courts

Migrant children outside playing on a playground at Casa Combes, a shelter for migrant kids in Harlingen, Texas. Photographed on June 23, 2018.
Immigration
The government faces deadlines to reunite migrant families. It’s unclear if it will meet them.
Courts
Immigration
Inside one of the busiest immigration courts in the country
Agent in uniform stands on bridge looking over green river
Immigration
This is what the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on the border means for people fleeing violence
The Making of Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’
Full Episode
Man at podium with Department of Justice insignia behind him
President Obama created DACA. Why won’t courts let President Trump end it?
Man in crowd hugging child, photo from above
Justice
Why a recent Supreme Court decision on bonds is a ‘red flag’ for immigrants in detention
Young man at podium in press conference with signs behind him
Education
This college freshman is worried about affirmative action — but not that it will keep him out of Harvard
aerial photo of large complex in foothills
Conflict
A new government report is on hold because of errors — and now we know even less about immigration enforcement
The Gorsuch Gamble, Historic Lies and Leaks, Justice and Juries in America
Full Episode
Behnam Partopour, a Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) student from Iran, is greeted by his sister Bahar (L) at Logan Airport after he cleared U.S. customs and immigration on an F1 student visa in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. February 3, 2017. Partopour
Justice
Why a Boston judge decided to let Trump’s immigration order move forward
Protesters with signs, one reads Salaam
Conflict
Federal judge deals Trump administration its first defeat — perhaps temporary — over its immigration restrictions
Gun Violence on Christmas, Judicial Vacancies for Trump, Drought in California and a Town Without Water
Full Episode
Double doors on a street
Justice
In New York City, lawyers make all the difference for immigrant detainees facing deportation
Justice
More and more migrants are being tried as criminals in American courts
A child boards a freight train near Arriaga, Chiapas, in southern Mexico. Arriaga is the first stop for many Central American migrants making their way to the US.
Conflict & Justice
Children are crossing the US border in record numbers — and facing the judge alone
A gacaca court in session in Ruhango, Rwanda.
Conflict & Justice
Part II: Rwanda’s gacaca courts