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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Trump’s executive order on refugees closes America to those who need it mostTrump’s executive order on refugees closes America to those who need it most
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    It lays the groundwork for a fundamental shift in how the US allows people to enter the country.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    In 1939 the US turned away a Jewish refugee ship. This Twitter account commemorates the victims.In 1939 the US turned away a Jewish refugee ship. This Twitter account commemorates the victims.
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    On Holocaust Remembrance Day, remembering the refugees the US refused to save.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    How America’s rejection of Jews fleeing Nazi Germany haunts our refugee policy todayHow America’s rejection of Jews fleeing Nazi Germany haunts our refugee policy today
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    On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it’s important to remember why America welcomes refugees.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Donald Trump floats a tax-shaped trial balloon over the wallVox Sentences: Donald Trump floats a tax-shaped trial balloon over the wall
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    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    DREAMers are the one immigrant group Donald Trump seems cautious about going afterDREAMers are the one immigrant group Donald Trump seems cautious about going after
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    Their visibility might protect them.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: The Trump era has begunVox Sentences: The Trump era has begun
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    The executive orders Trump signed today are seismic in their implications. The ones he might yet sign? Even more so.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Read leaked drafts of 4 White House executive orders on Muslim ban, end to DREAMer program, and moreRead leaked drafts of 4 White House executive orders on Muslim ban, end to DREAMer program, and more
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    Apparent Trump administration drafts suggest a harsh crackdown on immigrants.

    By Matthew Yglesias and Dara Lind
    Politics
    The wall is the least aggressive part of Trump’s executive actions on immigrationThe wall is the least aggressive part of Trump’s executive actions on immigration
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    The biggest single-day changes to immigration policy in recent memory.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    What we know so far about Trump’s upcoming executive orders on immigrationWhat we know so far about Trump’s upcoming executive orders on immigration
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    Shutting out refugees; halting visas from several Muslim-majority countries; and starting on the wall.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: A very Donald Trump Supreme CourtVox Sentences: A very Donald Trump Supreme Court
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    President Trump tries to make oil pipelines great again; Merrick Garland’s replacement is almost at hand; OSCARS.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews