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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Sean Spicer says Trump’s immigration order isn’t banning people. That’s a lie.Sean Spicer says Trump’s immigration order isn’t banning people. That’s a lie.
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    He also says it’s “not about refugees.” Also a lie.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump’s immigration order was a 9/11-style crisis reaction — without a 9/11Trump’s immigration order was a 9/11-style crisis reaction — without a 9/11
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    Trump’s learning the hard way he can’t create his own emergencies to trample on immigrants’ rights.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: The chaotic first days of Trump’s refugee banVox Sentences: The chaotic first days of Trump’s refugee ban
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    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Team Trump’s messy defenses of the immigration order could hurt them in courtTeam Trump’s messy defenses of the immigration order could hurt them in court
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    Incompetent, contradictory — and accidentally revealing.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Trump’s immigration ban initially applied to up to 500,000 green card holdersTrump’s immigration ban initially applied to up to 500,000 green card holders
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    But the Trump administration now says they may return to America from abroad if they pass security checks

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Federal judge halts Trump’s immigration order — but only for those already hereFederal judge halts Trump’s immigration order — but only for those already here
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    The Trump administration can’t deport the people it’s currently holding in airports.

    By Andrew Prokop and Dara Lind
    Politics
    Read: Full text of the new stay halting deportations under Trump’s immigration orderRead: Full text of the new stay halting deportations under Trump’s immigration order
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    People stranded in the US by Trump’s new immigration order won’t be deported.

    By Timothy B. Lee and Dara Lind
    Politics
    An emergency court hearing has been called to challenge Trump’s executive orderAn emergency court hearing has been called to challenge Trump’s executive order
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    Dozens and dozens” of immigrants are detained at JFK after Trump’s order, and lawyers want them freed.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Donald Trump has broken America’s promise to the worldDonald Trump has broken America’s promise to the world
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    And people are already suffering for it.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Banning refugees — just another Friday night in Trump’s AmericaVox Sentences: Banning refugees — just another Friday night in Trump’s America