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Vox’s coverage of immigration policy: from executive orders targeting birthright citizenship to the expansion of ICE and more.

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Can Trump deport Ilhan Omar?Can Trump deport Ilhan Omar?
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Podcasts

Donald Trump has a long history of attacking Omar. Now, his administration is going after her citizenship.

By Miles Bryan and Sean Rameswaram
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Trump’s plan to deport a member of CongressTrump’s plan to deport a member of Congress
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The investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar just became more alarming.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
The Democrats who bet wrong on ICEThe Democrats who bet wrong on ICE
Politics

A 2025 vote is haunting Jon Ossoff and other Democrats.

By Astead Herndon
Politics
How Latinos became America’s biggest swing voteHow Latinos became America’s biggest swing vote
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Donald Trump’s 2024 gains are being erased in the midterms. Here’s what happened.

By Astead Herndon
Politics
A federal judge just discovered a whole new way to place ICE above the lawA federal judge just discovered a whole new way to place ICE above the law
Politics

Texas is where MAGA goes to escape the rule of law.

By Ian Millhiser
Today, Explained newsletter
Trump’s new mass deportation targetTrump’s new mass deportation target
Today, Explained newsletter

The Trump administration is going after Haitian immigrants after ending deportation protections.

By Cameron Peters
Policy
Trump is searching for the Supreme Court’s breaking point on birthright citizenshipTrump is searching for the Supreme Court’s breaking point on birthright citizenship
Policy

Much of Trump’s new executive order appears designed to troll judges by forcing them to side with groups like “alien enemies.”

By Ian Millhiser
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The Trump asylum change that could fast-track deportationsThe Trump asylum change that could fast-track deportations
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The Trump administration’s latest anti-asylum move, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
The one thing MAGA nativists get rightThe one thing MAGA nativists get right
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There is one way that immigration hurts American workers. But closing our borders isn’t the answer.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
ICE arrested a nun on her way to church. Does MAGA care?ICE arrested a nun on her way to church. Does MAGA care?
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Trump says he’s defending religious liberty. Not when it comes to immigration.

By Christian Paz
Politics
MAGA has a new villain: Amy Coney BarrettMAGA has a new villain: Amy Coney Barrett
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A new poll finds that Barrett is the least popular justice. A Republican revolt against her is the biggest reason why.

By Ian Millhiser
Culture
Why Elon Musk is so obsessed with this violently xenophobic Armie Hammer movieWhy Elon Musk is so obsessed with this violently xenophobic Armie Hammer movie
Culture

Citizen Vigilante, the bizarre movie that took over Elon Musk’s brain, explained.

By Constance Grady
Policy
The Supreme Court just came one vote away from a constitutional catastropheThe Supreme Court just came one vote away from a constitutional catastrophe
Policy

The 5-4 vote in the birthright citizenship case is a warning that all of US law is in terrible danger.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The Supreme Court lets Trump deport people back to war zonesThe Supreme Court lets Trump deport people back to war zones
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Trump’s administration may ignore procedural rules governing many of the most endangered people in America.

By Ian Millhiser
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Trump’s extraordinary welcome for white South AfricansTrump’s extraordinary welcome for white South Africans
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The refugees getting a warm welcome — and a goodie bag — from Trump.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
MAGA’s civil war over immigration is over. Silicon Valley lost.MAGA’s civil war over immigration is over. Silicon Valley lost.
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Trump is threatening to exile hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants.

By Eric Levitz
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Trump’s cruel plan for Afghan refugees, briefly explainedTrump’s cruel plan for Afghan refugees, briefly explained
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Afghan refugees currently in Qatar could be sent to Congo by the Trump administration.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
The Supreme Court will decide if migrants can be sent back to war zonesThe Supreme Court will decide if migrants can be sent back to war zones
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When can the Trump administration strip legal protections from migrants who risk death in their home countries?

