Elith Olmsted for the New Republic and Kyle Cheney for Politico report that the Trump administration's policy of "no bond" for immigrants in detention is creating a caseload crisis in the federal courts.
The California Museum has a great new exhibit, "Help Wanted / Leave Now: `Operation Wetback' & The Revolving Door of Mass Deportation." If you make to Sacramento, it is worth checking out. The exhibit will be traveling the country and may be coming to a museum near you.
Polishing that immigration law course syllabus? Just Security has made available Immigration Law & Policy: Syllabus Supplements. Access the Immigration Law & Policy Syllabus Supplements via PDF here. Access the original version, published Sep. 18, 2025, via PDF here.
The Trump administration awarded a no-bid $158 million contract to the controversial anti-human trafficking group Our Rescue to provide legal services for unaccompanied migrant children. It is unclear if the organization employs immigration lawyers, though its website says it offers "legal support to help prosecute offenders." Our Rescue,
Andrew Goudsward for Reuters the U.S. Justice Department yesterday charged 11 people in a decade-long scheme that arranged about 1,000 sham marriages to allow mostly Chinese nationals to achieve legal immigration status in the United States, according to court documents. "According to the indictment, from at least
Immigration, Liberalism, and Project 2025 by David Abraham, Project 2025 and Beyond, Stephen Eric Bronner and John Ehrenberg, eds (New Press 2026) Abstract This paper is an earlier shorter, non-copyrighted, version of a chapter on Immigration to appear in Stephen Eric Bronner and John Ehrenberg, eds., Project 2025 and Beyond
U.S. citizen Carolina Molina videotaped her encounter with ICE. It's a wild ride. The agent says "you almost ran us over" while POINTING A GUN IN HER FACE. Meanwhile, her dash cam video shows ICE, in a large SUV, blocking her vehicle from exiting a
Here is some disturbing news that falls squarely into the category "I couldn't even imagine this new low." The BBC reports that ICE agents "may soon be equipped with gloves that can deliver electric shocks as they carry out their law enforcement duties." The
Fear as Policy: The Growing Mental Health Toll of Mass Deportation Policies The Trump administration’s immigration policies nurture a climate of fear and uncertainty that carries profound long-term mental health consequences for communities living under the constant threat of detention, deportation, and having to navigate an increasingly complex and
Life in Los Angeles: "In South Los Angeles, community members are keeping watch, looking for any sign of immigration enforcement in their neighborhoods and with students heading back to class, that watch is taking on new urgency. CBS LA reporter Luzdelia Cabaello went along one of Union Del Barrio’
Mariano Sana for Slate highlights the simple truth: there is no line for many prospective immigrants to immigrate lawfully to the United States. "For most of these immigrants, there isn’t a line to wait in. . . . The popular notion that any decent foreigner who is willing and able to
Damon Caldwell on Hoodline reports that the U.S. Department of Justice filed suits against New York, Connecticut, and Vermont on Tuesday, challenging state laws that grant undocumented immigrants in-state tuition rates and financial aid at state colleges and universities. "The filings target every state within the U.S.