Dillon Fuhrman for NBC's Los Angeles affiliate reports on a family has spent months in an immigration detention center in Texas, fighting a battle against the U.S. government because of who they are related to. The removal case is based on the husband's mother being
The Pew Research Center reports that refugee admissions to the U.S. have dropped sharply during Trump’s second term. The Center concludes the number of refugees admitted to the United States has fallen significantly during President Donald Trump’s second term in office and could hit its lowest level
India Today reports that Indian musician Pritesh Walia has been released on bond after 14 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. He said he feels "completely broken" at times and remains uncertain about what will happen to him. Detained by ICE on August 2, Walia announced
The Trump administration most definitely is not only targeting the "worst of the worst" in a mass deportation campaign. Restricting legal immigration is among its goals. Stuart Anderson for Forbes summarizes the Trump administration's many restrictions on legal immigration, such as various family, employment, diversity visas
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has penned a defense of "dismantling the ICC" (International Criminal Court). Here are the most immprof-relevant bits: Most of us would struggle to imagine a world in which U.S. soldiers, police officers, Border Patrol agents and elected leaders could be dragged before
The Immigration Article of the Day is "Does unauthorized immigration drive community crime rates? Evidence from 11,500 U.S. neighborhoods," by Charis E. Kubrin, Derek Christopher, Cheyenne Hodgen, Xiaoshuang Iris Luo, and John R. Hipp. The article was published this month in the Journal of Urban Affairs
The Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations are having widespread human impacts. CNN reports that an "upheaval is unfolding in homes, schools, churches and workplaces across the United States, as families try to prepare for –– or avoid –– an encounter with immigration authorities. Some have left the United States
Mike Catalini for the Associated Press reports that Democrats this weekend approved dueling messages on whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should be abolished or reformed, reflecting opposition to the Trump administration’s crackdown but revealing disagreement in the party: "The Democratic National Committee . . . signed off on a
Database(d) Immigration Enforcement by Shayak Sarkar & Josh Rosenthal, Cardozo Law Review (forthcoming) Abstract Federal agencies collect some of our most personal data, with promises of security. Yet the Department of Homeland Security has begun to use data from across federal agencies in its effort to pursue and apprehend
Last night I found myself watching Fast & Furious--the 2009 film of the F&F franchise not to be confused with The Fast and the Furious (2001). I could blame the choice on one of my two young adult boys but, true confession, I was home alone. No judgment.
This podcast episode on Addressing Gettysburg includes two Gettysburg battlefield guides talking about the famed Irish Brigade of the Union Army. Here is the description of the episode: "Explore the history and legacy of one of the most renowned military units of the American Civil War—The Irish Brigade.
It is hard to believe but . . . . "Multiple U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents armed with guns attempted to inspect a Sacramento immigration law firm - and threatened to return later and break windows - [yesterday] . . . . Employees of the . . . law firm and next door dentistry office said the agents,