Immigration and TV
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Posted Tuesday 2/16/21 at 7:43PM EST
Lifetime greenlights Torn From Her Arms, a movie about a migrant family separated at the U.S.-Mexico border
The Lifetime original movie is inspired by the separation of six-year-old Jimena Madrid from her mother at the U.
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Posted Friday 1/15/21 at 5:10PM EST
Jared Padalecki: How locked-up kids detained at the U.S.-Mexico border inspired Walker
The Walker, Texas Ranger reboot is called Walker because it's about the entire Walker family, and not revolving around one...
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Watch: John Oliver Details Trump's "Truly Evil" Asylum Policies
President Trump has called the U.
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Posted Wednesday 9/23/20 at 12:42PM EDT
Study: Immigrant TV portrayals primarily focus on Latinx characters and deportation
A new report from Define American and the Norman Lear Center at USC, titled "Change the Narrative, Change the World,"...
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Posted Tuesday 8/04/20 at 10:49AM EDT
Watch Nat Geo's Blood the Wall trailer on the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border
Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested’s documentary, premiering Sept.
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Posted Tuesday 8/04/20 at 3:01AM EDT
Immigration Nation is a grueling, maddening and essential watch
"The first hour hits like a ton of bricks, with rapid-fire raids and the juxtaposition of the desolation on the...
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Barnhart: No Wonder ICE Officials Don’t Want You To See Immigration Nation
The phrase “Abolish ICE” is one of those rallying cries that, like “Black Lives Matter” and “Defund the Police,” used...
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Posted Friday 7/24/20 at 2:22PM EDT
Trump administration is threatening legal action to stop Netflix's Immigration Nation from being released before the election
"After granting rare access to parts of the country’s powerful immigration enforcement machinery that are usually invisible to the public,...
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Posted Wednesday 7/22/20 at 1:44PM EDT
Netflix releases trailer for Immigration Nation, a docuseries tackling America's broken immigration system
The six-part docuseries goes behind the scenes with activists, lawmakers, attorneys, immigrants and even ICE agents to explore immigration in...
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Posted Saturday 7/11/20 at 3:24AM EDT
Padma Lakshmi's Taste the Nation is a Trojan horse that exposes the betrayals at the heart of “American” cuisine
"Lakshmi has been a graceful, gamine presence on American TV screens for almost 15 years now, so familiar from her...
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Posted Thursday 7/09/20 at 2:25AM EDT
Netflix's Stateless is a gripping immigration drama that risks being overshadowed by its star power
The Cate Blanchett-produced drama stars Yvonne Strahovski, whose white female German-Australian character is meant to entice viewers to a six-episode...
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Posted Friday 6/19/20 at 4:18AM EDT
Padma Lakshmi's Taste the Nation distinguishes itself by trying to decolonize American food
"What makes Taste the Nation distinct from many other programs is the context it provides," says Scaachi Koul of Lakshmi's...
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Posted Thursday 4/30/20 at 3:03AM EDT
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Joe Giudice loses his deportation appeal
This is the second time Teresa Giudice's estranged husband, who was deported back to Italy last year, lost his appeal...
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Freeform cancels immigration-themed Party of Five reboot after one season
Freeform has opted not to renew the immigration-themed reboot of the 1990s Fox family drama.
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Posted Wednesday 3/04/20 at 7:15PM EST
Oprah Winfrey turned her American Dirt book club controversy into an Apple TV+ special that puts her and the author on trial
When Oprah's Book Club premieres Friday, it will feature Oprah, American Dirt author Jeanine Cummins and three prominent critics of...