By Ian Millhiser
America, Actually
How Americans really feel about immigrationHow Americans really feel about immigration
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America, Actually

The messy politics of immigration reform, explained.

By Astead Herndon
Politics
Even this Supreme Court seems unwilling to end birthright citizenshipEven this Supreme Court seems unwilling to end birthright citizenship
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At least seven justices appear to believe that the Fourteenth Amendment means what it says.

By Ian Millhiser
How ICE has changed American life
Politics

Immigrant or not, Trump’s mass deportation pledges have fundamentally changed how regular people live.

By Christian Paz
Politics
The sneaky way Trump’s lawyers are supercharging ICEThe sneaky way Trump’s lawyers are supercharging ICE
Politics

A court just gave awful news to victims of ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The ugly history behind Trump’s birthright citizenship case in the Supreme CourtThe ugly history behind Trump’s birthright citizenship case in the Supreme Court
Politics

The peculiar legal argument behind Trump’s attack on citizenship was invented by 19th-century anti-Chinese racists.

By Ian Millhiser
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The people dying in ICE custodyThe people dying in ICE custody
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ICE detentions are up. So are deaths.

By Cameron Peters
Policy
The ICE pandemicThe ICE pandemic
Policy

It feels like 2020 all over again.

By Anna North
Video
How did we get to ICE?How did we get to ICE?
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Video

How American immigration became law enforcement

By Nate Krieger
Politics
The mess that Kristi Noem madeThe mess that Kristi Noem made
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Politics

The drama at the Department of Homeland Security, explained.

By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
Podcasts
They backed Trump. Then Border Patrol arrested their neighbor. What now?They backed Trump. Then Border Patrol arrested their neighbor. What now?
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Podcasts

When “mass deportation” gets to Trump country.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Noel King
Politics
The MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICEThe MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICE
Politics

America’s Trumpiest court just gave Trump a dangerous new weapon.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Trump has a plan to steal the midterms. It will probably fail.Trump has a plan to steal the midterms. It will probably fail.
Politics

The nightmare scenario for American democracy is no longer unthinkable.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Haitians in America worry they’re Trump’s next targetHaitians in America worry they’re Trump’s next target
Politics

The president falsely accused Haitians in Ohio of eating pets. Now he’s trying to deport them.

By Hilary Beaumont
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Is the Trump administration backing down in Minneapolis?Is the Trump administration backing down in Minneapolis?
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The immigration agents leaving Minneapolis, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Trump’s occupation of Minneapolis has broken the Justice DepartmentTrump’s occupation of Minneapolis has broken the Justice Department
Politics

This DOJ is no longer capable of doing its job.

By Ian Millhiser
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A victory for Haitian immigrants, briefly explainedA victory for Haitian immigrants, briefly explained
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A federal court says deportation protections for Haitian immigrants will remain in place.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Donald Trump’s ego might just save democracyDonald Trump’s ego might just save democracy
Politics

Minnesota provides a blueprint for how to prevent a slide into authoritarianism we’ve seen in other countries.

By Thomas Pepinsky
Politics
Trump’s massive self-ownTrump’s massive self-own
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The president has turned his biggest political asset into a liability.

By Eric Levitz
Podcasts
Trump’s polls are tanking. What does his base think?Trump’s polls are tanking. What does his base think?
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Podcasts

A MAGA diehard on ICE in Minneapolis, the Epstein files, and what Trump must do before the midterms.

By Astead Herndon
Today, Explained newsletter
Democrats’ demands to reform ICE, briefly explainedDemocrats’ demands to reform ICE, briefly explained
Today, Explained newsletter

They’re focused on three areas: ending warrantless patrols, curtailing aggressive tactics, and increasing accountability.

By Caitlin Dewey
Politics
The man Trump is hoping can fix ICE optics in MinneapolisThe man Trump is hoping can fix ICE optics in Minneapolis
Politics

Tom Homan, explained.

By Christian Paz