Change keeps coming to the immigration courts. NPR reports that the Trump administration plans to close the San Francisco Immigration Court by the end of the year. The chief immigration judge has sent an email about the closure to court employees and judges. The email explained that personnel will move
With all eyes on MN, you may have missed President Trump's January 7 memo: Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States. Here are just a few: * Education Cannot Wait (financing education during emergencies and protracted
NBC News reports that tensions in Minneapolis remain high after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement tragic killing last week of Renee Good. "In Minneapolis [yesterday], resistance to the presence of federal agents was represented by the smell of tear gas, which lingered in the air of a neighborhood following
ICE news report: "Sources have confirmed to CBS News at least six members of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division have resigned after they learned there would be no civil rights investigation into the ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agent who shot a woman dead in her
The beat goes on. Today, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the termination of Somalia’s designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The termination will be effective on March 17, 2026.
Check out this podcast. David J. Bier, Director of Immigration Studies and The Selz Foundation Chair in Immigration Policy at the Cato Institute, joins immigration law professors Hiroshi Motomura and Cristina Rodriguez to discuss the implications of 2025 Executive Order on H-1B visas, what might be motivating that Executive Order,
Here's the Daily Show's pitch for why people should NOT join ICE: @thedailyshow A PSA to anyone considering joining ICE: Don't #DailyShow #ICE #Minnesota ♬ original sound - The Daily Show
American Anarchy: The Epic Struggle between Immigrant Radicals and the US Government at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century by Michael Willrich Here is the publisher's (Basic Books) description of the book, which sounds quite timely: "In the early twentieth century, anarchists like Emma Goldman and Alexander
Illinois and Minnesota have sued the U.S. government challenging immigration operations. Here is the Illinois press release: Illinois Sues Trump Administration for Dangerous Enforcement Tactics and Unlawful Use of Force. It begins as follows: "[t]oday, the State of Illinois filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s
I love it when people use music for advocacy. Check out this fellow (Jesse Welles) who popped up in my socials:
Britain Eakin for Law360 (registration required) reports that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review an immigration case (Bondi v. Lau) raising the question whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security can treat a lawful permanent resident returning from a trip abroad as an applicant for admission
NPR reports on the Trump administration's reshaping (and here) of the immigration courts. Part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review in the Department of Justice, the immigration court system was not viewed as independent before the recent actions. The Trump administration has taken steps that further limit