News
Curated news resources about immigration and related topics.
2018 News
926 news items
- (Trump Blames Democrats Over Deaths of Migrant Children in US Custody) https://www.nytimes.com/20/us/politics/trump-immigrant-children-deaths.html
- (The Problem with Border Securityhistory) https://nacla.org/blog/20/problem-border-security
- (Massachusetts immigration activist Eduardo Samaniego denied release on bond from ICE) https://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/12/valley_activist_eduardo_samani.html
- (He Drew His School Mascot–and ICE Labeled Him a Gang Member-case study) https://features.propublica.org/ms-13-immigrant-students/huntington-school-deportations-ice-honduras/
- (8-Year-Old Guatemalan Boy Dies in Border Patrol Custody Days After High Court Rejects Asylum Ban) https://www.democracynow.org/20/8_year_old_guatemalan_boy_dies
- (‘A detention center is no place for a child’ and 8-yer-old migrant boy dies in US custody) https://www.thelily.com/a-detention-center-is-no-place-for-a-child-an-8-year-old-migrant-boy-dies-in-us-custody/?wpisrc=nl_lily&wpmm=1
- (opinion: Georgia denies migrants equal access to higher education) https://politics.myajc.com/blog/get-schooled/opinion-georgia-denies-migrants-equal-access-higher-education/StDz7LOKCfLOXmTfiUf57M/
- (Remembering the caravan: 5 essential reads that show the desperation of Central American migrants) https://theconversation.com/remembering-the-caravan-5-essential-reads-that-show-the-desperation-of-central-american-migrants-108860
- (Are Border Children a Refugee Crisis for the US? Update from ) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/america-s-refugee-crisis-kids-crossing-border-alone-n951126
- (In Immigrant Children’s Shelters, Sexual Assault Cases Are Open and Shut) https://www.propublica.org/article/boystown-immigrant-childrens-shelter-sexual-assault
- (New census data reinforces how central immigration is to population growth in the US) https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/20/new-census-data-reinforces-how-central-immigration-is-population-growth-us/?utm_term=.a2af805d374d
- (US says asylum seekers to be sent back to Mexico for duration of immigration proceedings) https://www.cnn.com/20/politics/us-mexico-immigration-dhs/index.html
- (HHS Relaxes Sponsorship Requirements for Migrant Children in Gov’t Custody) https://www.democracynow.org/20/headlines/hhs_relaxes_sponsorship_requirement_for_migrant_children_in_govt_custody
- (Samantha Bee’s Full Frontal Presents Christmas On I.C.E.) https://www.telegram.com/entertainmentlife/20181220/samantha-bees-full-frontal-gets-into-holiday-spirit-with-immigration-special-christmas-on-ice; https://www.tbs.com/shows/full-frontal-with-samantha-bee/articles/full-frontal-presents-christmas-on-ice
- (Asylum seekers face long waits or risky crossings, supposed capacity crunch) https://us.cnn.com/20/us/us-asylum-seeker-southwest-border-capacity-invs/index.html
- (Lawmakers Demand Answers in Death of 7-Year Old Girl in Border Patrol Custody) Https://www.democracynow.org/20/justice_for_jakelin_lawmakers_demand_answers
- (How US Policies Punished Central Americans, Long Before Jakelin Caal Maquin’s Death) https://www.democracynow.org/20/greg_grandin_how_us_policies_punished
- (Mental Health Experts & Rights Groups Call for Unceasing Media Coverage of Separated Migrant Children) https://www.democracynow.org/20/mental_health_experts_rights_groups_call
- (Cambodians Who Fled War, US Bombs and Genocide Face ICE Raids, Deportations) https://www.democracynow.org/20/cambodians_who_fled_war_us_bombs
- (Judge strikes down bulk of Trump asylum policy) https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/422078-judge-strikes-down-bulk-of-trump-administration-policy-cutting-off
- (Times Square billboard calls out migrant deaths, slams border wall) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna950121?__twitter_impression=true
- (We warned DHS that migrant children could die in custody in 2014. Now one has.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../we-warned-dhs-that-migrant-child-could-die-us-cust...
