Drones, Drugs, and Deportations: The New War On Terror by Elizabeth Beavers, (forthcoming) West Virginia Law Review Vol. 129 Abstract In its second non-consecutive term, the Trump administration has posited that the United States is engaged in a new war against the forces it perceives to be responsible for an
ICYMI, you've got to check out Trump's Truth Social post from Sunday, wherein he picks a fight. With the pope. The pope! He also posted this AI produced image that makes it look like DJT is, himself, Jesus. The president ultimately deleted the above image from
Apophatic Inquiry, Birthright Citizenship, and the Anti-Aristocratic Constitution by D. Carolina Nunez & Lucy Williams Abstract In January 2025, President Trump issued an executive order declaring that children born in the United States to undocumented residents or temporary visitors are ineligible for birthright citizenship. The order threatened to upend nearly
The Immigrant Rights Clinic at Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey (IRC), is seeking to hire recent law graduates for full-time positions in its Detention & Deportation Defense Initiative (DDDI) project, to start in the summer or early fall of 2026. Click here for details.
President Trump's immigration words and deed have had ripple effects on immigration politics in the United States. There are many examples. Here is the latest. George Chidi for the Guardian writes that a campaign ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson pledging that unauthorized immigrants committing violent crimes
Long before President Trump's second term, many observers complained of the lack of independence of immigration judges, who are housed in the Executive Office for Immigration Review in the U.S. Department of Justice. Actions in his second term, including a mass purge of immigration judges viewed as
Children of a Lesser God: Reconceptualizing Race in Immigration Law by Sarah L. Hamilton-Jiang Abstract The increased public exposure to the experiences of Latinx unaccompanied children seeking entry at the United States southern border has revealed the lived reality of the nation’s pernicious immigration laws. The harrowing experiences of
FROM NPR: New data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services show fluctuations in naturalization applications in 2025 and a drop in the number of people approved to become citizens. Immigration experts say the trends show how Trump's immigration policies, deportation efforts and increased scrutiny have impacted noncitizens
Reconsideration of Secure Communities rollout reveals preemptive local-federal cooperation in immigration enforcement by Cesar D. Vargas Nunez, Sakshina Bhatt, Basil F. Seif, Fernando S. Mendoza, David D. Laitin, and Asad L. Asad. PNAS A link to the article is here. Abstract Qualitative studies on local police collaborations with federal immigration
The symposium on the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara continues below. More contributions are coming. Immprof Blog Symposium on Trump v. Barbara April 10, 2026 Rachel E. Rosenbloom The Solicitor General Crossed a Line in Trump v. Barbara There were two striking aspects of the oral arguments in Trump
Guest Blogger: Michael Fisher, law student, University of San Francisco The United States helped sow instability in Guatemala; now it must help cultivate the stability that Guatemalans have long been denied. Several root causes have pushed, and will continue to push, millions of Guatemalans to migrate to the United States
Advice without Lawyers? Immigrants, Legal Deserts, and Reflections on Who Can Practice Law by Jayanth Krishnan, William & Mary Law Review, Volume 68 (Forthcoming 2027) Abstract The recent immigration surge in Minneapolis evoked deep anger and despair, not just within Minnesota but among many observers across the country. Indeed, the