Dara Lind
Senior Correspondent
Latest articles by Dara Lind
These bills won’t pass. But Republicans get to take a clear stance on immigration — and say they took action when the Senate didn’t.
Their bill was “perfectly clear” — until it wasn’t
Many child migrants are getting released to relatives in states that aren’t used to immigrant children. Here’s how one community’s coping
Here’s why it’s a relatively good model for prison labor
Because it wouldn’t expand deportations for immigrants who grew up here
Everyone agrees that children and families should be safe at home, not risking their lives to come to the US. The question is whether that’s possible.
People can’t apply from their home countries, and 5 other things you need to know
Both parties have put out their bills—here are the questions they need to resolve if they’re going to produce a law
What you need to know to get a handle on the issue, and the debate
Lawyers are finally being allowed into the remote facility where 600 Central American mothers and children are being detained. Here’s what they’re seeing.