Borders & Empire

Prism’s lens on the global systems of imperial power that shape movement and violence, and our reporting on the root causes of migration, displacement, and U.S. immigration policy.

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‘Gaza is one giant graveyard’

Marah Abdel Jaber
‘Gaza is one giant graveyard’

Supreme Court TPS ruling against Haitians sparks national outcry, rallies across the country

Alexandra Martinez
Supreme Court TPS ruling against Haitians sparks national outcry, rallies across the country

Targeting babies and children is a key part of Israel’s genocide on Gaza

Ahmad Abushawish
Targeting babies and children is a key part of Israel’s genocide on Gaza

The Cubans and Jews fighting against the weaponization of their collective traumas

Joseph Mogul Alexandra Martinez
The Cubans and Jews fighting against the weaponization of their collective traumas

After detainees relocated from ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ environmental group presses forward

Alexandra Martinez
After detainees relocated from ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ environmental group presses forward

SCOTUS holds the fates of 20,000 Haitian TPS recipients on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Jess DiPierro Obert
SCOTUS holds the fates of 20,000 Haitian TPS recipients on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Israel’s ‘Orange Line’ threatens to squeeze Palestinians into 30% of Gaza

Ahmad Abushawish
Israel’s ‘Orange Line’ threatens to squeeze Palestinians into 30% of Gaza

An ‘exceptional’ number of Gaza’s newborns die, arrive prematurely, or have serious comorbidities

Marah Abdel Jaber
An ‘exceptional’ number of Gaza’s newborns die, arrive prematurely, or have serious comorbidities

Struggling families in Gaza turn to child labor to survive

Hassan Abo Qamar
Struggling families in Gaza turn to child labor to survive

Beaten to death after crossing the apartheid wall: Israel intensifies targeting of Palestinian workers

Fayha' Shalash
Beaten to death after crossing the apartheid wall: Israel intensifies targeting of Palestinian workers

DHS is buying access to real-time location data—the latest expansion of its ‘invasive’ surveillance technology

Maurizio Guerrero
DHS is buying access to real-time location data—the latest expansion of its ‘invasive’ surveillance technology

A mother and her child were deported after she called Austin police for help. Officers reported dozens of people to ICE last year.

Fatima Khan
A mother and her child were deported after she called Austin police for help. Officers reported dozens of people to ICE last year.