2026

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Five Basic Truths About America’s Most Polarizing Policy Debate

Conor Friedersdorf

February 11, 2026

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Conservative Women Find a New Way to Talk About ICE

February 10, 2026

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The Novel as Extended Op-Ed

March 2026 Issue

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‘Not American Enough’

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

February 9, 2026

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ICE After Minneapolis

February 7, 2026

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Why This Shutdown Is Different

Toluse Olorunnipa

February 3, 2026

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The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks

February 2, 2026

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Trump’s New Method of Humiliation

January 31, 2026

Americans Love Their Neighbors

January 31, 2026

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Time-Travel Thursdays

Another Way to Be an American

January 29, 2026

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Donald Trump Can Be Stopped

January 27, 2026

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The Truth About ICE’s Recruiting Push

January 24, 2026

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‘Abolish ICE’ Is Back

January 18, 2026

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Trump Doesn’t Want Legal Immigrants Either

January 18, 2026

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‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’

January 17, 2026

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Photos: Minneapolis Neighborhoods vs. ICE

January 14, 2026

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The Court Case That Is Allowing ICE to Stop Just About Anyone It Wants

Paul Rosenzweig

January 12, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

ICE Wasn’t Always Like This

January 9, 2026

ICE in Minneapolis

Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans

January 9, 2026

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Lethal Force on a Frozen Street

January 7, 2026

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The Wrath of Stephen Miller

Ashley Parker, Michael Scherer, and Nick Miroff

January 7, 2026

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