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This photo shows a US Border Patrol patch on a border agent's uniform in McAllen, Texas, on January 15, 2019. (Suzanne Cordeiro/Afp/getty Images)

What the horrific crash on the border says about U.S. immigration policy

Dara Lind
Milena Abreu, County Judge, and Victoria Ferrer, County Judge, inspect a Vote-by-Mail ballot for a valid signature as Miami-Dade County Canvassing Board convenes ahead of the November 3rd general election at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department on October 15, 2020 in Doral, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The GOP is trying to prevent people from legally fixing errors on their ballots

Dara Lind, Jessica Huseman, Justin Elliott, Isaac Arnsdorf, Lydia DePillis, Ash Ngu, Sally Beauvais
A man kneels before a line of police in riot gear on Middle Street in Portland during a protest. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Portland protesters no longer being banned from attending protests to win release from jail

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A man kneels before a line of police in riot gear on Middle Street in Portland during a protest. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

In Portland, getting out of jail requires protesters relinquish their First Amendment right

Dara Lind

Hospitals suddenly left short of doctors — because of Trump’s visa ban

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FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal a fixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP)

Emails show the VA took no action to spare veterans from a harsh Trump immigration policy

Yeganeh Torbati, Isaac Arnsdorf, Dara Lind
In this Oct. 23, 2018 image, people seeking asylum in the United States line up to receive a number at the border in Tijuana, Mexico. The first obstacle that migrants in a giant caravan may face if they reach the U.S. border is a long wait in Mexico. To enter through San Diego, the wait in Mexico is a month or longer. (AP/Gregory Bull)

New Trump rule disqualifies asylum seekers

Dara Lind