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A photo illustration of Senator Alex Padilla being detained outside a Kristi Noem presser and President Donald Trump.
HE’S JUST SAYIN’...

Trump Is Calling Handcuffed Senator Vile Racial Slur: Author

The president found a way to justify the assault on Sen. Padilla in calls to confidants.

Kenneal Patterson

Donald Trump and JD Vance.
IT'S THE ILLEGALS, STUPID

The Real Reason Trump Said ‘They’re Eating the Dogs’

Vowing deportations and spreading conspiracies about migrants packs more political punch than explaining the economy, GOP strategists say.

Mini Racker

Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reports from Eagle Pass ahead of the eclipse.
BEYOND PARODY

Fox News Uses the Solar Eclipse to Fearmonger About Migrants

Fox warns that the eclipse will hide something more nefarious than the sun—it’ll provide cover for smugglers and cartels to “come right in.”

Justin Baragona

Side-by-side photos of Donald Trump and slain Michigan woman Ruby Garcia.
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE

Trump Campaign Clams Up After Slain Woman’s Fam Denies Convo

The former president’s team now refuses to say who Trump actually spoke with, after he floated the claim at a rally Tuesday night.

Justin Rohrlich

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024.
DEHUMANIZING

Trump Says Some Undocumented Immigrants Are ‘Not People’

At an Ohio rally, Trump said, “In some cases they’re not people, in my opinion. But I’m not allowed to say that because the radical left says that’s a terrible thing to say.”

Amanda Yen

An illustration including a photo of U.S. President Joe Biden and a photo of the border between United States and Mexico
opinion
FOCUS, PEOPLE

Biden’s ‘Illegals’ Gaffe Was Bad. His Policies Are Worse.

Don’t get distracted over problematic words when the criminalization of immigration is the real problem.

Anna Lekas Miller

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A photo illustration of Donald Trump wearing a mask from ‘The Purge’
opinion
TIRED OF ALL THIS DEMOCRACY

When Trump Rounds Up Migrants, What Will It Look Like?

He promises he’ll only be a dictator for a day. Get ready for The Purge!

Michael Ian Black

Chris Salcedo speaks to Donald Trump.
IMMUNITY FOR ALL

Trump Says He’ll Give Cops Immunity to Deport Migrants

He’s not just seeking immunity for himself.

Corbin Bolies

Migrants attempting to cross the North American side of the border between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
SHOWDOWN

SCOTUS Freezes Texas’ Power to Arrest Migrants—For Now

The law, allows Texas cops to detain and deport undocumented immigrants who cross the border, will be put on ice until at least March 13.

AJ McDougall

James DePaola interviewed on Fox News about run-in with Athens mayor.
WILD TWIST

Fox News ‘Migrant Crime’ Ranter Is Bit of a Criminal Himself

James DePaola, who identified himself as “James Lee” on Fox News, was arrested in 2016 for violently confronting his wife for making his grilled cheese sandwich too cheesy.

Justin Baragona

A picture of migrants at the U.S./Mexico border.
opinion
GIVE IT A TRY

Want to Solve the Border Crisis? Legalize Immigration.

Migrants aren’t the problem and the country is not “overwhelmed.” Nativists politicians and impossible barriers to legal entry caused (and maintain) the chaos.

David J. Bier

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