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Migratory Notes

At a time of rapidly shifting policies, we synthesize exceptional immigration journalism and highlight emerging practices to connect with multiethnic communities.

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Undocumented around Mar-a-Lago; immigration porn; private prison boom

Aug 10

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Refugee labor; Amigos Buses; MS-13

Elizabeth Aguilera

Aug 3

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Deadly border crossing; roughing it up; sanctuary

Elizabeth Aguilera

Jul 27

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Made in America Week; Refugee Ban; the Wall

Elizabeth Aguilera

Jul 23

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A win for grandparents; a transparent, solar wall; DACA under threat

Jul 13

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Water free for all at the border, “children as bait,” Iraqi Christians face deportation

Jul 6

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Jun 23

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A solar-paneled border wall; Ellis Island of the South

Jun 8

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Jun 1

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Power is not absolute; a stingray that tracks immigrants

May 25

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May 18

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May 15

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Recruiting for CBP officers at the rodeo, cultural exchange with an immigrant family, a global moratorium on refugee interviews

May 8

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Bad bebés? Baltimore gets immigrant defenders

May 1

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Apr 23

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Apr 16

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Facial recognition drones at the border, eight years in prison for registering to vote, and Trump did not change everything about…

Apr 9

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Removing tattoos to evade ICE, refugee chocolates in Nova Scotia, and Houston neurologists ordered to pack their bags.

Apr 2

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Eddie’s Steak Shed’s owner is getting deported and his wife regrets voting for Trump, a cockfight sting operation leads to an immigration…

Mar 26

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Travel ban TRO redux, other people’s babies, sweet sixteen in a detention center, and Latino Muslims. Know someone who might like Migratory…

Mar 19

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Six hundred firms are vying for the opportunity to design a wall prototype, Afghans who risked their lives for the U.S. government are told…

Mar 12

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This week we saw a Dreamer detained after speaking to media, a move to separate mothers from children in detention, a class-action lawsuit…

Mar 6

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