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Tag: Immigration

All longform pieces tagged with #immigration on The Slow Scroll

The Fourth Wall
In These Times19 Feb 2025 • ~4600 words

Tommy Olsen is a Norwegian schoolteacher turned advocate documenting the perilous journeys of migrants crossing into Greece. Lauren Markham tells the story of his work on the Aegean Boat Report, highlighting the practice of pushbacks, where authorities forcibly return refugees to...

After the Raid
Texas Monthly07 Feb 2025 • ~2900 words

In December 2006, a mass ICE raid transformed the small Texas town of Cactus, leaving a significant portion of its immigrant workforce detained. Jack Herrera explores the immediate chaos of the raid and its long-term effects on the community, which has become one of the most dive...

“Guaranteed Jobs” That Don’t Exist: The Dark World of Immigration Consultants
The Walrus29 Jan 2025 • ~4650 words

When it comes to immigration, it is nearly guaranteed that there are always people exploiting migrants hopes. This Walrus piece explores Kuldeep Bansal’s immigration consultancy business, which allegedly lured immigrants with promises of guaranteed jobs that did not exist, as wel...