Over at Just Security, Steven J. Kochevar (U-Chicago) has an interesting piece: States Can Fight Federal Overreach by Protecting State Data. Kochevar starts by talking about all of the state data that the Second Trump Administration has tried to get its hands on: a database of Commercial Drivers Licenses, state
I had the pleasure of tuning into a Cornell webinar this afternoon regarding new rules facing international students. It's not on YouTube yet, but likely will be here soon. As Kevin blogged about earlier this summer, the second Trump administration has taken steps to change international student stays
NY Times reporter Nicholas Casey was able to interview Roberto Mosquera, a Cuban national deported to detention in Eswatini. Here is a link to the video. It's a phenomenal resource for humanizing your class on 3rd country deportations and/or deportation on the basis of past criminal records.
If you missed the Fall 2025 rule changing wages for farmworkers, you're not alone. Here's a link to the federal register. Frankly, even if it had caught my eye, I'm not sure I would've had the time to parse it. That is
Check out this list of "recent wins you may have missed" from the White House on Truth Social. Immigration makes 7 of the top 10. Love the opacity of "highest monthly total" – compared to what? And then "jaw dropping number" without a number. So
Wired, in connection with Injustice Watch, released a noteworthy story today: The County Prosecutors Who Became ICE Informants. Check out this subtitle: "Illinois prosecutors shared defendants’ personal data with federal immigration agents without criminal warrants, public disclosure, or legislative oversight." State’s attorneys offices in 1 out of
After working on my immigrant hotel, I realized that a key element was missing: tape indicating that the hotel was refusing entry. I thought about a sign "Condemned by order of DTJ" but I didn't think that would fly in OK.
It's the start of a new semester and you may be beginning with Virgil Wiebe's Immigrant Hotel. I wanted a more "hotel" looking diagram to use for teaching. So, naturally, I turned to Chat GPT. It did not disappoint. In case this might be
Ami Hutchinson clued me into The Appeal's ICE Contract Database, something the news organization put together as part of its investigation Deportation Dollars: ICE Contracts With More Than 1,000 Businesses Across the U.S.. Naturally, I looked at Oklahoma first. Nothing too interesting there (go us!). Then
This week, a coalition of public interest groups–including, among others, We Are CASA, the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation–filed a complaint calling upon the Maryland AG to investigate companies' compliance with Maryland's data privacy laws. Earlier this
I've been thinking about what music to pair with the topic of self deportation. I think both Billy Joel and The Clash would work. Billy Joel: Movin' Out. From the album "The Stranger" no less. Key lyrics: "Good luck movin' up / 'Cause
We at the Immprof Blog are very excited to roll out a new resource library for immigration law professors. At the top of this page you should see a new tab: Library. If you click on the triangle next to the word, you'll see a drop down menu