Blood, Soil, and Race: The Perils of Shredding the Fourteenth Amendment by Evelyn Marcelina Rangel-Medina and Hilary A. Symes, Georgetown Law Journal (2026) Trump v. Barbara is the Supreme Court’s most significant interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause since United States v. Wong Kim Ark. The Supreme
The Mellon-funded U.S. Law and Race Initiative Webinar Series explores new approaches to research, teaching, and public engagement with the history of law, race, and racialization in the United States. Moderated and hosted by Katrina Jagodinsky, Jeannette Eileen Jones, and William G. Thomas III, the webinar series features guest
A Job in the Shade: The Emily Vasquez Story Directed by filmmaker Douglas Harris Jr., this inspiring documentary chronicles the extraordinary life of Judge Emily Vasquez, the first Latina appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court, in 2001. Through intimate interviews with family members, friends, colleagues, and mentees, A Job
Check out the website for information for the Trump Gold Card. "For a $15,000 DHS processing fee* and, after background approval, a contribution of $1 million, receive U.S. residency in record time with the Trump Gold Card." A Trump Platinum Card is in the works.
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In a video shared via social media, former immigration judge George Pappas in strong words calls on immigration judges to resign. “The time has come,” he says, “to look at the machinery you are operating, recognize its profound moral bankruptcy, and resign… The immigration courts are no longer tribunals of
My non-immigration teaching course is Civil Procedure. And today we are discussing Ashcroft v. Iqbal with all of its immigration and terrorism overtones. I was searching for a good song to start off class when I stumbled across this one from Punjabi-Indian-American rapper Heems. Written after 9/11, it'
Wow! USA Today reports that the Trump administration is proposing to stop counting immigrants without lawful permanent residency status in Census 2030. The Census, of course, determines state representation in Congress and allocation of federal funds. The census is also considering asking about each person's citizenship and removing
New Zealand has an investor visa akin to the United States' EB-5 visa. It's called the Active Investor Plus Visa. While the visa was launched in 2022, it builds upon earlier NZ investor visa programs. It was then re-launched in April 2025, with smaller investment requirements--NZ$5
The ACLU of North Carolina is hiring a full-time, term-limited Staff Attorney to advocate for the civil rights of detained immigrants in North Carolina. The Staff Attorney position will be limited to three (3) years and will focus on the constitutional rights of detained immigrants, particularly individuals who will be
Tyche Hendricks for KQED News: "California is at risk of losing nearly $12 billion in federal funding for public assistance programs after the Trump administration threatened to cut off grants to states unless they report every known unauthorized immigrant to immigration authorities. The threat came in the form of
I found myself scrolling through the official White House feed on Truth Social – as one does – when I came across this post from earlier today: Check out the second bullet point which is, admittedly, hard to read given the font color choice: "DHS found 250,000+ illegal aliens on