Article of the Day: Jennifer Chacón's State Courthouses in the ICE Age

Check out this 2025 article from Jennifer Chacón in the State Court Report: State Courthouses in the ICE Age. She opens with this:

In late April, the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan made national news. Her arrest highlights both the Trump administration’s change in federal immigration policies and its expansive interpretation of federal obstruction and harboring laws — developments that are likely to affect a wide array of state employees and local employees.

And closes with this:

At the end of the day, the administration’s new approach to courthouse arrests is significant beyond signaling a sea change in how federal law enforcement agents act when they are in and near state courts. It must also be understood in the context of the administration’s broader assault on state and local governments that do not embrace a maximalist vision of their legal obligations to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. And it means even minor and lawful deviations from its immigration enforcement agenda may be subjected to the administration’s expansive interpretation and selective application of federal criminal law.

I love to see a publication outside of the traditional law review context. It's terrific to see folks reaching out beyond academia!