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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

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    Vox Sentences: Muslim ban...demoniumVox Sentences: Muslim ban...demonium
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    A federal judge bans the government from banning refugees (for now).

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: In which the president threatens to break an international deal on TwitterVox Sentences: In which the president threatens to break an international deal on Twitter
    Politics
    The chaos of Trump’s executive order left field agents on their own — with tremendous powerThe chaos of Trump’s executive order left field agents on their own — with tremendous power
    Politics

    Under Trump, law enforcement rank-and-file set policy. Just look at the airports.

    By Dara Lind
    World Politics
    The Australian refugee deal that has Donald Trump so angry, explainedThe Australian refugee deal that has Donald Trump so angry, explained
    World Politics

    Australia keeps refugees offshore, in miserable conditions. Now Trump may be depriving them of their best hope.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    A draft executive order would make DREAMers vulnerable to deportationA draft executive order would make DREAMers vulnerable to deportation
    Immigration

    It would be the most brazen Trump administration move yet.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Betsy DeVos is officially Trump’s weakest Cabinet nomineeVox Sentences: Betsy DeVos is officially Trump’s weakest Cabinet nominee
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    Progressive activists almost — but probably not quite — manage to sink a Trump nominee; the actual reason Trump put Iran “on notice”; it’s settlement season in Israel again.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The pain of Trump’s immigration ban will persist after the airport protests have fadedThe pain of Trump’s immigration ban will persist after the airport protests have faded
    Politics

    The administration is smoothing out some of the chaos — which just means most people harmed by the ban will never make it onto a plane.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump’s immigration order lays out a way to turn the temporary ban into a permanent oneTrump’s immigration order lays out a way to turn the temporary ban into a permanent one
    Politics

    And to add more countries to the list.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: It’s Gorsuch!Vox Sentences: It’s Gorsuch!
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    Hirings at SCOTUS and firings at DOJ.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Politics
    A leaked Trump order suggests he’s planning to deport more legal immigrants for using social servicesA leaked Trump order suggests he’s planning to deport more legal immigrants for using social services
    Politics

    Build a wall around public benefits, and make immigrants’ relatives pay for it.

    By Dara Lind