DHS Terminates Designation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status DHS this week posted a Federal Register notice announcing the termination of South Sudan’s designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The termination will be effective Jan. 5, 2026. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that conditions in South
Today, a new episode of the hit podcast Criminal focuses on resistance to ICE immigration enforcement in the Chicago area. Check it out!
The Courthouse News Service reports that a federal district judge granted a preliminary injunction to protesters, journalists and clergy members yesterday, finding that federal immigration officers used improper and excessive force against them. “I see little reason for the use of force that the federal agents are currently using,” U.
Rutgers is seeking to hire a Managing Attorney for the Managing Attorney of the Rutgers Immigrant Community Assistance Project (RICAP) RICAP provides immigration information to the Rutgers community on all three campuses and consultations and representation to noncitizen students. Legal issues range from humanitarian relief to family-based immigration to employment-related
The Associated Press reports that a fired Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a immigration enforcement officer in Washington, D.C. was found not guilty of misdemeanor assault yesterday. "A viral video of the sandwich tossing made Sean Charles Dunn a symbol of resistance to Trump’s
This American Life has a new show featuring U.S. immigration courts that includes interviews with immigration judges. Check out all three installments of "The Hand That Rocks The Gavel" here. Judges discuss how their jobs have changed, the firing of immigration judges, and arrests taking place inside
Carolina Nunez has organized a symposium on Citizenship for the BYU Law Review (November 6-7, 2025). The keynote speaker is Rose Cuison-Villazor and panelists include Sam Erman, Anna Pagler, Rachel Rosenbloom and myself (among others speaking on non-immigration related aspects of citizenship). The symposium takes place on-person in JRCB 472
Relying on Border-Based Mandatory Detention by Mary Holper Abstract In July 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) revisited its legal position on detention law in order to argue for ubiquitous status-based mandatory detention. In ICE’s view, the millions of noncitizens who entered without inspection and reside in the United
As we have reported, the Los Angeles Dodgers, with a roster of players from around the globe, won this year's World Series in amazing fashion. LA Taco (yes, that is the right name) reported that "[e]arly Tuesday morning, federal agents were spotted staging in a parking
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds The Trump administration is purging the immigration courts of judges.
ICE operations are ongoing across the country. Halloween saw immigration enforcement. At know your rights session across the country, immigrants express worry about something as mundane as taking their children to school. Such worries are justified. Here are a few stories from the last couple days: Chicago day care worker
Federalism, Family Unity, And Keeping Families Together by Kristina Campbell, 61 Idaho Law Review (2025) Abstract This Article will explore the use of federalism to enforce the right to family unity as expressed in both domestic and international migration law. Part I will give an overview of the humanitarian origins