The Border
Student-visa friction is becoming a campus story and a border one
Interior enforcement plays well on cable. September enrolments do not.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 18, 2026
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Immigration Correspondent
Nadia Rahman
Nadia Rahman covers immigration, asylum and the Canada–U.S. border from Washington and the northern ports of entry.
355 stories in the Washington archive
Recent work
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Sep 17, 2026
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Assad regime planned US journalist Austin Tice's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
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The file
The Border
Why people are leaving entire houses to fall into the ocean
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Why people are leaving entire houses to fall into the ocean.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 16, 2026
The Border
You'd expect homeowners to save their stuff. Federal policy pays them to leave it
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: You'd expect homeowners to save their stuff. Federal policy pays them to leave it.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 16, 2026
The Border
House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein investigation
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein investigation.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 16, 2026
The Border
Committee investigating Epstein holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Committee investigating Epstein holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 16, 2026
The Border
Joint Task Force Southern Border Soldiers Innovate to Reinforce Barriers
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Joint Task Force Southern Border Soldiers Innovate to Reinforce Barriers.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 16, 2026
The Border
Runaway horse captured by police on motorbikes
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Runaway horse captured by police on motorbikes.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 16, 2026
The Border
Prosecutors won't seek the death penalty for Nick Reiner
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Prosecutors won't seek the death penalty for Nick Reiner.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 15, 2026
The Border
The northern ports are still staffed like a footnote
Washington’s border story remains southern. The 49th parallel keeps the overtime.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 15, 2026
The Border
USS St. Louis Assumes U.S. Northern Command Mission at Southern Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: USS St. Louis Assumes U.S. Northern Command Mission at Southern Border.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 15, 2026
The Border
Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 15, 2026
The Border
Immigrants held in small outdoor cages at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida, investigators find
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Immigrants held in small outdoor cages at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida, investigators find.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 14, 2026
The Border
Six Nigerians accused of romance scams to be extradited to the US
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Six Nigerians accused of romance scams to be extradited to the US.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 11, 2026
The Border
The ugly week Washington miscounts the northern border narrative
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — the northern border narrative — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 11, 2026
The Border
Agencies seek comment on proposed third-party risk management guidance and issue statement on community bank engagement with core service providers
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Agencies seek comment on proposed third-party risk management guidance and issue statement on community bank engagement with core service providers.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 11, 2026
The Border
Remembering 9/11. And, Vance, Trump urge voters to back Republicans in the midterms
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Remembering 9/11. And, Vance, Trump urge voters to back Republicans in the midterms.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 11, 2026
The Border
Brother of Muslim police cadet killed in 9/11 'disappointed' by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorial
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Brother of Muslim police cadet killed in 9/11 'disappointed' by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorial.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 11, 2026
The Border
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront a humanitarian parole fight
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — a humanitarian parole fight — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 10, 2026
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