This just in from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC): On February 23, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a new rule that would, in effect, eliminate work permits ("employment authorization") for most asylum applicants in the United States. The new rule ties eligibility for work
Did you know that it's easier than ever to become a Canadian citizen by descent? WaPo has the deets: Before the revised law went into effect on Dec. 15, the country limited Canadian citizenship to the first-generation children of a Canadian parent. Now, all generations who were born
Our healthcare system relies on noncitizens. This truism has mattered at multiple stages of my own life. For the seven years that I lived in North Dakota, obtaining healthcare was not easy. Medical professionals weren't and aren't flocking to this state what with its population under
Info for your students as we head into summer: The ABA Commission on Immigration has some incredible volunteer opportunities: * Safe City Baltimore Immigration Legal Screening Hotline. Volunteers conduct telephonic intakes and legal screenings for non-detained residents of Baltimore City who have questions about their immigration status. Initial Intakes can be
ICYMI, you've got to check out Trump's Truth Social post from Sunday, wherein he picks a fight. With the pope. The pope! He also posted this AI produced image that makes it look like DJT is, himself, Jesus. The president ultimately deleted the above image from
BBC reports that of the 4,499 refugees admitted to the United States since October 2025, all but three have been South African. All 3 of the non-South-Africans hailed from Afghanistan.
The White House issued a press release today titled Era of Amnesty Is Over: President Trump Restores Rule of Law to Immigration Courts. Here's what it says: Since President Donald J. Trump returned to office, the United States has launched the most aggressive and successful immigration enforcement overhaul
Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America is authored by Michael Lou, a writer for the New Yorker. Here is the publisher's pitch: In Strangers in the Land, award-winning journalist Michael Luo tells the story of a people who, beginning
Once more, DJT's social media feed is *wild.* Check it out: Do you think he's really trying to reach SCOTUS? I mean, I just don't see Alito spending time on Truth Social wondering what DJT thinks. Is it just "good" politics from
The Department of State issued the following press release today: Last night, the niece and grand niece of deceased Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Major General Qasem Soleimani were arrested by federal agents following Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s termination of their lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. Hamideh Soleimani Afshar
DJT took a break from posting about his Iran war and approval numbers to throw shade on immigration: I wasn't familiar with the quote "If you import The Third World, you become The Third World." Unsurprisingly, it's a Stephen Miller quote from a 2024
DJT announced on Truth Social that Pam Bondi will be leaving her office. Deputy AG Todd Blanche will become the Acting AG. By Ryan M. Biller, U.S. Department of Justice - https://www.justice.gov/dag (URI), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=162763029 Todd