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Pam Bondi Invokes ‘State Secrets Privilege’ in Venezuelan Deportation Case

Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom Mar 25, 2025 The move is an attempt to block information on the exact timing and location of the flights in question as Judge James Boasberg issued an order to halt the flights. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Use of Alien Enemies Act Likely Headed to Supreme Court

Ariana Figueroa / Michigan Advance Mar 19, 2025 Meanwhile, the Justice Department refuses to provide details to a federal judge about deportation flights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

Fareed Zakaria Is Stuck Somewhere Between 1950 and 1995

Anatol Lieven / Responsible Statecraft Mar 10, 2025 Like many foreign policy elites, the commentator cannot grasp that the multipolar world is here to stay. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Americas

The El Salvador Model and the U.S. War on Migrants

Timothy O'Farrell / NACLA Mar 6, 2025 El Salvador's offer to house deportees and U.S. citizens in its infamous prisons — for profit — signals a new and troubling escalation in the criminalization of migration. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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‘App No Longer Available’: The Disappearance of CBP One

Lillian Perlmutter / Truthdig Mar 3, 2025 The Trump administration’s deletion of the asylum scheduling app has left disarray and despair in its absence. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Mexico First: How Mexico Plans To Weather Trump’s Tariffs

Madeleine Wattenbarger / Truthdig Feb 27, 2025 As the U.S. pressures its southern neighbor to cut ties with China, Mexico looks to boost its own economy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Americas

Panama Canal Takeover: An Old Ghost in a Curious Present

Francisco Javier Bonilla / NACLA Feb 5, 2025 Trump's threat to take back the canal signals a new era of U.S. expansionism and the greatest attack on Central American sovereignty since the 1990s. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Americas

Is Coca Prohibition Nearing Its End?

Mattha Busby / Filter Jan 29, 2025 An upcoming WHO review could be a step in the reclassification of coca—or even decriminalization. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

Colombia and U.S. Resolve Diplomatic Impasse Over Deportation

Pablo Meriguet / Peoples Dispatch Jan 28, 2025 The treatment of Colombian migrants caused a tense exchange with diplomatic threats. But a cautious strain remains. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The U.S. Is Dumping More Than Tariffs on Mexico

Timothy A. Wise and Stewart A.L. James / Truthdig Jan 27, 2025 The U.S. is again exporting cheap, genetically modified corn to Mexico. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Immigration

Migrants in Shock After Trump Cancels Asylum Appointments

Uriel J. García, Alejandro Serrano / Texas Tribune Jan 22, 2025 Hours after his inauguration, Trump canceled long-planned asylum appointments, leaving thousands stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Carter’s Focus on Human Rights Changed the Global South

James North / Truthdig Dec 30, 2024 Through policy, pressure and negotiation, the late president's effort were both immediate and, sometimes, lasting. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )