The Border Patrolâs Fearless 5%
Co-published with Reveal. Female agents are so rare in the U.S. Border Patrol that they have their own nickname: the Fearless 5%. Itâs meant as a badge of honor, but the title is a bold admission of the
Can Iowa Meatpacking Workers Take on Tyson?
Co-published with In These Times. The essential workers who fought for their lives during the pandemic are now fighting for a union.
I was wrongly detained at the border. Itâs part of a larger problem.
Co-published with The Washington Post. It shouldnât be so hard to differentiate between law-abiding U.S. citizens and wanted criminals.
Long Waits, Bureaucratic Hassles Loom as Border Set to Reopen
Co-published with KPBS. Tens of thousands of Tijuana residents are scrambling to get proof of vaccination as the U.S. finally lifts a COVID-19-era restriction on non-essential border crossings.
The Latinx Future Will Not Look Like the Latinx Past
Co-published with The Nation. My generation is more outspokenâabout inequality, assimilation, racism, and moreâthan those that came before.
Dreamers Look Forward To Biden Administration After Being Left In Limbo
Co-published with KPBS. DACA recipients, or Dreamers as theyâve come to be known, have been left in limbo amid the pandemic and the Trump administration's actions to end DACA.
There Is a Name for Women Like My Mother
Co-published with The Nation. In the Haitian Creole language, âGwo Fanmâ means âBig Woman,â a woman who shoulders more than their fair share of burdens in this life.
True Poetry
Co-published with Poetry Magazine. Our executive director Alissa Quart writes on why (and how) we should try more inventive, non-standard ways of presenting the truth, like documentary poetry.
Winter Cold Brings New Challenges to Asylum Seekers Living in Matamoros, Mexico
Co-published with Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The number of asylum seekers living in Matamoros, Mexico, has grown to more than 2,000 over the past 2 months. Despite infrastructure improvements, refugees face a new challenge: winter.
The Fight Against Trumpâs Other Family Separation Policy
Co-published with The New York Review of Books. The Trump administrationâs plan to terminate the Temporary Protected Status program, if successful, will separate more than a quarter million citizen children from their immigrant parents.
Scared to Death: Immigrants in Need of Health Care Face Perilous Choices
Co-published with Capital & Main and Truthout. Undocumented immigrants fear that seeking medical care will get them kicked out of the country. One womanâs story shows the impact can prove deadly.
How Trumpâs âInvisible Wallâ Frightens Legal Immigrants Out of Medical Care
Co-published with The American Prospect. Diseases donât respect borders, nor do they care about passports, citizenship, or residency.