FROM NPR by Brian Munoz: Last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detained three young St. Louis-area immigrants in Morrisonville, Ill. — a rural village about 45 miles outside of the state capitol. The incident occurred shortly after local police dropped them off with a verbal warning for driving
Guest Blog post: ICE detained 10,000 people in five-day span before 4th of July by Matthew Boles, Esq., immigration attorney in Georgia who specializes in removal defense, detention work, and litigation Multiple outlets, including ABC News, The New York Times, and the Associated Press, report that ICE detained 10,
Immigrants and the Battle for Our Nation in the Courts by Raquel E. Aldana, 57 Pacific Law Review 353 (2026) Here is Professor Aldana's summary of her article: "In this essay, I document this broader story of how litigants in the immigration and citizenship space, and the
Jude Joffe Block for NPR reports that agents from Homeland Security Investigations of the Department of Homeland Security tracked down a man after he sent a harsh email to a federal official five months ago. They showed up at a man's home to warn him that an email
Visas in Migration and Asylum Law: The Key that Opens the Door (Edited By Francesco Luigi Gatta, Mario Savino): This book explores and discusses the different perspectives stemming from the visa as a tool of international mobility. A visa has a multifaced nature. It is a `key’ which allows foreign
Did you know that the U.S. Sentencing Commission collects and reports data regarding immigration crimes? In May, they released this report about illegal entry as well as this report about alien smuggling. Both have data regarding FY2025. These are helpful because the Bureau of Justice Statistics hasn't
As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, Billah Rahman for Newsweek briefly reviews the nation's immigration history: "The American story is, in many ways, an immigration story, not a single, linear journey but a succession of arrivals that have repeatedly reshaped the country and how it understands
In this essay, I outline How Courts Built Federal Control Over Immigration in America. It is a part of a series of essays commemorating the nation's 250th birthday.
Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that people facing immigration detention have the right to meaningful due process protections and must be afforded a bond hearing within 90 days. The decision deals a major blow to the
The Supreme Court just days ago invalidated President Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. Top officials in the administration are now exploring alternative routes to limiting the Fourteenth Amendment’s birthright clause, following the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this week. The 19th reports that "Markwayne Mullin,
Democratic and Republican lawmakers called for the release of Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, a Nigerian national, after she was arrested on a Sunday while headed to church. She was released hours later. The Sister "was walking the block between her home and the Catholic Church where she attends Sunday