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Immigration

  1. art review
    Yu-Wen Wu’s Algorithmic Odyssey Around the WorldA brilliant work on the immigrant experience, courtesy of a glitch in the Matrix.
    By Jerry Saltz
  2. how i made this
    Life in Immigration Limbo, Caught on VideoThe artist Guadalupe Maravilla on how he made “Detention Center Performance” with a group of undocumented teenagers.
    As told to Jillian Steinhauer
  3. docuseries
    The Heartbreaking Immigration Stories Behind Living UndocumentedHow Netflix’s new docuseries filmed the lives of undocumented immigrants with unprecedented intimacy.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  4. behind the scenes
    How Superstore Pulled Off a Sitcom Plot About ICE Detention CentersAfter a shocking ICE raid cliffhanger, Superstore had to answer a big question: What’s next for Mateo?
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  5. backstories
    Why Orange Is the New Black Brought the Immigration Crisis to Litchfield“We wanted it to feel like a member of your family was gone. We wanted viewers to feel the shock of that.”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  6. horror
    Into the Dark’s Immigration Horror Story Is a Sci-Fi Nightmare“I really am heartbroken,” says Mexican-Canadian director Gigi Saul Guerrero. “I wanted to showcase every inch of what I’m feeling.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  7. talking books
    Novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn on Coming Out and Finding HomeThe Jamaican-born Brooklynite’s second novel, Patsy, reinvents the immigrant story.
    By Lauren LeBlanc
  8. last night on late night
    Kindly Help Full Frontal Make This Segment Go ViralCorrespondent Allana Harkin meets some immigrants who served in the military but might get thanked for it with deportation.
    By Megh Wright
  9. immigration
    21 Savage Says He Wasn’t Bothered by Grammys’ Near-Silence While Detained by ICE“I don’t care what nobody say — everybody in that building who’s connected to this culture, I was on their mind in some type of way.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  10. investigations
    21 Savage Says ICE ‘Definitely Targeted’ Him in First Interview Since Arrest“They just said, ‘We got Savage.’”
    By Dee Lockett
  11. immigration
    21 Savage Confirms He Was Born in Britain But Disputes ICE’s Version of EventsSavage now says he immigrated to the U.S. when he was 7, not 12, and lost legal status “through no fault of his own.”
    By Dee Lockett
  12. immigration
    ICE Arrests 21 Savage, Alleging Rapper Is U.K. National Who Overstayed Visa“His whole public persona is false,” an immigration official told CNN.
    By Halle Kiefer and Dee Lockett
  13. american history
    The Riotous Pre-History of American JewsEight of the most critical and contentious turning points, from Steven Weisman’s The Chosen Wars.
    By Abraham Riesman
  14. families belong together march
    Lin-Manuel Miranda Sings Hamilton Lullaby at Families Belong Together Protest“We’re here because there’s parents right now who can’t sing lullabies to their kids,” he told protesters. “This is for those parents.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  15. extremely unnecessary twitter feuds
    Jimmy Fallon Responds to Trump’s ‘Whimpering’ Tweet With a Donation to RAICESThe president angrily tweeted at the late-night host after Fallon expressed regret about Trump’s infamous Tonight Show interview.
    By Halle Kiefer
  16. immigration
    Springsteen Interrupts Broadway Show to Slam Trump’s ‘Inhumane’ Border Policy“May God save our souls.”
    By Dee Lockett
  17. How The Good Fight Brought the Trump Era to TV, From the Pee Tape to #MeTooThe show’s second season spun real-life news into fleet-footed TV.
    By Jackson McHenry
  18. Jordan Klepper to Trump Administration: ‘Don’t Pretend This Isn’t Your Vision’“The word ‘cages’ is so uncomfortable. It’s almost confining, in a way.”
    By Megh Wright
  19. last night on late night
    Stephen Colbert Has the Devil Stop by to Defend Child-Separation PolicySatan visited Monday’s Late Show to justify America’s “all-baby reboot of The Shawshank Redemption.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  20. Samantha Bee Calls Out ‘Feckless C*nt’ Ivanka Trump Over Immigration“We are going to talk about racism and I just popped an Ambien, so buckle up, everyone!”
