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TPS ending for Somalis, but only in MN?

Now here's an interesting "truth" from our president: Hm. That's not how TPS works. Someone want to tell him that?

Immigration Article of the Day: Extended Detention Without Due Process

Jacob Maguire is a 3L at Penn State Dickinson Law. His comment has just been published with the Dickinson Law Review. It's titled Extended Detention Without Due Process: Resolving a Circuit Split in Favor of Detained Noncitizen Migrants’ Due Process Rights, 130 Dick. L. Rev. 317 (2025). Here&

White House touts drop in international student enrollment as "good news"

You know this trend from radio stations and tiktokers – "Good News" in these dark times. Guess what? The White House is onto this trend too! Check it out: Oooh. I'm so excited! What could the good news be? Hm. Someone needs a refresher course on Economics

Immigration at AALS; Early Registration Ends 11-24-25

The 2026 Annual Meeting of AALS is scheduled for Tuesday, January 6 – Friday, January 9, 2026 in New Orleans, LA. Discounts apply if you register by November 24. Here are some exciting programs to look forward to: * Tuesday, January 6 (2:35 PM - 3:50 PM): Immigration Enforcement and

ICE Detains USC with Real ID, Twice

This WaPo opinion piece is worth a read: He’s a citizen with a Real ID. ICE detained him anyway. Twice. It goes to the heart of the current moment in immigration enforcement--detention based on appearance regardless of evidence to the contrary. This was a central theme discussed in the

Mauritania's Mass Deportations

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is located on the Northwest coast of Africa. According to Human Rights Watch, Mauritania, not terribly far from Spain's Canary Islands, is a "buffer country" that the EU has enlisted to help curtail African migration to Europe. As Al Jazeera reports,

Another One Bites the Dust: Tracking Sanctuary Jurisdictions

On Halloween, the DOJ announced that Baltimore County (MD) was no longer "a designated sanctuary jurisdiction" and had, in fact, signed a cooperation agreement with ICE. My initial reaction was surprise that this would be announced by the DOJ and not DHS. But the announcement reminded me of

Asylum is for Afrikaners, but maybe there's room for Nigerian Christians?

"The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would set the lowest refugee admissions cap in U.S. history, allocating just 7,500 spots for this fiscal year, mostly for Afrikaners who it has claimed are facing racial discrimination in South Africa for being White," reports CBS. Here is

US Argues Afghanistan is Safe

Being outraged feels like a perpetual state for the informed immprof. But there's just something about our country's crap treatment of Afghan wartime allies that sends me through the roof. Remember this gem from 2014 about our disgraceful treatment of Afghani military interpreters? (As I'

Classroom Clips re: Chicago Immigration Efforts

If you're interested in talking about the immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago, I've got two clips for your consideration. First: check out this news clip of an interview with Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino. I would personally use the segments from 2:15-2:35 and 2:

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