- (Migrant Life at the US Border: 24 Hours in Photos) https://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/migrant-life-at-the-us-border-24-hours-in-photos-20181219
- (Is Denaturalization the Next Front in the Administration’s War on Immigration?) https://www.nytimes.com/20/magazine/naturalized-citizenship-immigration-trump.html
- (Honduran mom and children in viral tear gas photo allowed entry to US) https://www.cnn.com/20/americas/us-mexico-border-honduran-migrants/index.html; https://barragan.house.gov/rep-barragan-travels-to-southern-border-to-meet-with-maria-meza-her-daughters-and-asylum-seekers/
- (International Migration Day: Climate Migration is Here) https://350.org/international-migration-day-climate-migration-is-here/; (video) https://350.org/migration/?fbclid=IwAR1PIaiqo7DgaTZQ8ii58y0o50jYp1n4fHjGKeTLVBpUKT18oIy3XzU_Vxw
- (‘Barbed wire-plus’: Borders know no love- Across Europe and US) https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/wire-borders-love-181217135258848.html
- (ICE Detained the Wrong Peter Brown) https://www.npr.org/20/677780624/ice-detained-the-wrong-peter-brown
- (Volunteer Report from the Migrant Caravan) https://www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org/blog/traveling-with-the-migrant-caravan
- (Visitor’s Guide to America’s Big Brother Wall) https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/578290/border-wall/
- (Nation’s Top Teachers Will Hold ‘Teach In’ at Child Detention Camp) https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2018/12/top_teachers_teach_in_child_detention_camp.html?cmp=eml-enl-eu-news2-rm&M=58714715&U=1579956&UUID=326c5fe6d8bf6fbcedc9eca093d7c0b7
- (Grandmothers Bring Food and Comfort to Asylum-Seekers at Bus Stations) https://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/grandmothers-bring-food-and-comfort-to-asylum-seekers-at-bus-stations-20181217
- (In Roma, Texas residents must choose: Help Border Patrol, or border crossers?) https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-na-roma-texas-help/
- (Chicago charter teachers win strike for equal pay and sanctuary) http://www.labornotes.org/2018/12/chicago-teachers-win-first-charter-strike-history
- (Refugee Caravan: Lots of Coverage, Little Context) https://fair.org/home/refugee-caravan-lots-of-coverage-little-context/?awt_l=MrFOG&awt_m=iTTSbqvEIoR._TQ
- (7-yr. -old migrant girl taken into Border Patrol custody dies) https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/7-year-old-migrant-girl-taken-into-border-patrol-custody-dies-of-dehydration-exhaustion/20/8909e356-ff03-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html
- (Why Hondurans See Migration as an Act of Civil Disobedience) https://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/why-hondurans-see-migration-as-an-act-of-civil-disobedience-protest-20181213
- (ICE arrested 170 Potential Sponsors for Unaccompanied Migrant Minors) https://www.democracynow.org/20/headlines/ice_arrested_170_potential_sponsors_for_unaccompanied_migrant_minors
- (Top 6 reasons not to fund the wall) https://www.juancole.com/2018/12/reasons-shouldnt-allocate.html
- (Migrant kids held in mass shelters) https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-immigration-childrens-shelters-20181219-story.html
Attribution
The resource list was compiled by Lynn Ditchfield with contributions from:
- Cynthia Aguilar
- Anita Botti
- Cheri Cluff
- Michael Ditchfield**
- Victoria Dryfoos
- Camila Fernandez
- Justen Foster
- Shari Geistfeld**
- Linda Graham
- Marissa A. Gutierrez-Vicario
- Julie Huff**
- Naomi Ostwald Kawamura
- Jenik Munafo Khelalfa
- Roslyn Sue Le Mesurier
- Kendra Mills
- Vivian Maria Poey
- Nadia Sahila
- Jane Sampaio
- Guy Michel Telemanque
- Rachel Toon
- Others
* - especially informative content
** - special thanks
Funds to help support granted in part by:
- Mass Cultural Council (MVLCC)
- Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowship
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