Laura Strickler and Julia Ainsley for NBC News reports that "[m]ore than a third of the roughly 220,000 people arrested by [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] officers in the first nine months of the Trump administration had no criminal histories . . . . The data, which includes ICE arrests from
The Magna Carta, Jarkesy, and the Constitutional Jury Requirement in Crime-Based Deportation by Linus Chan & Hans Frank-Holzner, 105 Boston University Law Review 1581 (2025) Abstract Provided that deportation is a civil process, the constitutionally relevant question is whether crime-based deportation is seeking to punish (even if civilly). And if
Before the Trump administration, there was great concern with the independence of the immigration courts. But now the administration is radically changing the immigration bench to more closely align with its immigration goals. Emily Ngo for Politico reports that "[s]o far this year, the Trump administration has dismissed
Newsweek reports that "Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts put a temporary hold on a lower circuit court decision in a case related to a policy requiring immigration judges to obtain permission before making any “official” speeches." Click here for details on the case.
The Dog That Didn't Bark: Eligibility To Serve In Congress And The Original Understanding Of The Citizenship Clause by Amanda Frost & Emily Eason, Georgetown Law Journal Online, vol. 114 Abstract President Donald J. Trump's 2025 Executive Order restricting birthright citizenship has prompted new interest in
Guest blogger: Cristian E. Urzola Arrieta, law student, University of San Francisco As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether the federal government may legally turn away asylum seekers at ports of entry, it confronts a decision that reaches far beyond immigration policy. It goes to the core question of
Surprise Deportations by Aadhithi Padmanabhan, Boston College Law Review (forthcoming 2026) Abstract The Attorney General and Board of Immigration Appeals regularly flex their immigration policymaking power to expand or alter the range of criminal convictions that can trigger deportation from the United States or disqualification from immigration relief. They then
Elliott Woods in the Texas Monthly tells an amazingly detailed story on a horrible event in modern immigration history: "The catastrophe that unfolded that day would result in the deadliest immigration-related disaster in modern American history. Fifty-three passengers perished, including 26 Mexicans, 21 Guatemalans, and 6 Hondurans. The incident
Amy Howe for SCOTUS blog details the Supreme Court's granting review of the merits of President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship. Today, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s petition for review in Barbara v. Trump. In that case, a federal district court issued
We here at the University of Oklahoma are having a bit of a moment due to an undergrad student receiving a failing grade on an assignment. The situation has become a bit of a flashpoint for conservative action groups like Turning Point USA. Needless to say, it's the
Check out this episode of The Law y La Ley on Domestic Use of the Military with Ediberto Roman and Craig Jackson. It is relevant in light of the deployment of the National Guard and use of military in cities across the United States by the Trump administration.
A New Balance in Prolonged Mandatory Immigration Detention by Mary Holper Abstract Prolonged mandatory immigration detention has become the norm, not the exception. We have arrived at this moment because immigration detention is supposedly exceptional, subject to different constitutional norms than other civil detention. When the Supreme Court first examined