A Sign of the Times: ICE Out of LA

Art displayed at a restaurant in East Los Angeles. The Greater Los Angeles area, of the course, has seen Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations for several months.

National Immigration Project: Internships (Remote)

Call for Legal Interns NATIONAL IMMIGRATION PROJECT Legal interns are exposed to a wide range of legal research and writing projects, including amicus briefs, pleadings in affirmative lawsuits, client declarations, practice advisories, legislative analysis, legal memoranda, advocacy letters, FOIA requests, and comments on proposed immigration regulations. Interns also assist with

Big Brother is Here? Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns

The Associated Press reports on troubling development. "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious . . . ." The program has resulted in stops, searches, and some arrests. "A network of

CNN: New Orleans may be next as immigration enforcement expands in North Carolina.

Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, and now Charlotte, North Carolina. Immigration enforcement operations are spreading across the United States. CNN reports that the immigration enforcement in Charlotte has spread in North Carolina. It looks like immigration operations in New Orleans are next. "Gregory Bovino, the top Border Patrol

Frida Kahlo painting could break records at auction

Here is a diversion from the dreary immigration news of the world. NPR reports that Sotheby’s is auctioning off a self-portrait by artist Frida Kahlo. "An arresting self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, featuring the artist slumbering beneath a tangle of vines in a carved canopy bed with a skeleton

PBS: They thought they were in court for a routine immigration hearing, but walked into a deportation trap

PBS reports on a human story that has happened many times in recent months. An asylum seeker shows up at a hearing, the case is dismissed, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests the asylum seeker at the court. The government trial attorney and immigration judge are accessories. "Over several

Immigration Article of the Day: The Paradox of Immigrant Children's Rights by Laila L. Hlass

The Paradox of Immigrant Children's Rights by Laila L. Hlass, 104 Tex. L. Rev. Online 142 (2025) Abstract Scholars and courts have critiqued how children may receive “the worst of both worlds” in legal systems–where they are deprived of rights while not being accommodated for their developmental

California Senator Walks Out of Immigration Subcommittee Hearing Attacking “Radical Left”

Earlier this year, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was handcuffed and removed from a press conference of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. He has views on immigration that are not in line with those of the current administration. Senator Padilla today spoke at Senate Republicans’ subcommittee hearing titled,

Trump administration loses challenge to NY law barring state courthouse ICE arrests

The Courthouse News Service reports that U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino, a Barack Obama appointee in the Northern District of New York, dismissed the government’s lawsuit against the New York Protect Our Courts Act. The law requires federal immigration officers to have a warrant to make arrests

Immigration Article of the Day: Immigration Federalism In The Second Trump Administration by Stella Burch Elia

Immigration Federalism In The Second Trump Administration by Stella Burch Elia, 61 Idaho L. Rev. 291 (2025) Abstract This Article explores the ongoing transformation of state and local engagement in immigration-related rulemaking in the United States during the Second Trump Administration. The Article examines the myriad ways in which federal

On the Lighter Side: Texas Public Radio -- Meet Las Abuelitas de Oro, the folklórico ‘Golden Girls’

Every so often, we like to include some lighter side news. Immigration, especially in these times, often raises many tough human issues that cut to the core. Here is something from Texas Public Radio: "Latina grandmothers in their 70s and 80s in San Antonio, Texas, have come together to

TRAC: Immigration Court Asylum Grant Rates Cut in Half

News from TRAC Immigration. Over the last twelve months, the Immigration Court asylum grant rate has been cut in half. During August 2025, only 19.2 percent of asylum seekers were granted asylum. A year earlier during August 2024, the grant rate was 38.2 percent. "While the rhetoric