Sophie Murguia
Outside Magazine
Santa Barbara, CA, United States
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A Science Writer Makes the Case for Embracing Migration
In 'The Next Great Migration,' journalist Sonia Shah explores the hidden history of human and animal movement → Read More
Illinois Is Cracking Down on Private Immigration Detention
A new law will give the state the strictest limits on private detention facilities in the nation. → Read More
California Cities Are Ending ICE Detention Contracts, but Immigrants Might Not Go Free
Instead of releasing detainees, ICE is sending immigrants to remote, privately run facilities far from their lawyers and families. → Read More
How Sally Rooney Took a Coming-of-Age Novel and Turned It Into an Important Cultural Commentary –
"I'm coming to the work of writing a novel with these existing theoretical frameworks—sort of a Marxist framework, a feminist framework." → Read More
After a Deadly Earthquake, He Rebuilt His Life In America. Now Trump Threatens to Knock Him Down Again.
"It seemed quite unfair. I understand it's temporary, but a few years is not enough for a country to rebuild." → Read More
South Dakota Lawmakers Are Trying to Ban Schools From Teaching About Transgender Identity –
"The entire intention of this bill is to create stigma." → Read More
DHS Caused Hundreds of Immigrants to Show Up Thursday for Fake Court Dates
Hundreds of people overflow onto the sidewalk in a line snaking around the block outside a U.S. immigration office with numerous courtrooms Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in San Francisco. Eric Risberg/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters. When immigration lawyer Christina Reggio arrived at San Francisco’s immigration court around 8:30 on Thursday morning, she… → Read More
A Federal Judge Just Struck Down Trump’s Harsh Restrictions on Asylum –
The White House had targeted asylum seekers fleeing gangs and domestic violence. → Read More
ICE Could Deport Him to a Country He’s Never Been To—Unless California’s Governor Steps In –
Somdeng Danny Thongsy is part of a group of formerly incarcerated refugees who need a last-minute pardon. → Read More
Christine Blasey Ford Honors the First Gymnast to Speak Out Against Larry Nassar –
"You galvanized future generations to come forward, even when the odds are seemingly stacked against them." → Read More
The Photos of Destruction from the Alaska Earthquake Are Haunting
The 7.0-magnitude quake rocked the state Friday morning. → Read More
Democrat Joe Donnelly Just Lost His Senate Seat in Indiana
It's not looking great for Democrats in the upper chamber. → Read More
The House Republican Campaign Chairman Finally Condemned Steve King –
And corporate sponsors are pulling their support. → Read More
Rep. Steve King Met With a Group Founded by a Nazi—While on a Holocaust Memorial Trip –
The Iowa Republican visited Auschwitz before meeting up with Austria’s Freedom Party. → Read More
A New Ad Boosts ICE and the Border Wall and Demonizes the Left. It’s From a Senate Democrat.
Joe Donnelly even declares, "Peace through strength." → Read More
Here Are the Most Anti-Immigrant Republicans Running This Year –
Candidates running on fears of "criminal illegals" and "sanctuary behavior." → Read More
Oregon Has the Nation’s Oldest Sanctuary Law. It Might Not Survive This Election. –
"The battle for Measure 105 sets the stage for what happens in the rest of the country." → Read More
Puerto Rico’s Governor Just Came Out in Support of Florida Democrats –
But can a key endorsement translate into votes this fall? → Read More
Kentucky’s Last Abortion Clinic Will Remain Open –
A federal judge struck down a contentious law that threatened EMW Women's Surgical Center. → Read More
America’s Best-Documented Undocumented Immigrant Just Published His Memoir –
Jose Antonio Vargas on his years in the shadows. → Read More