Decriminalizing Migrant Smuggling by Pedro Gerson Abstract While historical narratives often cast smugglers helping people escape persecution as heroes, modern discourse portrays migrant smuggling as an inherently predatory criminal enterprise. This Article argues that the criminalization of human smuggling through 8 U.S.C. § 1324 should be abolished. The criminalization
Latino USA talks with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Mirta Ojito about the inspiration behind her new novel, Deeper Than the Ocean (2025). Mirta reflects on the shipwreck that sparked the idea for her novel, her immigration story of leaving Cuba during the Mariel boatlift, and her fear of water. She
The Associated Press reports that police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against immigration enforcement at a Minnesota’s airport yesterday, and several thousand gathered in Minneapolis despite Arctic temperatures to protest the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. "The protests are part of a broader movement against President Donald Trump’
Federal agents detained a 5-year-old boy, along with his father, as he was arriving home in Minnesota. USA Today reports that Vice President JD Vance defended the detention of the 5-year-old boy.
Immigration is Good for Cities: Expats in Mexico City by Jaris Hernandez, Sofia Guerra, Loretta Mariaud, Diana Garay, & Ernesto Castaneda Abstract This paper looks at how Mexico’s role in migration is shifting. Once known primarily as a country of emigration and transit, Mexico is increasingly becoming a destination
Podcast Special: “Enough is Enough”: The Fight Against ICE in Minnesota By Julieta Martinelli, Reynaldo Leaños Jr., Rebeca Ibarra, Fernanda Echavarri and Maria Hinojosa Jan 21, 2026 This Latino USA podcast reports that "Minnesotans say ICE agents and other federal officers have been terrorizing residents as part of `Operation
From ICE 2026 news releases, which regularly include "Detainee Death Notifications": ICE reports death of illegal alien in custody in El Paso January 18, 2026|Detainee Death Notifications "Victor Manuel Diaz, a 36-year-old illegal alien from Nicaragua, died in ICE custody Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana
Somos Más! We are stronger than the systems that try to silence us, and more united than ever before. This podcast is grounded in the truth we live every day: Solo el Pueblo Salva el Pueblo – Only the People Can Save the People. Tune in to stay informed, inspired, and
* ‘We want you arrested because we said so’ – how ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge John E. Jones III, Dickinson College Since the republic’s beginning, it has been uncontested law that to invade someone’s
Immigration Enforcement And The Major Questions Doctrine by Amelia Wilson Abstract This Article harnesses a doctrine traditionally central to conservative causes and jurisprudence to challenge a new instrument in the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement regime. Specifically, it examines the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s reliance on the Alien
I missed this immigration story from late last year. As Newsweek and many media outlets reported, Northern Exposure television series actress Elaine Miles (Marilyn Whirlwind on the series) said she was stopped and detained by U.S. immigration officers who allegedly said her tribal identification was “fake." Miles is
News agencies are reporting that two immigration enforcement protesters involved in a protest at a Minnesota church have been arrested. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong in a post on X. The protests occurred during Sunday service at Cities Church in St. Paul, where a