The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman in Maryland yesterday issued an injunction until a class-action lawsuit brought by immigrant families and advocacy groups is resolved. She blocked President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to limit birthright citizenship, enjoining an executive order targeting “birth tourism.
NPR reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement now says that it has acquired enough body cameras to equip all its officers and agents. For years, immigration officials have told lawmakers and advocates that they didn't have enough devices for an agency-wide body-worn camera program. Federal immigration officers have
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The Migration Policy Institute has released this spotlight on Korean immigrants in the United States: "Korean immigrants in the United States tend to be highly educated, naturalized U.S. citizens, and earn high incomes. * The Korean immigrant population tripled from 1980 to 2024, but has remained broadly stable since
This USA Today story tells one story illustrating the human costs of President Trump's immigration clampdown. Immigration application decisions now take years for decision. "[D]elays affect even the most straightforward cases, such as a U.S. citizen petitioning for a spouse who entered the country on
California continues to resist President Trump's immigration enforcement escalation. "In a show of defiance to the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants, California lawmakers [yesterday] voted to ban federal immigration agents from being hired for many local and state government jobs and to outlaw electric-shock gloves similar
I had the pleasure of tuning into a Cornell webinar this afternoon regarding new rules facing international students. It's not on YouTube yet, but likely will be here soon. As Kevin blogged about earlier this summer, the second Trump administration has taken steps to change international student stays
A Copilot search generated this result: "Best Immigrant Songs That Capture the Migration Experience If you’re looking for music that speaks to the immigrant and refugee journey — from longing and struggle to hope and resilience — there’s a rich catalog of songs across genres that do it justice.
The Intercept reports that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents appear to have worked directly with government officials in Iran to deport over 100 Iranian nationals as the United States prepared to bomb Iran, according to internal emails from ICE. "Hundreds of emails . . . show ICE officials, operating under the orders
Summer news from the Southwest: "The remains of 19 deceased migrants were recovered from the Southern Arizona borderlands in July, the highest monthly figure in two years, according to data from Humane Borders and the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner. . . . Migrant crossings, and migrant deaths, have continued
TRAC Immigration offers some sobering data: "The number of individuals Immigration Judges grant asylum to each month has been falling. In June 2026, only 771 individuals were granted asylum—less than a quarter of the number of individuals awarded asylum just three years ago. At the same time, the
NewsNation reports U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is set to spend up to $2 million on four-legged robots: "ICE plans to use Boston Dynamics' `Spot' robot dogs, which are designed to enter potentially dangerous or suspicious locations too risky for an ICE officer to go. The