Next week, we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Critical Race Studies Program at UCLA School of Law at a time when racial justice, higher education, and even Critical Race Theory itself are under attack. See all symposium details and register today: law.ucla.edu/CRSat25
Nolan Rappaport for The Hill offers some ideas on how to reduce the backlog – estimated to be in the millions of cases – in the immigration courts without adding immigration judges.
Riya Misra for POLITICO explains that, "[a]s President Donald Trump has ramped up immigration enforcement, the scenes playing out across the country have been stunning to many. And that includes top veterans of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. “All of this is unprecedented,” John Sandweg,
Ediberto Roman for The Conversation (The real reason conservatives are furious about Bad Bunny’s forthcoming Super Bowl performance) writes about the controversy surrounding the NFL’s announcement that Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny would headline the Super Bowl halftime show. Conservatives and Trump administration officials have been on the
European migrants are often depicted as the nation’s iconic legal immigrants, yet Europeans did enter and remain in the US without proper authorization. In this webinar, historians will tell the stories of European migrants who adopted irregular migration strategies to enter and remain in the US throughout the 20th
Gonzaga University School of Law invites you to a full-day summit exploring the evolving landscape of due process in immigration law. Join local and national stakeholders for conversations on current developments in immigration law and policy. Topics will include recent changes impacting the education and business sectors, as well as
How Speech-Based Immigration Restrictions Threaten Academic Freedom by Ilya Somin, in ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN THE ERA OF TRUMP, Lee Bollinger and Geoffrey Stone, eds. (Oxford University Press, forthcoming) Abstract Since he returned to office in January 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration has engaged in a systematic effort to deport
As the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign continues, California continues to do what it can to protect its immigrant residents. Over the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1261 to protect immigrant youth by ensuring access to legal counsel for unaccompanied minors and other young immigrants residing in
The Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development (JCRED) is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for its Spring 2026 symposium: Raids, Rights, and the Right to Belong: Immigration and Citizenship in Crisis About the Symposium Who is allowed to immigrate to America? How does a person become an
On Thursday, I had the pleasure of hearing Dean Chemerinsky speak on issues relating to free speech and civil discourse on university campuses. Among other topics, Chemerinsky addressed President Trump's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. If this 9 page memo has not made it to your
The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made negative comments or made light of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Read more. According to the Associated Press, "[t]he State Department said [yesterday] it had determined they should lose their
News from the front! The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors yesterday declared a state of emergency over the ongoing federal immigration raids. Read the proclamation. The vote allows the county to mobilize resources, request state and federal financial assistance to respond to the impacts of the raids, and expedite