4,496 of 4,499 Refugees Admitted Since October are S. African

BBC reports that of the 4,499 refugees admitted to the United States since October 2025, all but three have been South African. All 3 of the non-South-Africans hailed from Afghanistan.

New Mapping of Immigration Prisons

The Institute to End Mass Incarceration has a new resource developed in conjunction with their Exposing Prisons Project. The tool is an interactive map that includes prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities in the U.S. Filters allow you to explore specific facilities, including isolating ICE detention and contract facilities,

Call for Papers: Canary Islands Symposium 2026 Universidad de La LagunaTenerife, Canary Islands, SpainJune 12–13, 2026

Canary Islands Symposium 2026 Universidad de La LagunaTenerife, Canary Islands, SpainJune 12–13, 2026 Refugees & Migrants in Our Common Home is a global initiative organized by Villanova University’s Mother Cabrini Institute on Immigration in collaboration with Catholic, academic, and civil society partners worldwide. The initiative convenes academics, researchers,

Trump v. Barbara Symposium: Bearing the Sins of the Father…. by Ediberto Roman

The Trump v. Barbara symposium continues: Bearing the Sins of the Father…. by Ediberto Roman On his first day in office President Donald Trump attempted to end birthright citizenship by executive fiat with the “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship” executive order. With that act, we witness an

The Beat Goes on: Another Death in ICE Detention

More news from ICE: Criminal illegal alien from Vietnam passes away at Miami Correctional Center.

Immigration Article of the Day: Protection As Punishment: Victim Relief In The Crimmigration State by Erika Nyborg-Burch

Protection As Punishment: Victim Relief In The Crimmigration State by Erika Nyborg-Burch Abstract Over the past three decades, Congress has repeatedly promised noncitizen survivors of domestic violence, trafficking, and other serious harms a route from legal precarity to safety through victim-based immigration relief. Yet in today’s enforcement system, that

White House Press Release on Immigration Courts

The White House issued a press release today titled Era of Amnesty Is Over: President Trump Restores Rule of Law to Immigration Courts. Here's what it says: Since President Donald J. Trump returned to office, the United States has launched the most aggressive and successful immigration enforcement overhaul

Death In Trump's Immigrant Detention Centers

Excellent reporting from the San Francisco Chronicle by St. John Barned-Smith and Ko Lyn Cheang. The investigation looks at every death in ICE custody since President Trump took office. You can read it at this paywall free gift link, although you have to enter your email. The review found that

Trump Restrictions on Legal Immigration Could Sharply Reduce U.S. Population Growth

America's national conversation about immigration has centered recently on dramatic enforcement operations in communities across the country. But a parallel story is unfolding with less fanfare, one that may have a lasting impact on the country's demographic future and economic prospects. A new Migration Policy Institute

Symposium on Trump v. Barbara: Ilya Somin, Justice Barrett, Slavery, and Birthright Citizenship

This is the second contribution to our symposium on the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara. Ilya Somin of George Mason Antonin Scalia Law School originally published this in the Volokh Conspiracy. It is reprinted with permission. Justice Barrett, Slavery, and Birthright Citizenship Justice Barrett raised a crucial issue in

Immigration Article of the Day: Immigration Enforcement Intermediaries by Chinmayi Sharma & Sam Adler

Immigration Enforcement Intermediaries by Chinmayi Sharma & Sam Adler 52 BYU L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2027) Abstract Fingerprints, facial recognition scans, genetic data, social media content, benefits documentation and more fuel the federal government's new immigration enforcement engine. At its heart is Palantir's ImmigrationOS, a platform procured

Trump v. Barbara Symposium: Jack Chin on Lessons from the Oral Arguments

This is the first contribution in a symposium on the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the case that will decide the future of birthright citizenship. Jack Chin on lessons from the oral arguments: The argument in Trump v. Barbara was fascinating and revealing. Unsurprisingly, the justices seemed well-prepared, were