People may reasonably ask: If Salgado Araujo was close to obtaining legal status, as his son said, why hadn’t he done so before? The answer is that he most likely couldn’t. share.inquirer.com/OXcG72

The kind of restrictionist immigration policies favored by the administration would add billions to the national debt over 10 years, and leave every American poorer. share.inquirer.com/EeQ6QR

Trump’s policies are breaking up families, devastating communities, and hurting the country. If there is no bottom-line benefit to what they are doing, then we must ask ourselves: What is the point of all this useless cruelty? share.inquirer.com/X9G7mW

That shameless opportunists would prey on people's worst instincts for political gain is not surprising. But that this conspiracy theory now undergirds U.S. policy is chilling and should never be normalized. share.inquirer.com/ecuuZs

Visas, work permits, legal permanent residency, and citizenship applications are all frozen, not because of anything an immigrant did, but because of where they were born. share.inquirer.com/vjj7mq

While some of the facts are in dispute, the picture that emerges from several bystander videos is that it was police — primarily Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree — who seemingly escalated the confrontation. share.inquirer.com/fDkVIG

It is not unreasonable for people to be concerned about voter fraud or noncitizens voting. Not because it happens at a scale that could swing an election, but because Republicans have been pounding on that drum for so long that some can’t help but sway to the beat. share.inquirer.com/rK3vRe

Although the administration has taken that lack of accountability to a nauseating low — interfering in federal and local investigations — impunity around immigration enforcement did not begin when Donald Trump took office. share.inquirer.com/xyEmiT

If you think it’s unfair to include legal immigrants in a discussion about the president’s immigration crackdown, then you haven’t been paying attention to the Trump administration’s broader plans. Data by @fwd.us share.inquirer.com/U2w3AN

Federal agents have now plainly executed two U.S. citizens. The American people can see the lawless mayhem in Minneapolis with their own eyes. share.inquirer.com/H8MuGh

The administration’s reflexive lying is emblematic of the moral rot at the heart of President Donald Trump’s militarized mass deportation efforts. It reflects a world view where all immigrants are criminals, and all dissenters are rioters or terrorists. share.inquirer.com/QiiVO9

Maduro is a corrupt and undemocratic leader who has brought economic ruin and death to Venezuela. But if the Trump doctrine is the removal of corrupt and undemocratic leaders, where do the military actions end? share.inquirer.com/4ICpRw

Most Americans want immigration control; they are not anti-immigrant. Let alone supporters of what’s becoming a “papers, please” society under Donald Trump, where simply having the wrong skin tone or speaking another language can put a target on your back. share.inquirer.com/mQ6WC9

Trump’s 2025 performance has reminded many voters that his undeniable luck, charisma, and bravado may be entertaining, but the reality of governance demands more. The office of the presidency demands more. share.inquirer.com/yhhiTV

As 6-year-old Abigail sat next to her mother inside the courtroom, coloring an image of two cats sitting side by side handed to her by the court clerk, it was hard to see what the White House is so afraid of. share.inquirer.com/DBrNAs

Everyone suffers under the current seesaw approach to immigration, where an immigrant can come here “the right way” under one administration, only to see things turn out wrong under the next. share.inquirer.com/WpTiXX

The only thing more shocking than Donald Trump having dozens of people killed on his word — no trial, no jury, just execution — is that a poll found more than 70% of voters seem to be fine with this. But are they? share.inquirer.com/Af2lQw

No shots have been fired in this cold war, but the long-term economic damage will leave most Americans worse off. share.inquirer.com/LaT7OM

As the shutdown took hold Wednesday, Republicans demanded that Senate Democrats “abandon their radical demands and fund the government.” Those radical demands? That affordable healthcare access for millions of Americans be protected. share.inquirer.com/DPByq5

New column in which I successfully abstained from making a Milei/Trump hair joke. share.inquirer.com/oH7254

"Trump can’t take a joke. Even worse, he and his supporters want to punish any free speech they don’t agree with. But you can’t just have free speech for right-leaning Americans," writes The Inquirer Editorial Board. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...

Boycotts, firings, protests. However much you or I can loathe so-called cancel culture — it’s legal. What happened to Jimmy Kimmel is something else. share.inquirer.com/yhEAeu

It's back to the writing mines for me as I start a new weekly column for The Inquirer. share.inquirer.com/K92dWu

The biggest scandal in U.S. history is hiding in plain sight. The president and his family are boosting their wealth by $1 billion every month, selling the power and prestige of the White House. Giving this a name - Cryptogate - and a concise guide. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

Mi gente, read this column by @notesfromhel.bsky.social right now! www.inquirer.com/opinion/eddi...

Deepest dive yet on immigrants sent to a Salvadoran prison, and who Trump labeled “the worst of the worst,” shows the government knew only 6 were convicted of violent crimes, more than half had no criminal record at all, and none are known gang members. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

In these bleak times, with a disgraceful occupant in the Oval Office who has nothing but contempt for democracy, are we really expected to celebrate this nation or its leaders, asks @notesfromhel.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/opinion/pres...

Two high-profile decisions during Pa. Attorney General Dave Sunday's first months in office have cast doubt on his independence, writes the Editorial Board. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...

Immigrants who are in the country illegally did break the law, but there is no justice in rounding people up and deporting them. There is no great wrong being set right. share.inquirer.com/IDhzaf

My favorite TV shows of 2024: Shogun Mr. & Mrs. Smith A Man on the Inside Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Slow Horses Disclaimer Shrinking English Teacher Acapulco We Are Lady Parts

The world stared into an abyss of dictators, appeasement, and looming world war when suddenly the sky began falling...in central New Jersey We were here in 1938, and now we're back. What's really behind a moral panic over drones? My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Yale historian Timothy Snyder said the first rule to combat tyranny is: Do not obey in advance. Yet, many are doing just that. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...

Hunter Biden’s ill-advised pardon sends a dangerous message | Editorial www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...

7 Opinion writers on what we’re thankful for — with contributions by @lfcarrasco.bsky.social, @notesfromhel.bsky.social, @willbunch.bsky.social, @dpearsonphl.bsky.social, @dlockwood.bsky.social, Jenice Armstrong, Trudy Rubin, and me. share.inquirer.com/DJpypn

They're already here: To say that Donald Trump’s cabinet picks resemble a clown car would be to defame clowns, writes the @inquirer.com Editorial Board. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...

You remember those “pussy hats” — the unofficial symbol of defiant (mostly white) women displaying their public penance for their Donald Trump-voting sisters after his first inauguration? Boy, they really showed him, huh? writes Helen Ubiñas share.inquirer.com/xsVmDm

Even if Latinos aren’t to blame (there’s plenty of that to go around), we are likely to be disproportionately impacted by Trump’s policies of callousness and cruelty. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...