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  1. foreign interests
    Trump’s Unlawful Asylum Policy Is a Jab at MexicoTrump needs our southern neighbors’ help to fix the migrant crisis – so he’s forcing them into illegal agreements that come with unmanageable burdens.
    By Jonah Shepp
  2. migrant crisis
    The Flaw in Trump’s Intimidation-Based Immigration StrategyThreatening painful and controversial actions, like ICE raids, may work in the short term, but eventually he’ll have to deliver — or admit defeat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. give me shelter
    Trump’s Rape of America, and Other Greek TragediesSearching the classics to make sense of asylum, hubris, and democracy itself.
    By Mimi Kramer
  4. immigration
    Democrats Are Developing a Clear Response to Trump on MigrantsWith seven Senate Democrats running for president on board with this alternative to Trump’s immigration policy, the bill could shape the 2020 debate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. president trump
    The President’s ‘Jokes’ About Shooting Migrants Are No Laughing MatterTrump describes migrants as invaders, and suggests that shooting them would be “very effective.” But migrants have no power, so the GOP laughs it off.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. immigration
    Trump Steps Up Petty Harassment of Asylum-Seeking MigrantsNew fees, deadlines, and work-permit prohibitions will make life harder for asylum seekers, without necessarily stemming the tide of migrants.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. immigration
    Barr Decision May Keep Tens of Thousands of Asylum Seekers Locked UpThe AG’s ruling to deny bond to many asylum seekers is consistent with the president’s recent claim that the process is a “con job.”
    By Matt Stieb
  8. vision 2020
    Trump’s Border Rhetoric Is Overblown, But Democrats Still Need a SolutionBeto O’Rourke is calling for more assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Central America. Other 2020 candidates should take note.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. ACLU Sues Sessions Over Ending Asylum for Victims of Domestic and Gang ViolenceAfter a previous suit resulted in an order to reunite migrant families, the ACLU is taking aim at the Trump administration’s new limits on asylum.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. Sessions: No More Asylum for Victims of Gangs and Domestic ViolenceIn an especially cold decision, the attorney general says “the rule of law” demands abandoning tens of thousands of victims to their fate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. international intrigue
    European Court Rules Out Boner Tests for Gay Asylum SeekersShould use gaydar instead.
    By Katie Zavadski
  12. international affairs
    A WikiLeaks Ally Is Ready to Fly Snowden to Iceland TomorrowThe plane’s all ready, but not the asylum.
    By Adam Martin
  13. state secrets
    Edward Snowden’s Hong Kong ProblemWhere can the leaker hide?
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. kaaaahhhnnn!
    Will Officials Try to Deport DSK’s Accuser?Probably not, but that it’s under discussion at all speaks volumes.
    By Noreen Malone