The U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee held a hearing on "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland," with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, NCTC Director Joseph Kent, and FBI's Michael Glasheen testifying on Trump's National Guard deployment, border threats, and counterterrorism. Representative Delia
New Report: Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda Will Deepen the Childcare Crisis WASHINGTON D.C., Dec. 11, 2022— A new report from the American Immigration Council warns that the U.S. childcare system (already stretched thin by rising costs, staffing shortages, and high demand) is facing catastrophic disruption under President
CNN reports that a federal judge ordered the release of Kilmer Abrego Garcia from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody “immediately,” the latest development in the case of a Salvadoran mistakenly deported before being returned to the United States. As CNN observes, "Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation has been
Musician Jesse Welles brought political folk to the Colbert Show in November and performed "Join ICE," a tune from 'No Kings.' Visit his website for tour date information.
When can the U.S. government actually revoke citizenship? The U.S. Department of Justice says that it is prioritizing denaturalization, or stripping foreign-born Americans of their citizenship. How would that process work and what's at stake? NPR takes a look at this question: Guests Ahilan Arulanantham, University
TIME reports on President Donald Trump's remarks yesterday on affordability at a rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania "veered into another anti-immigration message." Addressing a roaring crowd, Trump "talked about the sweeping measures he is pitching on both legal and illegal entries into the U.S.
Birthright Citizenship Requires Parental Allegiance to the United States: The Meaning of “Subject to its Jurisdiction” in the Fourteenth Amendment by Stephen P. Holbrook Abstract The Fourteenth Amendment provides in part that “All persons born … in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United
ProPublica reports that a congressional investigation released yesterday has found that, contrary to the Trump administration’s claims, immigration officers have detained and mistreated U.S. citizens. ProPublica’s took credit for its reporting prompting the investigation and report by Senate Democrats. The report included interviews with nearly two dozen
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer has issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration's federalization of the California National Guard. The opening paragraph of the order reads as follows: "The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances.1 Defendants, however, make
A new DHS.gov database claims “70% of ICE arrests are of criminal illegal aliens,” though data shows that the vast majority of individuals detained have no criminal record. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) calls its new webpage, “Worst of the Worst” (wow.dhs.gov), "which
Today Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a new slate of laws to give important protections to residents from federal immigration operations. The new protective legislation includes requiring hospitals and schools to protect immigration status information, preventing immigration enforcement from taking place outside courthouses, and enabling civil lawsuits against unlawful immigration
Deference in Immigration after Loper Bright by Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Loy. U. Chi. L. J. Forthcoming Abstract In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo Security of Commerce, ET AL. (Loper Bright), the Supreme Court held that the "Administrative Procedure Act requires courts to exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether