Eswatini is the latest African nation to become a third-country deportation receptacle--joining South Sudan, Rwanda, and Ghana. A total of 10 migrants arrived in Eswatini earlier today. They are being held in one of the country's correctional facilities. Now, I'm not gonna lie. I had to
The BBC reports that Apple has pulled an ICE-spotting app called "ICEBlock" (as well as "similar apps") from its store. The app has also been removed from Google Play. US Attorney General Pam Bondi "demanded" removal on the basis that such apps pose an
Earlier this week, while speaking with the press, Pope Leo stated: "Someone who says 'I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States,' I don't know if that's pro-life." He
The Patel Motel Story is a short documentary about how it is that 60% of U.S. hotels and motels are owned by immigrants from India and their descendants. To put that figure in context, Indian Americans make up just 1.5% of the total U.S. population. The movie&
Today's immigration class focused on the admission process. As you might imagine, one of the central themes was waiting. Waiting for your employer to decide to file an EB petition. Waiting for prevailing wage information. Waiting on the DOL. Waiting on USCIS. Waiting on visa availability. I love
The White House has released a memo regarding the "Democrat Plan to Fund Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants." That plan, the White House argues in a press release today is the reason for the government shutdown: "Democrats and their Fake News allies want you to believe it’s
This summer, immprof Beth Zilberman introduced me to an amazing teaching tool: Pecha Kucha. Pecha Kucha is a presentation format involving a slide deck with 20 slides each of which is visible for 20 seconds. Beth told me about how she uses Pecha Kucha in the classroom. She has students
Over the weekend, I read this compelling WaPo coverage of the (not-yet-effectuated) deportation of Lue Yang. Yang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand. As an infant, he came to the United States with his family. They arrived as political refugees from Laos–members of the Hmong diaspora. At