Migration Archives - The Emancipator

Politics & Policy

ICE’s latest ‘collateral arrests’ are part of our nation’s legacy of racist immigration policies

by Frankie Huang March 20, 2025March 24, 2025

Haitian immigrants brace for the unknown under Trump 2.0

by Garry Pierre-Pierre January 13, 2025January 13, 2025

Money

Agriculture’s dependence on child labor persists as corporate accountability remains lax

by Dawn Attride, Sentient December 12, 2024December 20, 2024

The damage Trump’s Cabinet picks could do to communities of color

by Eden Harris December 10, 2024December 20, 2024

Farmerworkers stand on a picket line.

Farmworkers are organizing to resist Trump’s attacks on immigrant workers

by Derek Seidman, Truthout November 20, 2024December 20, 2024

Illustration of an orange-skinned man with his back turned, stepping on an American flag looking at dark shapes under the moon on the horizon, with a barbed-wire fence in-between them.

What ‘Americans only’ really means

by Jean Guerrero November 2, 2024December 20, 2024

Two people crouch with a blanket over their heads to block the bright desert sun while reading papers in their hands. Other people in tents are seen in background.

Biden’s border restrictions are stranding climate migrants in extreme heat

by Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist June 13, 2024December 20, 2024

Shouting figures in red hats hold up signs with photos of girl with long brown hair and red top that read "say her name" and "vote Donald Trump" with a rally crowd behind them.

How the imagery of White women victims is being used to stoke anti-immigrant fear

by Mel Leonor Barclay and Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th April 4, 2024December 20, 2024

Seen from an aerial view, Texas National Guard troops stop immigrants trying to pass through razor wire after crossing the border into El Paso, Texas from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Jan. 31, 2024. Those who managed to get through the wire were then allowed to proceed for further processing by U.S. Border Patrol agents.

Politics & Policy

The border wall has become a weapon

by Jonathan Ng, Truthout February 1, 2024January 13, 2025