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Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Chanthon Bun, who was incarcerated for 23 years, part of that time in San Quentin State Prison in California, shows artwork from an origami course offered in the prison.

He’s out of prison and has COVID-19. But he’s still sheltering from ICE.

Immigration

After spending almost his entire adult life in a cell, Chanthon Bun was released from prison July 1 and expected to be put in ICE custody for potential deportation. But ICE agents never showed up — and it may be due to a public campaign to keep immigrants out of ICE detention during the coronavirus pandemic.

A young child is shown holding a doll by the arm.

Arizona monastery, motel turned into migrant shelters

Global Politics
Left: An Albanian woman from Italy at Ellis Island, 1905. At times the Island looked like a ball with the multicolored, multinational clothing. (Lewis W. Hine/NYPL) Right: Zeinab, 14, lives in Zaata

2 eras, 1 dream: Photos of immigrants on Ellis Island and today’s Syrian refugees

Conflict
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