Immigration Bonds in the Second Trump Administration by Joseph Gunther and Brandon Marrow Check out this report. It finds that "the chances of a noncitizen being granted bond by an immigration judge have declined far more drastically since early 2025 than has been previously reported. Our analysis of public
From Public Citizen: "An estimated 86% of the more than 60,000 immigrant detainees currently held in custody are housed at detention centers run by a handful of for-profit corporations who are reaping immense financial benefits by paying detainees $1 per day to cook, clean, and maintain these facilities,
Immigrant Justice Corps has announced its 2026 class of Justice Fellows. "These 30 exceptional advocates, deeply committed to fairness, dignity, and the rule of law, are answering the call at a time when the need for skilled, fearless immigrant legal representation has never been more urgent." I am
NBC News reports that ICE official David Venturella has been selected to lead the agency after its former acting director’s departure was announced last month: "Venturella was executive director of ICE’s Secure Communities program, which deals with people in the country illegally who are in the custody
A Guinean Refugee's Odyssey: In Re Jarno, the Biggest Asylum Case in U.S. History and What It Tells Us About Our Broken System by Armen Merjian Abstract This article analyzes an astonishing case, In re Jarno, the biggest and most costly asylum case in United States history,
NEW ICE Policy: "ICE will now only facilitate meetings with detainees during congressional visits if those aliens are specifically identified by the requesting office to ICE OCR by name, in a manner consistent with existing ICE policy, which requires detainee meeting requests be made at least two (2) business
Vera Institute of Justice: The Trump administration is leveraging a wide range of strategies to carry out its mass deportation agenda. Among those facing deportation within the United States immigration court system, more people are receiving a case outcome requiring them to leave the country under the current administration than
New York University School of Law seeks applicants for a two-year clinical teaching fellowship. This Fellowship commences during the summer of 2026 and ends during the summer of 2028. It is designed for lawyers with at least three years of practice who are considering a career in law school teaching.
As Kevin noted yesterday, the U.S. State Department issued a press release yesterday that concluded: "Our goal is not to `manage' migration, but to foster remigration." You may recall that the official White House account on Truth Social posted "remigration" as "Words to
From the U.S. Department of State: "The United States did not participate in the International Migration Review Forum and will not support the May 8 `progress' declaration. The United States has persistently objected to the United Nations’ efforts to advocate and facilitate replacement immigration in the United
Join the Texas Immigration Law Council, Network for Justice, & NorCal Resist via Zoom on May 13th at 1PM CST/11AM PST for a practical and community-centered Emergency Planning Workshop designed to help law students and community members support immigrant communities in times of uncertainty. This event will walk through
I was chatting with (okay, ranting to) a non-immigration person about third country removals and the Trump Administration's penchant for sending non-African migrants to African countries. (This is a topic I've blogged about previously here and here.) This person responded with something along these lines: "