What's Going On? Wife of US soldier is removed from deportation flight and released from federal immigration custody

The beat goes on. Wife of US soldier is removed from deportation flight and released from federal immigration custody

NPR: ICE detained a Venezuelan soccer pro. His case shows the immigration backlog crisis

President Trump's Department of Homeland Security often proclaims that the administration is deporting "the worst of the worst." NPR reports that Homero Calderón was a professional soccer player, playing for clubs in Venezuela, Portugal, Cyprus and Italy. "But for the last five months, Calderón has

Immigration Article of the Day: Procedure and Remedies in a Rigged Forum by Alexi Pfeffer-Gillet

Procedure and Remedies in a Rigged Forum by Alexi Pfeffer-Gillet, Washington and Lee Law Review (forthcoming) Abstract When the Supreme Court decided Trump v. CASA in 2025, the conservative majority portrayed itself as adhering to historical principles to ensure that courts did not unduly intrude on executive authority. The remedy

Using Instagram to Teach TPS

This Instagram Reel would make a great addition to your coverage of TPS. It's made by a Honduran national who had TPS status for 24 years and who has now been deported back to Honduras. His story puts a face on the issue of TPS. And he combats

George W. Bush Presidential Center: Revoking Temporary Protected Status Comes with a Cost

Revoking Temporary Protected Status Comes with a Cost “It’s tempting to view humanitarian programs as only benefitting the individuals, or the countries, targeted for relief,” writes Laura Collins, Director of Immigration Policy at the Bush Institute. “Compassionate policies like TPS are not one-sided. They are an investment in people

Latino USA -- Orgullosa Returns: Unlawfully Deported, A family Rebuilds Their Lives

This Latinos USA might be of interest to blog readers: "In late April, Orgullosa and her children packed up their belongings in Honduras and boarded a plane back to the U.S. after a court ruling said that they were wrongfully removed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In this

New Data Shows AAPI Californians Arrested At Alarming Rates

A new study shows that "[a]ccording to the [USC Equity Research Institute’s (ERI)] analysis, arrests of AAPI [Asian American and Pacific Islander] individuals increased by 1,109% between 2024 and 2025, compared with a 386% jump in overall ICE arrests in the state. The enormous increase in

The Nation: One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

Worth a read: One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention. "My name is Maryam Tahmasebi, and I am a professor of psychology and statistics at Los Angeles Pierce College—or, I was, until April 9, when my life, and my family’s lives, changed forever."

Pew Research Center: Second Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status for most immigrants who had it

Elections matter. President Trump has ended Temporary Protected Status for most immigrants who had it. The Pew Research Center notes that "President Donald Trump’s administration has taken steps to end Temporary Protected Status for 13 countries, affecting an estimated 1 million out of 1.3 million recipients who

Border Chronicle “Wall Watch”

The Border Chronicle has launched “Wall Watch,” a “community-powered” map that shows the locations of surveillance technology and barriers, as well as other information along the U.S./Mexico border. The Border Chronicle

A Sign of the Times: Detainee Death Reporting

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a webpage devoted to "Detainee Death Reporting."

Immigration Article of the Day: Transnational Campus Borderlands by Khaled A. Beydoun & Sheldon Evans

Transnational Campus Borderlands by Khaled A. Beydoun & Sheldon Evans, 106 Boston U. L. Rev. 1225 (2026). Abstract The political boundaries of the American campus extend far beyond its terrestrial limits. Campus “borderlands” reach further, particularly in a world where the footprints of American higher education are cultural, virtual, and