    By Megh Wright
  21. Why You Could Be Seeing a Lot of Immigrant Stories on TV This FallAnd the stories behind five of them.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  22. Britney Comes Out in Support of DreamersSpears calls for Congress to create a permanent solution to the current DACA crisis.
    By Halle Kiefer
  23. Julio Torres Shares His Thoughts on DACA on ‘The Tonight Show’Here’s a clip from last night’s Tonight Show, where Jimmy Fallon welcomes Julio Torres – whose Late Night set from April you should definitely […]
    By Megh Wright
  24. Gina Rodriguez Is Producing Immigration Dramas for CBS and CWOne show will be about a teenager who would have qualified for DACA.
    By Tolly Wright
  25. Iñárritu’s Border-Crossing VR Installation Will Break Your HeartCarne y Arena forces you to look at the immigrant experience in a whole new way.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  26. sxsw
    SXSW Will Drop ‘Deportation Clause’ Starting in 2018Artists had threatened to boycott SXSW if the festival didn’t remove the clause.
    By Dee Lockett
  27. sxsw
    SXSW Under Fire After ‘Deportation Clause’ Revealed in Artist Contracts“We understand that given the current political climate surrounding immigration, the language that was published seems strong.”
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  28. Guillermo del Toro Blasts ‘Barriers That People Are Trying to Erect Between Us’In accepting the Filmmaker Award at the 64th Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards.
    By Carita Rizzo
  29. last night on late night
    Samantha Bee Rejects Trump Approach to Sanctuary Cities’ Undocumented ImmigrantsFollowing the president’s order to withhold federal funding.
    By Halle Kiefer
  30. last night on late night
    John Oliver Suggests You Sit Back and Enjoy the Descent of the American Empire“If you’re at the tipping point of an empire, enjoy the descent.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  31. last night on late night
    Samantha Bee Questions Donald Trump’s Immigration Ban and Emphasis on LoyaltyDonald Trump and Gilmore Girls’ Paris Geller have a lot in common.
    By Tolly Wright
  32. The Second City Tackles Immigration Through The Power of Song in 2006Welcome to The Second City Archives, in which we post an exclusive clip each week of some of comedy’s biggest superstars performing early in […]
    By Megh Wright
  33. muslim ban
    Bandcamp Will Donate All Proceeds From Sales Made This Friday to ACLUThe decision was made after President Trump’s immigration ban.
    By Tolly Wright
  34. muslim ban
    Bruce Springsteen Speaks Out Against Muslim BanHe also dedicated “American Land” to immigrants.
    By Dee Lockett
  35. Stephen Colbert Prepares to Become a Canadian Citizen on ‘The Late Show’Leading up to Election Day, it’s become a common tradition for Americans to threaten to move up to Canada if their candidate doesn’t win the […]
    By Megh Wright
  36. immigrant song
    Massive Attack’s Blue Lines Keeps Making SenseEnglish upbringing, Caribbean background.
    By Frank Guan
  37. speeches
    Alejandro Iñárritu Addresses Immigration ReformThe Oscar-winning writer-director gave a heartfelt speech at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.
    By Greg Cwik
  38. new yorker festival
    Junot Díaz Can’t Stand Trump’s Immigration Talk“America is as addicted to immigrants as it is addicted to cocaine; you withdraw immigrants from this country, America would just be a shivery, shitting-itself wreck.”
    By Katie Levingston
  39. music
    ’90s Anti-Nazi Song Tops the Charts AgainSprechen sie hit!
    By Greg Cwik
  40. ‘Extraordinary Person’ Visas and the Plight of Canadian ComediansAt some point, every comic serious about their career makes the move to either New York or Los Angeles. Some are lucky enough to grow up in one […]
    By Christian Borys
  41. editorials
    OITNB Actress Was 14 When Parents Were DeportedShe writes in the Los Angeles Times.
    By E. Alex Jung
  42. seth macfarlane’s cavalcade of cartoon comedy
    Fox Is Getting a New Seth MacFarlane Show Yes, another one.
    By Delia Paunescu