The Guardian
A sailor deployed in the Middle East gets a call that his dad was picked up by ICE, while his ship sets a record for days at sea - because timing is everything.
The Atlantic
The DHS statistician who built a bipartisan data office quit, calling it a 'war on facts' - and the administration's deportation numbers are now as reliable as a self-deportation estimate.
The Guardian Europe
A former Bhutanese refugee turned journalist reflects on loving America despite its failures, from Idaho neighbors who taught him to drive to policies that separate families - and why he still believes in the promise of 'Umerica.'
The Atlantic
Pope Leo XIV spends July 4 honoring dead migrants and urging the U.S. to live up to its founding ideals, while Trump plans world-record fireworks.
BBC World
On America's 250th birthday, the American Dream is on life support: immigrants still believe, natives are leaving, and young actors are fleeing to Canada for film jobs.
The Atlantic
The American job market is finally hiring again, but don't call it a boom - call it a cautious thaw after a year of tariff-induced paralysis and deportation-driven uncertainty.
The Guardian
One Nation candidate David Farley says 306,000 migrants is 'probably not' too many; party policy says it definitely is. Joyce says it's just campaign stress.
The Good Times
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