Immigration Papers: Enforcement in the Early Days of President Trump's Second Term

Kevin R. Johnson

08 Dec 2025 — 1 min read

It has been a busy few months. I spent the spring at UCLA and saw first-hand the impacts of the Trump administration's enforcement operations. Here are some thoughts:

The Trump Administration’s Racial Dragnet: Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles

UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper , 78 SMU Law Review (forthcoming 2026), 2025 Symposium – Immigration and the Constitution: Evolving Doctrines and Emerging Conflicts

The Supreme Court has been criticized for its rulings on various immigration enforcement measures. I think that it is a mixed bag.

Immigration and the Supreme Court in the Early Days of the Second Trump Administration

UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper , St. Louis University Law Journal (forthcoming 2026) (Childress Lecture)

Apps Open for Guadalajara Program Jan 8-13, 2027

I had the pleasure of attending this program in the summer of 2024. I cannot recommend it enough. I learned a tremendous amount about the immigration process in Mexico. If you're interested in attending, fill out this short registration form.

Urban Institute: Impacts of Heightened Immigration Enforcement on Children’s Education by Hamutal Bernstein, Diana Guelespe, Laura Betancur, Julio Salas

New from the Urban Institute: Impacts of Heightened Immigration Enforcement on Children’s Education by Hamutal Bernstein, Diana Guelespe, Laura Betancur, Julio Salas "The study’s key findings are as follows: * -- Nearly half of parents reported that their children had expressed concern about going to school because of

From the Bookshelves: When Africa Comes to America How the Next Wave of Immigrants Will Transform the United States by Neeraj Kaushal

When Africa Comes to America: How the Next Wave of Immigrants Will Transform the United States Neeraj Kaushal Columbia News: "Africans are the fastest-growing immigrant group to the United States. Only a tiny fraction in the 1960s, they represented 10% of documented immigration in 2022. Without attracting much notice,

Law360: BREAKING: Justices To Weigh If Cooking For Terrorists Bars Asylum

Britain Eakin for Law360 reports that the U.S. Supreme Court today granted review "whether a Nigerian man's short stint as a cook for a terrorist group constituted `material support' that would render the already deported man ineligible for asylum." The Court granted the U.