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ICE Agent or Just Some Person?

Alexandra Petri

June 20, 2025

A man wearing sunglasses and a face mask

The Tyrant Test

June 16, 2025

Black-and-white image of California Highway Patrol officers holding to the ground and arresting a demonstrator at the L.A. protests.

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The Protests Are Just Starting

David A. Graham

June 10, 2025

Protesters in LA line up against a wall of National Guard members with shields

The Revolutionary Idea That Remade the New World

June 10, 2025

A black footprint on a yellow background

Averting a Worst-Case Scenario in Los Angeles

Conor Friedersdorf

June 8, 2025

A scene of civil unrest in Los Angeles

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Was Never Coming Back. Then He Did.

June 6, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference.

Trump Tries to Blame the Colorado Attack on ‘Open Border’ Policies

Nick Miroff and Jonathan Lemire

June 5, 2025

A father and two of his children hug while kneeling on a grass field outside the scene of the Boulder, Colorado, attack

The Question the Trump Administration Couldn’t Answer About Birthright Citizenship

May 16, 2025

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Trump’s Legal Strategy Has a Name

Andrew O'Donohue

May 14, 2025

Illustration of the Supreme Court building being pulled off the ground by a fishing hook

America Is the Land of Opportunity—For White South Africans

May 13, 2025

A group of people are silhouetted while holding small American flags.

Is the AfD Too Extreme for Democracy?

May 13, 2025

A photo of AfD supporters waving German flags at a rally ahead of the 2024 election.

The Terrible Optics of ICE Enforcement Are Fueling a Trump Immigration Backlash

May 12, 2025

The Real Motive Behind the Real ID–Deadline Charade

Juliette Kayyem

May 7, 2025

A news photo from an airport showing Real ID signs for travelers

Airport Detentions Have Travelers ‘Freaked Out’

May 5, 2025

A traveler shows a police officer something on his phone while standing in line at an airport

The Supreme Court’s ‘Selective Proceduralism’ Would Suffocate the Constitution

April 24, 2025

An illustration that includes photos of Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, alongside a photo of the steps of the Supreme Court.

Trump Is Vulnerable on Immigration

April 23, 2025

A photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen speaking to reporters in San Salvador

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What the Democratic Infighting Reveals

John Hendrickson

April 22, 2025

Democratic House members

Migrants Are Heading South

April 19, 2025

A photograph of migrants walking with suitcases

We’re About to Find Out What Mass Deportation Really Looks Like

April 16, 2025

Collage of a photo of Donald Trump and images evoking border security

They Never Thought Trump Would Have Them Deported

Caitlin Dickerson

April 15, 2025

Illustration of police seen through window

Russia’s Repression Goes South

March 31, 2025

An image of protesters in front of the Georgian Parliament throwing fireworks

The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights

March 28, 2025

Photograph of Tom Cartwright

Americans Are Buying an Escape Plan

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

March 22, 2025

Illustration of a couple running towards the steps of an airplane while dollar bills fall from their briefcase

Stephen Miller Has a Plan

Nick Miroff and Jonathan Lemire

March 19, 2025

A black-and-white photo of Stephen Miller, with his hand in the foreground

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What John Roberts’s Rebuke of Trump Left Out

David A. Graham

March 18, 2025

Chief Justice John Roberts frowns slightly while he wears his robes

What the Border-Hawk Catholics Get Wrong

March 18, 2025

A photo of Pope Francis superimposed on Catholic art

‘What About Six Years of Friendship and Fighting Together?’

March 17, 2025

A mom ties her daughter's hair into a ponytail while a father holds their son.

There Was a Second Name on Rubio’s Target List

March 13, 2025

Hundreds turn out outside a New York court to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green-card holder and recent Columbia graduate who played a role in pro-Palestinian protests at the university.

ICE Isn’t Delivering the Mass Deportation Trump Wants

March 11, 2025

Photo of two agents wearing vests labeled “POLICE” entering an apartment building

Germany’s Anti-Extremist Firewall Is Collapsing

February 21, 2025

Campaign sign on a pole in a wooded area

New York Belongs to Trump Now

Xochitl Gonzalez

February 19, 2025

A black-and-white photo of Eric Adams being questioned by the press.

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The Public Humiliation of Eric Adams

David A. Graham

February 14, 2025

Tom Homan looks at Eric Adams while on "Fox & Friends."

Afrikaner ‘Refugees’ Only

February 12, 2025

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The ‘Right Way’ to Immigrate Just Went Wrong

Gisela Salim-Peyer

January 31, 2025

Migrants from Venezuela, who had their asylum appointments with U.S. officials cancelled hours after President Donald Trump's inauguration, look out at the closed border with the U.S. from a government-run shelter in Juarez, Mexico, on January 21.

Birthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee

David W. Blight

January 27, 2025

A white and red striped crib

The Border Got Quieter, So Trump Had to Act

Juliette Kayyem

January 26, 2025

Border Patrol agents prepare to transport migrants.