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  1. politics
    ICE Agents Detain American Citizens in Newark RaidIn a statement, Newark mayor Ras Baraka said ICE agents detained lawful citizens during a raid on a local business, calling it an “egregious act.”
    By Nia Prater
  2. early and often
    For Trump and MAGA, It Will Never Be This Good AgainNow are the days of wine and roses. On January 21, Trump becomes a lame duck facing brutal political challenges.
    By Ross Barkan
  3. just asking questions
    Why Trump’s Mass-Deportation Plans Depend on MexicoHe can’t turn incendiary rhetoric into action without help from other countries, policy expert Dara Lind says.
    By Benjamin Hart
  4. what we know
    President-Elect Donald Trump Watches Army-Navy Football Game
    Who’s Winning the MAGA-Musk Civil War?Last week, a big rift formed between Trump’s tech allies and MAGA nativists. Here, where things stand.
    By Chas Danner
  5. politics
    Adams Says He and Trump’s Border Czar Have the ‘Same Goal’After an anticipated meeting with Tom Homan, Mayor Adams said the city is not going to be a “safe haven” for violent criminals.
    By Nia Prater
  6. early and often
    What the Numbers Tell Us About the Recent Immigration SurgeThere was an unprecedented increase in immigration during the Biden years, but no spike in crime or illegal voting.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. early and often
    Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threat Shows His True TargetWhile he ran on expelling undocumented immigrants, he wants to challenge the idea of who’s really American.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the city politic
    Will Eric Adams Defend the City From Trump’s Mass Deportation?This mayor (or the next one) faces a critical test.
    By Errol Louis
  9. early and often
    Everything We Know About Trump’s Mass-Deportation PlanCan Trump really deport 11 million people? Will he deploy the military? Who is “border czar” Tom Homan? Here’s what we’ve learned so far.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. politics
    What Does Trump’s Hardline ‘Border Czar’ Want to Do?Ex-ICE director Tom Homan has signaled a return to workplace raids and said in an interview that families could be deported together.
    By Nia Prater
  11. early and often
    TOPSHOT-GUATEMALA-US-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY
    Kamala Harris’s Lost Opportunity on ImmigrationThe imperative to look tough on border policy may have forfeited an opportunity to raise questions about mass deportation and its effects on citizens.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. early and often
    Catholics Not Swayed by Pope’s Criticism of Harris and TrumpPope Francis called the U.S. election a “lesser of two evils” choice between the pro-choice Harris and anti-immigrant Trump. But Catholics disagree.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. early and often
    Kamala Harris’s Tightrope Act With Latino VotersShe’s doing much better than Biden with this crucial voter group. But does giving immigration policy a wide berth sacrifice an opportunity?
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the inside game
    Kamala Is a (Border) CopHow the Harris campaign plans to deal with the most common Republican line of attack.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  15. early and often
    2024 Republican National Convention: Day 3
    Republicans Will Regret Calling for Mass DeportationsThe required police-state conditions would come at considerable financial cost and might alarm Latino voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. early and often
    Migration crisis continues at US - Mexico border
    Is Biden’s Border Crackdown Too Much, Too Late?A cap on migrant border crossings is angering progressives without placating Republicans. At best, it may turn down the temperature on immigration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. immigration
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    Migrant Border Crossings Are Dropping Rapidly. Is It Too Late to Help Biden?As with lingering voter anger over inflation, perceptions of a border crisis may take a while to change.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. early and often
    Donald Trump,Mike Johnson
    Why Trump and Mike Johnson Are Promoting a Redundant Ban on Noncitizen VotingIn an effort to win Trump’s protection, the Speaker is abetting a preemptive attack on the legitimacy of the 2024 election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. politics
    Donald Trump Holds Presidential Campaign Rally In Green Bay, Wisconsin
    Family of Ruby Garcia Says Trump Lied About Speaking to ThemOn Tuesday, the ex-president claimed to have talked to the family of a woman who was killed by an undocumented immigrant.
    By Nia Prater
  20. family separation
    Pictures of the Year: Caravans: the new face of migration
    Will the Families Separated by Trump Ever Be Reunited?The Trump administration forcibly separated 5,000 families at the border. Five years later, the work of reunifying them is painfully incomplete.
    By Piper French
  21. politics
    New York Is the Epicenter of Immigration PoliticsLike crime in 2022, Republicans see the border as a winning issue to keep their gains in the suburbs, and potentially, their House majority.
    By Nia Prater
  22. politics
    Right-Wingers Line Up to Dump on Right-Wing Immigration BillNever mind the legislation’s merits — it helps Biden, so game over.
    By Benjamin Hart
  23. what we know
    What’s Going On With the U.S.-Texas Border Standoff?The state’s leaders are now defying the White House and the Supreme Court. Here’s what we know.
