American Dream Deferred: The State of Immigration in America

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As the Trump administration divides the country with mass deportations, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and inhumane new policies, we travel across the country to understand the impact on America’s present — and its future

The Great Reverse Migration

As more migrants self-deport and turn around before they
get to the border, their new future comes into focus

By PAOLA RAMOS
Photograph by MATIAS DELACROIS/AP

AUGUST 27, 2025

This Burger Is Brought to You by Immigrants

Mass deportations from the Trump administration are set to decimate the food system, which is powered each step of the way by migrants

By ELLY FISHMAN
Illustration by LARS LEETARU

AUGUST 19, 2025

‘I Want to
Leave
With My
Dignity’

One Woman’s Self-
Deportation Story

By ELLY FISHMAN
Photographs by CAMILA GUARDA

AUGUST 24, 2025

EXCLUSIVE

Ada and Her Family Fled El Salvador. She Died Alone in the New Mexico Desert

Over the past three years, the skeletons of hundreds of female migrants have been discovered in the Sunland Park Triangle, near a New Mexico suburb

By LILLIAN PERLMUTTER

July 29, 2025

Dispatch

Inside the Grassroots Fight Against Trump’s Deportation Machine

Armed with phone cameras and training, these groups stand between immigrants and ICE

By DAVID PEISNER

July 15, 2025

SAY IT LOUD

All the Celebrities Calling Out Trump’s Mass Deportations and ICE Raids

From Olivia Rodrigo to Doechii, here are the stars speaking out

By ROLLING STONE

JuNE 20, 2025

Resist

Know Your Rights: What To Do If You Encounter ICE

Immigration rights experts and organizations tell Rolling Stone communities can keep each other safe by knowing these basic legal practices