Jun 5, 2026 Building Community One year after ICE raids began in Los Angeles, the impact remains deeply felt in everyday life. Journalists and community members continue to chronicle the stories of neighborhoods navigating the lasting consequences on the stability of living in this city. On June 6, 2025, the
Crisis Governance of the Border: The Law and Politics of Immigration Emergency by Jonathan Hafetz Abstract In the United States, law and politics around immigration are increasingly framed in terms of emergency, with claims of a perpetual crisis at the border necessitating extraordinary measures. Presidents now routinely invoke express emergency
NPR reports that, after weeks of delays, the Senate passed a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement for the next three years. It took lawmakers 18 hours to pass the bill. Senators voted along party lines, with only one Republican opposing the funding package. The bill was delayed over
Nearly 1.5 million persons are currently displaced in Haiti, according to the latest report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). More than half are women and girls, reflecting a worsening humanitarian crisis driven by escalating violence that continues to force families from their homes across both urban and
Border-Style Surveillance Creep by Mary D. Fan, Abstract The migration of border-style surveillance tactics and technologies into American cities exposes critical gaps in Fourth Amendment protections. The future of the Fourth Amendment is in flux, with technology-aided surveillance tactics outpacing judicial interpretation. Even as the Supreme Court tackles the constitutionality
It was a reported 109 degrees on Route 66 in the Arizona desert near Lake Havasu today. Imagine the journey of migrants on foot through the desert. Deaths of migrants due to heat is all-too-common. And it is not even officially summer yet.
This symposium includes a series of immigration papers that blog readers might find of interest: HIGHLIGHTING THE INTERSECTIONS OF IMMIGRATION LAW AND RACE Exclusion by Design: Immigrant Racialization and Temporary Legal Status Ming H. Chen - UC Law San Francisco Jennifer M. Chacón - Stanford Law School Shannon M. Gleeson
Wendy Fry for CalMatters offers "5 things to know about the Trump administration’s new green card policy."
The (Im)materiality of Immigration Law by Daniel I. Morales, The (Im)materiality of Immigration Law, 58 COLUMBIA HUM. RTS. L. REV. __ (forthcoming 2026) Abstract Immigration law killed Renée Good, Alex Pretti, and many other noble souls last year, just as it has killed innumerable people on the move over
NPR reports that the Trump administration has vowed to increase denaturalize some naturalized citizens. The messaging raises concerns among immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized Americans about the potential for abuse. NPR found that the cases filed so far indicate that they are more limited than the rhetoric suggests because
The Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey, is seeking to hire an experienced attorney to serve as the Managing Attorney for the New Jersey Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative (DDDI). The DDDI works with the new Rapid Legal Response
Today, the DOJ announced a new "Model Cities Initiative." The announcement does not mention immigration at all, but I imagine that noncitizen crime will be a huge component of cities' pitches in support of applications for this new funding. Here's the press release: The Model