DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin spoke at the National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference on Monday, stating: “The 287(g) program can be a tremendous asset to you and to the country... If we had the participation of all the county sheriffs that are in this building right now, think how much
Today, the DOJ announced a new "Model Cities Initiative." The announcement does not mention immigration at all, but I imagine that noncitizen crime will be a huge component of cities' pitches in support of applications for this new funding. Here's the press release: The Model
The Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey, is seeking to hire an experienced attorney to serve as the Managing Attorney for our component of the state-wide Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative (DDDI). The Seton Hall Law DDDI works alongside
The EU has passed new regulations on immigration enforcement to facilitate deportations of undocumented migrants, reports the Guardian. * Enforcement officials will have the power to "search people’s homes 'or other relevant premises' and seiz[e]... personal belongings in order to ensure compliance with a deportation order.
CBS has some troubling news about new plans to deny asylum applications without a hearing. The news outlet apparently got their hands on "internal documents" that I've yet to find online. These would allow USCIS' asylum officers to reject affirmative asylum applications subject to the
Last night, my hometown OKC Thunder lost Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to the San Antonio Spurs. It was a brutal watch. Now that the Thunder are out for good, and I will not longer jinx their play by blogging about the enemy, I bring you the Immigrant
Back in October, a noncitizen fled the scene of a Salt Lake City ICE enforcement action in handcuffs. He asked a nearby couple for help. They drove him away from the scene, purchased bolt cutters, and set the gentleman free. They also posted about it on social media. Salt Lake
The UK and Poland have entered a new bilateral treaty. While much of the treaty is focused on national security and defense, there are also provisions regarding migration. Article 3 (National Security Co-operation), paragraph 3 reads: he Parties recognise that migrant smuggling is a shared challenge requiring joint solutions. They
Check out this press release from DHS today: Immigration attorneys representing illegal aliens frequently coach their clients to conceal their past and even outright lie in their asylum claims WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new directive instructing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
I'll admit it, I learned about this book from Ronny Chieng's interview with the author on The Daily Show. (Which, let's be honest, I only caught on TikTok.) It's now rocketed to the top of my summer reading list. SPIT: A Life
A new Telemundo investigation reveals that bad actors have been increasingly targeting migrants by pretending to be immigration enforcement agents. (The link will click you through to an NBC report on the investigation--NBC and Telemundo are both owned by NBCUniversal, which in turn is owned by Comcast.) Telemundo uncovered "
New data from the UK Office for National Statistics and the UK Home Office shows that international migration to the UK has dropped significantly. The BBC summarizes the data, which boils down to 171,000 admissions in 2025, down nearly half from 331,000 in 2024. It's the