Joel Rose

Joel Rose appears in the following:

After New Zealand Attacks, Muslim-Americans Call For Action Against Rising Bigotry

Friday, March 15, 2019

On Friday, Muslim-Americans urged political leaders and tech companies to confront the spread of hate and racism that has led to scores of worshippers being slaughtered in religious institutions.

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U.S. Muslims Say They Refuse To Be Intimidated After New Zealand Attacks

Friday, March 15, 2019

The Muslim community in the United States reacts to the mass killings at two mosques in New Zealand that were ambushed by gunfire.

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Trump Administration Seeks To Close International Immigration Offices

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is in "preliminary discussions" to shutter 23 field offices around the world to save millions. Critics say it will exacerbate a processing bottleneck.

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'Remain In Mexico' Immigration Policy Expands, But Slowly

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

The Trump administration is expanding a hard-line immigration policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for their day in immigration court. But the program itself faces a legal challenge.

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Homeland Security Secretary Defends National Emergency Declaration

Wednesday, March 06, 2019

In a Congressional committee testimony, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen defended President Trump's view that the surge of migrants along the border represents a national emergency.

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Migrant Families Arrive In Busloads As Border Crossings Hit 10-Year High

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

The system is "overwhelmed," says Manuel Padilla, director of Joint Task Force-West. The migrants apprehended at the Southern border in February made for the highest monthly total in almost a decade.

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'No More Deaths' Volunteers Face Possible Jail Time For Aiding Migrants

Thursday, February 28, 2019

As security has tightened along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants are forced into more hostile desert areas. Volunteers who put out water and food say they're trying to prevent deaths.

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In 'The Good Immigrant,' New Americans Grapple With Their Polarized Country

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Co-editor Chimene Suleyman says she doesn't want to wait for other people to decide who's a good immigrant. She wants immigrants to answer that question for themselves.

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New Americans Grapple With Identity And Country In 'The Good Immigrant'

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The debate over immigration has exposed real differences in how Americans understand America. In a new essay collection, 26 writers and artists reflect on a polarized country.

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Behind The Border 'Crisis': More Migrant Families Risk Dangerous Remote Crossings

Friday, February 15, 2019

Large groups of migrants are crossing isolated parts of the Southwest border. Border Patrol agents call it a crisis, and advocates say immigration officials underestimate the migrants' desperation.

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Immigration Officials See Spike In Large Groups Crossing Southern Border

Friday, February 15, 2019

Border Patrol agents say they're struggling to care for large groups of migrant families who turn themselves in after crossing at remote stretches of the southern border.

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In Ariz., Surge Of Migrant Families Trying To Cross Into U.S. Strains Resources

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

The number of migrant families trying to cross the border has increased around Yuma, Ariz. On both sides, officials and advocates are straining to keep up as border security negotiations continue.

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Arizona Border Town Residents Respond To SOTU

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

Residents of the border town Yuma, Ariz., react to President Trump's State of the Union speech, which continued his hard-line stance on border security and immigration.

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The Border Wall Isn't The Only Reason Democrats Oppose Plan To End The Shutdown

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Democrats and immigrant rights advocates say the president's proposal to end the shutdown contains big changes to asylum law that they're calling a "poison pill."

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As More Migrants Are Denied Asylum, An Abuse Survivor Is Turned Away

Friday, January 18, 2019

The Justice Department made it harder for asylum claims based on domestic abuse and gang violence cases to succeed. A young woman from Nicaragua was one of the first migrants to be denied.

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President Obama Also Faced A 'Crisis' At The Southern Border

Wednesday, January 09, 2019

The situations at the border and in the White House five years ago and now are strikingly similar. Immigration experts say the Trump administration can learn from Obama's tenure.

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FACT CHECK: Trump's Oval Office Pitch For A Border Wall

Tuesday, January 08, 2019

President Trump used his first prime-time address from the Oval Office to make the case for a $5.7 billion border wall. That demand and Democrats' opposition has led to a partial government shutdown.

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'An Irony': Shutdown Fight Over Border Security Takes Toll On Immigration Enforcement

Thursday, January 03, 2019

The president has demanded billions for a border wall, but the ensuing standoff is taking a growing toll on immigration enforcement, including the online database that lets employers screen workers.

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Why Is The Music Of 1968 So Enduring? 'It Was Allowed To Be Art'

Monday, December 31, 2018

Half a century later, 1968 continues to resonate as a landmark year for rock, pop and soul — in part, say musicians who were there in the studio, because artists were trying things no one had before.

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Pediatricians Voice Concerns About Care Following Two 'Needless' Migrant Deaths

Friday, December 28, 2018

The deaths of two migrant children raise new questions about the quality of medical care at Border Patrol facilities. But pediatricians at the border have been raising these concerns for years.

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