    By Matt Stieb and Chas Danner
  24. just asking questions
    Can Eric Adams Stop Texas From Sending Migrants to New York?Immigration expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on the feasibility of the mayor’s long-shot legal strategy.
    By Nia Prater
  25. government shutdown
    Johnson Needs Trump’s Permission Not to Shut Down the GovernmentLike Kevin McCarthy before him, the house speaker wants Trump to protect his right flank.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. immigration
    Republicans’ Mayorkas Impeachment Push Is All About BidenThe House GOP is mainly going after the Homeland Security chief to amplify their border-security messaging.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. early and often
    Trump Sees ‘Poison the Blood’ Rhetoric As a Winning TacticHis inflammatory remarks were aimed at mainstream GOP voters, who have grown far more extreme on immigration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. early and often
    Will Democrats Accept Border Concessions to Get Ukraine Aid?Republicans used to support deals that offered immigration reform for border-security measures. Now, Democrats are making all the concessions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. early and often
    Trump Has a Plan for Massively Increasing InflationThe GOP candidate is benefiting from outrage over high prices, even though his policies would raise them further.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. early and often
    Trump’s Anti-Migrant ‘Blitz’ Is Too Chilling to IgnoreBiden may see immigration as a losing issue, but voters need to know about Trump’s radical mass-deportation plan.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. ideas
    Do Democrats Need to Get Less ‘Globalist?’A new book argues that Democrats must embrace economic nationalism to win back the working class.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. conservatism
    The Most Incoherent Conservative Take on Israel YetHamas’s attack proved conservatives are right about everything, a conservative explains.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. immigration
    A Wall Won’t Keep Biden’s Border Problem at BayDemocrats face a political challenge with no legislatively viable solution.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. right to shelter
    ‘We Can’t Sleep Because of the Worry’Overnight at the Roosevelt Hotel, where hundreds of migrants are still waiting for somewhere to go.
    By Luis Feliz Leon
  35. early and often
    DeSantis Joins Trump’s Call to End Birthright CitizenshipThe two 2024 Republican front-runners are promising to deny citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. early and often
    Supreme Court Says Texas Can’t Boss Biden Around on Deportation PolicyIt’s a setback for Ken Paxton and other state-level Republicans who are constantly in court challenging administration policies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. politics
    Adams and Hochul Plead With the Feds to Let Migrants WorkGovernor Hochul and Mayor Adams are calling on the federal government to ease policies to allow asylum seekers to look for work.
    By Nia Prater
  38. early and often
    How to Make Mass Immigration WorkTo make an influx of people economically beneficial and politically viable, the U.S. must build more housing.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. eric adams
    Eric Adams Is Already Backtracking on His Plans for MigrantsThe mayor’s plan to use schools as housing quickly sparked protests from parents.
    By Nia Prater
  40. early and often
    Immigration Is Still Fueling Trump’s Political FutureAnxiety over the southern border is transforming immigration from a MAGA base preoccupation to a potential wedge issue for Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. what we know
    8 Dead After Motorist Drives SUV Into Group of Migrants in TexasThe driver, who was identified on Monday, has been arrested and charged with eight counts of manslaughter.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  42. the economy
    The U.S. Is Choosing Child Labor Over More ImmigrationWhy young migrant workers are illegally filling a void in the job market.
    By Eric Levitz
  43. lost in translation
    The Spy Who Wasn’tBaimadajie Angwang wanted a visa for his daughter. He got charged with being an “insider threat” instead.
    By Paula Aceves
  44. politics
    Adams Says New York ‘Cannot Take More’ Asylum SeekersDuring a recent trip to the southern border, Adams called on the federal government to provide more support to cities that have taken in migrants.
    By Nia Prater
  45. social studies
    America’s Population Could Use a BoomFailing to reverse the country’s population decline may exact a heavy toll.
    By Jeff Wise
  46. 2022 midterms
    How the Border Went MAGAControl of Congress might depend on the Democrats’ ability adjust to reality.
    By Kyle Paoletta
  47. what we know
    Martha’s Vineyard Migrants Leave Island As Outrage at DeSantis GrowsThe dozens of migrants now have temporary shelter at a military base in Cape Cod.
    By Chas Danner
  48. scientology
    How Scientology Exploits Foreign WorkersThe church has used an obscure visa to bring in thousands of laborers — and benefit from their toil.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  49. congress
    Senate Democrats Give Up, Go Home for the HolidaysDespite talk of passing Build Back Better and voting-rights legislation by the end of 2021, the session ends not with a bang but a whimper.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. title 42
    Why Is Biden Still Relying on an Idea From Stephen Miller?At the border, the administration continues to lean on Title 42 to expel migrants based on a public-health pretext that ex-CDC officials say is bogus.
    By Matt Stieb
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