Immigration Article of the Day: An Urgent Call for State and Local Government to Respond to ICE through Criminal Prosecutions, Taxes, Zoning, and New Criminal Laws by Kari E. Hong

Immigration Article of the Day:  An Urgent Call for State and Local Government to Respond to ICE through Criminal Prosecutions, Taxes, Zoning, and New Criminal Laws by Kari E. Hong
Photo courtesy of Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project

An Urgent Call for State and Local Government to Respond to ICE through Criminal Prosecutions, Taxes, Zoning, and New Criminal Laws by Kari E. Hong

Abstract

This short essay provides an overview of ICE's conduct and detention practices. It offers with concrete suggestions on how state and local officials can respond now by enforcing existing laws and creating new ones. In addition, there are action items for every single member of Congress to undertake, even if they are in the minority party. This essay is a first draft in a needed larger conversation and call to action. This essay came from an October 2, 2025 talk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqxZgpqiEE4 and will be part of a larger article on this matter. This essay ends with an action list with concrete policies that state and state government officials can undertake.

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Immigration Article of the Day:  Administrative Procedural Discretion by Bijal Shah

Immigration Article of the Day: Administrative Procedural Discretion by Bijal Shah

Administrative Procedural Discretion by Bijal Shah, Cornell Law Review forthcoming Abstract The conservative Supreme Court has established maximum presidential control over formal administrative adjudication, despite the resulting impact on independence and expertise in adjudicatory process. Concurrently, a progressive public law perspective advocates for agencies to be released from procedure to

By Kevin R. Johnson