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A Major Asylum Change

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Friday, July 18, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued a major, precedential opinion that sets U.S. asylum law back thirty years. It will make it exponentially harder for…

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Reel Time with Richard: Landless refugees resort to desperate measures

To a Land Unknown is a film shaped by its director’s dual allegiances.

As a man of Palestinian descent (though he now lives in Denmark), Mahdi Fleifel is devoted to telling the stories of his people. But as a cinephile, he seems…

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Beyond Translation: A New Chapter in Supporting Spanish-Language Media

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Every story deserves to be told accurately, compassionately, and thoughtfully—in every language. In a time when misinformation spreads rapidly and facts are routinely distorted, the Transgender Law Center (TLC) and the…

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Republican Lawmakers Don’t Care About Mortality in America

The recent legislation passed by the United States Congress, oddly named One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), and signed by the U.S. president, shows that Republican lawmakers in the nation’s capital don’t care about excess and premature mortality…

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