LoginMy Problem With Superman
Other people might note his alien-ness and quickly forget it, but I couldn’t unsee it. And because I couldn’t unsee his, I couldn’t unsee mine.
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My Problem With Superman
Other people might note his alien-ness and quickly forget it, but I couldn’t unsee it. And because I couldn’t unsee his, I couldn’t unsee mine.
UK and France Agree to First Ever Nuclear Weapons Pact to Fend Off Threat to Europe
The two leaders are set to confirm details of a strengthened defense relationship at a summit Thursday. An agreement on tackling unauthorized migration may also be announced.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, left, with President Emmanuel Macron of France at Downing Street in London on Wednesday.
© Pool photo by Alberto Pezzali
Lawmakers in Liberal States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces
Elected officials in New York and California are trying to upend President Trump’s deportation campaign by banning law enforcement officers from wearing masks in public.
Masked federal agents wait in hallways outside immigration courtrooms in Lower Manhattan and detain immigrants after court hearings.
© Todd Heisler/The New York Times
Tensions Escalate in San Francisco Over Immigration Enforcement
Videos captured a scuffle between protesters and immigration agents outside a courthouse. No injuries were immediately reported, the police said.
Supreme Court Won’t Revive Aggressive Florida Immigration Law
The law, enacted this year, made it a crime for unauthorized migrants to enter the state. Challengers say immigration is a federal matter.
At least six other states have similar laws. Every court to consider them has blocked them, relying on a 2012 Supreme Court decision endorsing broad federal power over immigration.
© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times
The World’s Best and Brightest Are Moving, but Not to America
Immigration isn’t a crisis. It’s the future.
The World’s Best and Brightest Are Moving, but Not to America
Immigration isn’t a crisis. It’s the future.
© Illustration by The New York Times; photograph by Jaromir/Getty
L.A. Moves to Join Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Immigration Raids
The legal move came the day after federal agents and National Guard troops converged on a Los Angeles park in an extraordinary show of force.
Protesters gathered in Pasadena, Calif., last month, after immigration officials detained people in the area.
© Mark Abramson for The New York Times
Against Illegal Immigration, but Married to Someone Here Illegally
Chris Allred’s views were shaped by economic changes. Now, facing an immigration crackdown, where do he and his wife go from here?
Gely Allred is from a small town in Ecuador. Chris Allred grew up on a farm in western Arkansas.
© Chase Castor for The New York Times
Federal Agents March Through L.A. Park, Spurring Local Outrage
Federal officials said it was an immigration enforcement operation, though it was unclear if anyone had been arrested. “It’s the way a city looks before a coup,” Mayor Karen Bass said as she condemned the action.
Federal agents ride on horseback at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.
© Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press
New Document Undermines Trump Administration’s Claims About Deported Venezuelans
The document from El Salvador seems to undermine a position that lawyers for the Justice Department and top Trump officials have taken time and again in front of a judge in Washington.
Prison guards at the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, in El Salvador in March.
© Fred Ramos for The New York Times
Trump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for Hondurans and Nicaraguans
The decision by the Homeland Security Department to end protections for migrants from those countries goes into effect in about two months.
Immigration advocates attending a vigil outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Miami in June 2023.
© Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA, via Shutterstock
In Texas, Another Tragic Warning on Climate Change
Readers react to the unfolding flooding disaster in Texas. Also: Empathy for immigrants; anticipating the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Mistreating Detained Immigrants: ‘Is This Who We Are Now?’
Readers voice outrage over appalling conditions in immigrant detention centers. Also: Paramount’s settlement; political violence; not pro bono.
This Is the Birthright Reckoning That America Needs
What does it mean to be an American?
What Reading 5,000 Pages About a Single Family Taught Me About America
When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?
Trump’s Deportation Program Is About Control. Even if You Are a U.S. Citizen.
You cannot control outsiders without controlling insiders.
I Cut Off My Conservative Parents When I Came Out as Gay
I had to cut off my conservative parents after I came out of the closet. But I wish I didn’t have to.
Three Opinion Writers on Trump’s Latest Vulnerability
And why Democrats still need a strategy.
Senator Padilla: This Is How an Administration Acts When It’s Afraid
If this is how the administration treats a senator on camera, imagine what it could do to you.
A Progressive Future Depends on National Identity
Tough border policies aren’t just good politics. They’re progressive, as Britain’s Labour Party shows.
Chinese Students Rattled by Trump Plan to ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas
Students said the latest move had upended their plans and intensified their fears.
