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Political Parties Have Disconnected From the Public

November 19, 2025

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The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent

November 18, 2025

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When Scarcity Blurs the Line Between Right and Wrong

November 8, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Are the Democrats Overthinking This?

David A. Graham

October 30, 2025

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America’s Impending Population Collapse

October 29, 2025

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Mouth of the River, Tongue of No Country

Darrel Alejandro Holnes

October 19, 2025

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‘It’s Never Been This Bad’

Caitlin Dickerson

October 11, 2025

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As Money Rushed In, ICE’s Rapid Expansion Stalled Out

October 6, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s New Letter to New Americans

David A. Graham

September 19, 2025

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How Do You Prove Your Citizenship?

September 12, 2025

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A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story

Conor Friedersdorf

September 10, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The Government Wants to See Your Papers

September 9, 2025

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Fast Times at Immigration and Customs Enforcement

August 26, 2025

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How ICE Became Trump’s Secret Army

August 20, 2025

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Where Have the Proud Boys Gone?

August 5, 2025

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ICE’s Mind-Bogglingly Massive Blank Check

Caitlin Dickerson

July 31, 2025

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‘We Voted for Retribution’

July 21, 2025

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Naturalized Citizens Are Scared

Chris Feliciano Arnold

July 20, 2025

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The Message Is ‘We Can Take Your Children’

Stephanie McCrummen

July 16, 2025

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Security Experts Are ‘Losing Their Minds’ Over an FAA Proposal

Isaac Stanley-Becker

July 15, 2025

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Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.

July 10, 2025

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He Spent His Life Trying to Prove That He Was a Loyal U.S. Citizen. It Wasn’t Enough.

August 2025 Issue

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Take Off the Mask, ICE

Brandon del Pozo

July 7, 2025

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Chinese Students Feel a Familiar Chill in America

July 2, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s Deportation Goals Are Unrealistic

David A. Graham

June 26, 2025

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The Self-Deportation Psyop

June 25, 2025

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ICE Agent or Just Some Person?

Alexandra Petri

June 20, 2025

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The Tyrant Test

June 16, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The Protests Are Just Starting

David A. Graham

June 10, 2025

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The Revolutionary Idea That Remade the New World

June 10, 2025

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Averting a Worst-Case Scenario in Los Angeles

Conor Friedersdorf

June 8, 2025

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia Was Never Coming Back. Then He Did.

June 6, 2025

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Trump Tries to Blame the Colorado Attack on ‘Open Border’ Policies

Nick Miroff and Jonathan Lemire

June 5, 2025

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The Question the Trump Administration Couldn’t Answer About Birthright Citizenship

May 16, 2025

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Trump’s Legal Strategy Has a Name

Andrew O'Donohue

May 14, 2025

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America Is the Land of Opportunity—For White South Africans

May 13, 2025

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