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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Call it by its name: anti-SemitismCall it by its name: anti-Semitism
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    Trump finally condemned violence against Jews in particular. That doesn’t let him off the hook for good.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The government just put out the blueprint for President Trump’s immigration crackdownThe government just put out the blueprint for President Trump’s immigration crackdown
    Politics

    Almost everyone in the US without papers is now a priority for deportation.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
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    Explainers

    China uses pandas as bargaining chips.

    By Dara Lind
    Defense & Security
    Vox Sentences: Trump’s new national security adviser has his job cut out for himVox Sentences: Trump’s new national security adviser has his job cut out for him
    Defense & Security
    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Report: the Trump administration is planning to tweak its travel ban — but maybe not enoughReport: the Trump administration is planning to tweak its travel ban — but maybe not enough
    Politics

    It won’t totally judgeproof it. And probably couldn’t.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    This leaked draft memo is the Trump administration’s starting point for a border crackdownThis leaked draft memo is the Trump administration’s starting point for a border crackdown
    Politics

    It doesn’t need the National Guard. It just needs to follow what Trump has already signed.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The Trump administration proposed deputizing some National Guard units to arrest immigrantsThe Trump administration proposed deputizing some National Guard units to arrest immigrants
    Politics

    The Department of Homeland Security says it was never seriously considered.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Donald Trump: Republican members of Congress only represent “Republican people” in their districtsDonald Trump: Republican members of Congress only represent “Republican people” in their districts
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    The most revealing line from Trump’s press conference wasn’t a lie; it was a philosophy.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: A fine-tuned machineVox Sentences: A fine-tuned machine
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    Donald Trump holds the first press conference of his presidency. And what a press conference it was.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Under Trump, at least one DREAMer has lost his protection from deportationUnder Trump, at least one DREAMer has lost his protection from deportation
    Politics

    Daniel Ramirez Medina has officially been stripped of the protection he got under Obama — and the government’s trying to deport him.

    By Dara Lind