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A child is passed over a border wall to the arms of a man wearing jeans, a red cap and tan sweatshirt.

The pain of family separations is still being felt. What could Biden do? 

Migration

Since 2017, more than 5,500 children have been separated due to Trump administration policies — and thousands still remain in limbo. Biden has said that on his first day in office, he’ll create a federal task force to reunite separated families.

Beams of light are seen over American flags at the Pentagon, as part of a tribute marking the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington, DC.

US intelligence dysfunction ‘rooted in the chaos of the presidency,’ says author of book on 9/11

Conflict
A woman and three men walk next to a fence with razor wire.

Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen is the latest departure of the Trump Administration

Immigration
Former US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano gives her final official speech at the National Press Club in Washington on August 27, 2013.

Wall would be ‘wasteful and ineffective,’ says former Homeland Security chief Napolitano

Immigration
Merkley in Texas

Oregon senator is denied access to a migrant children’s center in Texas

Immigration
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These open government advocates are suing the federal government for access to immigration data

Conflict & Justice

A well-known research organization says government agencies are obstructing their access to information about immigration enforcement.A well-known research organization says government agencies are obstructing their access to information about immigration enforcement.

An FBI evidence response team works at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., September 18, 2013.

A lawsuit claims the US tried to recruit Muslims to spy on their fellow Muslims

Global Politics

A new lawsuit alleges the FBI used the no-fly list as a weapon — putting Muslims on it if they declined to spy on other Muslims for the FBI. So far, the government hasn’t responded to the suit.

An FBI evidence response team works at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., September 18, 2013.

A lawsuit claims the US tried to recruit Muslims to spy on their fellow Muslims

Global Politics

A new lawsuit alleges the FBI used the no-fly list as a weapon — putting Muslims on it if they declined to spy on other Muslims for the FBI. So far, the government hasn’t responded to the suit.

Is Obama really the ‘Deporter-in-Chief?’ Depends on whom you ask

Conflict & Justice

The short answer: It’s complicated. Scholars and activists say that laws passed long before Barack Obama became president are behind the increases, but that he could be doing more to curb deportations.

Is Obama really the ‘Deporter-in-Chief?’ Depends on whom you ask

Conflict & Justice

The short answer: It’s complicated. Scholars and activists say that laws passed long before Barack Obama became president are behind the increases, but that he could be doing more to curb deportations.

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