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No matter how many times popular culture is reminded of Superman's migrant origins, the culture war always pretends to act ...
Six justices rewarded the Trump administration’s bad behavior—and they did not even tell the American people why.
“She was smiling, happy-go-lucky,” Guevara said. He’s astounded that she was detained and deported in less than a week. “Nory ...
Tennessee, on Monday introduced the Equal Representation Act to exclude non-U.S. citizens from the nation's decennial count.
Editorial cartoonists react to Florida’s plans to build a prison for undocumented immigrants. Editorial cartoonists react to ...
Federal officers and National Guard troops fanned out around a mostly empty Los Angeles park in a largely immigrant neighborhood on foot, horseback and military vehicles on Monday for about an ...
Potentially torturous conditions for undocumented immigrants are being celebrated — and even monetized — by the Republican ...
Greeks are behind one of America’s tastiest foods, the hot dog, since bringing their culinary heritage to the small town of Newcastle, PA.
The disparaging, historically loaded nickname for the facility popped up on Bluesky, X and other social media platforms, and ...
Whenever President Donald Trump has been called into question during his second term, even by allies and MAGA influencers, ...
More than 1 million Americans have had loans canceled through the program, including nurses, college staffers and park ...