The Migration & Human Rights Program (MHRP) at Cornell Law School seeks a post-graduate fellow to engage in legal and policy research to support its Migrant Rights Initiative, which works to ensure that the human rights of all international migrants are protected, regardless of the impetus for their migration. The
This is all news to me and I like to think that I follow immigration closely. Tracey Anne Duncan for the Hill reports on some creative ways of protesting the many immigration enforcement activities of President Trump's administration: "Someone left hundreds of a certain phallic adult toy
No Exit: Preventing Exit to Prevent Entry by Audrey Macklin, International Migration, volume 63, issue 4, 2025 [10.1111/imig.70043] Abstract Enlisting states of origin or transit to prevent exit from their own territory has become a tool of extraterritorial migration control for industrialised liberal democratic states. This article
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed the entry into force today of the European Union’s Pact on Migration and Asylum as an opportunity to move beyond crisis-driven responses and implement a more predictable, fair and effective approach to the issues across Europe.
The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum enters into force today. The Pact, which was signed into law in 2024, will significantly reform the EU asylum system. The new border screening process is expected to increase detention and turn-backs at the border. According to the European Commission’s third report
Immigration news from across the pond: "Anti-immigration protests and racial violence escalated across parts of the UK in the aftermath of a stabbing incident that took place Monday in Northern Ireland. What initially broke out in Belfast by Wednesday spread to Scotland, where Muslim worshippers in Glasgow had to
Handbook on Migration and Public Policy (2026) Handbooks of Research on Public Policy series Edited by Maria Schiller, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Migration and Diversity, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Peter Scholten, Professor in the Governance of Migration and Diversity, Department of Public Administration and Sociology,
Last week, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee regarding DHS's budget for FY2027. Here are snippets of an exchange between Senator Murphy (D-CT) and Secretary Mullin: Senator Murphy: "When DHS gets a court order telling them that something they are doing is ... illegal
Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, 20th ed. (Two-Volume Set) 08/31/2026 New Edition Coming Soon! From the publisher: Since the release of its first edition in 1990, Kurzban’s Immigration Law Sourcebook has been the definitive reference on U.S. immigration law for attorneys, judges, and government officials
It is time for the World Cup! And the world is watching The FIFA Men’s World Cup partners and sponsors should join calls for an “ICE Truce,” a public commitment from United States officials to refrain from immigration enforcement operations at all World Cup events and venues, Human Rights
According to the White House, President Trump Is Restoring American Greatness One Win at a Time. Among those wins: 🎓 Foreign student enrollment is collapsing. New data reveals a 20% drop last spring after the Trump Administration dramatically tightened international visas. This multi-year decline is freeing thousands of spots for American
With summer upon us, we can expect a spike in the deaths of migrants in the U.S./Mexico border region. Spare My Bone, Coyote! A Film by Jonah Malak 84 minutes, offers a glimpse into that ongoing tragedy. Here is a description of the film: Ely and Marisela Ortiz,