After fleeing Russia’s invasion, Ukrainians living in Iowa are now afraid of losing their temporary protected status and ability to live and work in their new home as next month’s deadline looms. Iowa Public Radio TPS for some Ukrainians is scheduled to expire October 19.
In case you missed it, Bo French, the Republican candidate for Texas' Railroad Commissioner posted the following tweet this weekend: I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. I didn’t believe it. The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined. pic.twitter.com/Ys1bql0y4U — Bo
WaPo reports that ICE has been (quietly) firing some of its new hires: The hiring happened so quickly that many new officers were put on the streets before being adequately vetted, multiple former officials said. An ICE whistleblower urged officials to halt the massive expansion, saying in a memo to
Check out the latest report from TRAC: Too Few Immigration Attorneys; Where You Live Impacts Representation. The latest available court data show that in August 2026 only one in four (24%) immigrants, including unaccompanied children had an attorney to assist them in Immigration Court cases when a removal order was
Racist by Design Two Centuries of U.S. Immigration Control by Kelly Lytle Hernández W.W. Norton, forthcoming Sept. 22 The publisher's pitch: "A revolutionary new history that exposes the "whites-only" roots of the American immigration regime. In Racist by Design, award-winning historian Kelly Lytle
Highlights of this Spolight: "Highlights Haitian immigration to the United States has grown sharply in recent decades, amid a series of profound challenges in Haiti. * The Haitian immigrant population has grown faster than the overall foreign-born population, reaching nearly 859,000 people in 2024, or 2 percent of all
Today, Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on the Trump Administration’s use of immigration enforcement resources and Republicans’ efforts to force state and local police to enforce the U.S. immigration laws. Below are
The Office of Inspector General for the US Department of Homeland Security has issued a report titled Unannounced Inspection of ICE’s Florida Soft-Sided Facility (“Alligator Alcatraz”) in Ochopee, Florida. Under the heading "What We Found," the OIG writes: "At the time of our inspection in January
Courthouse News Service: The Trump administration continues its efforts to challenge state laws allowing undocumented immigrants to pay resident fees at state colleges and universities. A federal court granted the U.S. government and Kansas’s consent judgment holding a state law is preempted by federal law "because it
CNN reports that the White House has removed from its website a video “Build the Wall” game closely styled like Tetris. A gaming company warned of copyright infringement. "The White House last week launched a series of games on its website to tout the administration’s priorities. But two
USA Today reports that six local governments led by New York City filed suit today to block the Trump administration's expansion of the public charge rule, "arguing the new policy could jeopardize immigrants’ green-card applications for using health care, food, housing and education benefits and frighten families
This is jarring news from the Tax Prof blog. ABA Journal (registration required), LSAC Notifies Iranian Students that US Sanctions Prohibit Them from Taking LSAT; Law.com (subscription required). The action of the Law School Admissions Council is provoking resistance. How will law schools respond? Not admit Iranian students. I