When complete, the Gordie Howe International Bridge will connect Detroit, Michigan, (I-75) to Windsor, Ontario (Hwy 401). President Trump, however, has a few thoughts about whether the bridge should open. Here's his Truth Social rant from yesterday afternoon: Personally, my favorite line of nonsense in there is this
Here are the Team USA athletes who were born outside of the United States--with any immigration info I've been able to scrounge up! Kaillie Humphries (bobsled – Calgary, Alberta) (naturalized December 2021) Giorgia Birkeland (speed skating – Scandiano, Italy) Christina Carreira (ice dancing – Montreal, Quebec, Canada) (naturalized November 2025) Chevonne
Christina Carreira is skating for the United States with her longtime ice dance partner Anthony Ponomarenko. Born in Montreal, Carreira only became a U.S. citizen in November! “The process of becoming an American was pretty tough, and it took forever,” Carreira says. “It was very, very stressful.” Vadym Kolesnik
Wired magazine is killing it with their immigration coverage. Their latest is definitely worth a read: Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs. Wired reports that they have gained access to "a forum," in place for over a decade, where "over 5,000 members
Aryn Kerr is a 3L at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Her comment – Preempted or Permitted? State Immigration Enforcement, Federal Preemption, and the Future of Immigration Policy – has just been published. 78 Oklahoma Law Review 239 (2026). Here is the introduction: Tensions between the states and our federal
WIRED magazine has a terrific new article on How to Film ICE. The article begins with caution, quoting the cofounder of the Freedom of Press Foundation Trevor Timm, who states: "Unfortunately, there is no way to film ‘safely’ right now—I think everybody may be taking a risk because
The White House has released a statement regarding Tom Homan's trip to Minnesota: Border Czar Affirms Commitment to Public Safety, Removing Violent Criminals in Minnesota. (You can watch the entire press conference at this link.) Spoiler alert: there is nothing that addresses the murders of two US citizens
I'm excited to share with y'all my latest publication: The Economic Cost of Exclusion: How Trump's Second-Term Immigration Policies Threaten California's Economy, Cal. W. Int'l L.J., Vol 56, 2026. This comes out of a symposium I participated in a
This is Trump on Truth Social yesterday: You read that last line correctly: "Tragically, two American Citizens have lost their lives as a result of this Democrat ensued chaos." Want to be even more disgusted?
My non-immigration teaching focuses on Civil Procedure. For years, I've been tasking Spring 1Ls to complete a courtroom observation: I ask them to find a civil proceeding to observe, in any court, and to write a short reflection on it. My goal is for them to see a
Introducing "care corner," where I attempt to share self-care tips. Mainly things I've picked up from my own therapist. And other sources along the way. Look, I don't know about you, but I'm plum worn out by the terrible immigration news day
Y'all. I get my news from a wide variety of sources. WaPo. BBC. Nightly News. Truth Social (my motto: I follow so you don't have to). But sometimes, you just need The Onion, which, for the record, I read on paper in college since, you know,