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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Immigration
    Report: deportations way down during Obama’s second termReport: deportations way down during Obama’s second term
    Immigration

    New stats say 23 percent fewer immigrants are getting deported than in 2012. Here’s why that might be happening — and how much to trust the stats

    By Dara Lind
    Police Violence
    The legal reason why it matters if Mike Brown was shot with his hands upThe legal reason why it matters if Mike Brown was shot with his hands up
    Police Violence

    Eyewitnesses agree Mike Brown had his hands up when Darren Wilson shot him. Wilson will have to justify that he felt Brown was a threat, anyway.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Latinos are angry at Obama. Will it keep them from getting out the vote for Dems?Latinos are angry at Obama. Will it keep them from getting out the vote for Dems?
    archives

    How frustration over Obama’s immigration delay might affect get-out-the-vote efforts (and how it won’t) for years to come

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Immigration advocates are devastated. And they want Democrats to feel their pain.Immigration advocates are devastated. And they want Democrats to feel their pain.
    Immigration

    After Obama delayed executive action to protect immigrants from deportation, advocates feel the party is taking them for granted

    By Dara Lind
    Technology
    What new Ray Rice video proves: the people who have the footage have the powerWhat new Ray Rice video proves: the people who have the footage have the power
    Technology

    It takes video to cut through “he said, she said.” Who decides whether or not to release an incriminating tape?

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    The human cost of Obama’s delay on immigration actionThe human cost of Obama’s delay on immigration action
    Immigration

    Tens of thousands of immigrants will be deported — but that’s only part of the story

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Obama keeps trying to explain immigration reform instead of actually doing itObama keeps trying to explain immigration reform instead of actually doing it
    Immigration

    Explaining immigration is Obama’s new strategy. It’s also one he’s tried four times before, and hasn’t worked

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Obama to delay his big move on immigration until after electionObama to delay his big move on immigration until after election
    Immigration

    Here’s why he decided to put it off.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    400,000 immigrants are waiting years for a court hearing400,000 immigrants are waiting years for a court hearing
    Immigration

    And the state with the longest wait isn’t one you’d expect.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Charts: unauthorized immigrants are settling in USCharts: unauthorized immigrants are settling in US
    Immigration

    New data confirms that the unauthorized population is settling down, not self-deporting.

    By Dara Lind