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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

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    Why it’s so rare for police to be prosecuted for killing civilians, explained in 2 minutesWhy it’s so rare for police to be prosecuted for killing civilians, explained in 2 minutes
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    It’s very difficult to disprove fear.

    By Joe Posner, Amanda Taub and 1 more
    Police Violence
    Here’s the evidence the grand jury saw before deciding not to indict Darren WilsonHere’s the evidence the grand jury saw before deciding not to indict Darren Wilson
    Police Violence

    Documents and testimony about the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO.

    By Dara Lind
    Criminal Justice
    Why Darren Wilson wasn’t charged for killing Michael BrownWhy Darren Wilson wasn’t charged for killing Michael Brown
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    The law was on his side.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris and Dara Lind
    Police Violence
    Asking Ferguson protesters to emulate MLK is asking them to ignore historyAsking Ferguson protesters to emulate MLK is asking them to ignore history
    Police Violence

    Ta-Nehisi Coates tells it like it is.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Even Latino Republicans don’t want the GOP to block Obama’s immigration planEven Latino Republicans don’t want the GOP to block Obama’s immigration plan
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    Overall, 90 percent of Latinos support Obama’s executive actions.

    By Dara Lind
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    Here’s why you shouldn’t call Obama’s executive action “legalization”Here’s why you shouldn’t call Obama’s executive action “legalization”
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    It’s not just inaccurate. It’s actually harmful.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Here’s who will be deported under Obama’s immigration planHere’s who will be deported under Obama’s immigration plan
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    It looks like the administration’s policy on deportations will finally match its rhetoric

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    Obama’s huge new immigration plan, explainedObama’s huge new immigration plan, explained
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    Obama’s executive actions will protect about 4 million unauthorized immigrants from deportation

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Obama’s speech on his executive actions on immigrationObama’s speech on his executive actions on immigration
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    What the president said about the biggest immigration moves in years.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Jose Antonio Vargas will be protected from deportationJose Antonio Vargas will be protected from deportation

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