A border policy can be strict without being theatrical. What the United States is building now is something different: a system designed to make people feel that their legal status is always provisional, and that silence is the safest form of compliance.
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The Green Card Was Supposed to Mean Something
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil did not happen in a legal vacuum. It happened because the administration found a tool old enough and vague enough to make it possible. Every lawful immigrant in America should understand what that tool is.
The Human Cost of U.S. Deportations: A Crisis in the Making
The recent wave of U.S. deportation flights to Panama underscores a growing humanitarian crisis that threatens the fundamental rights of migrants and refugees. As detailed in a recent UN report, the consequences for those affected extend far beyond forced removal—they face a perilous journey through some of the world’s most dangerous migration routes, systemic violence, and the erosion of their basic human rights.