DJT announced on Truth Social that Pam Bondi will be leaving her office. Deputy AG Todd Blanche will become the Acting AG. By Ryan M. Biller, U.S. Department of Justice - https://www.justice.gov/dag (URI), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=162763029 Todd
This week, the Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) released new data on GitHub that track people in detention and on "Alternatives to Detention" (ATD), as reported by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE). Vera created these datasets from more than 100 ICE reports that Vera has downloaded
According to the Center for American Progress, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has lowered recruitment, hiring, and training standards for U.S. immigration agents, prioritizing hiring over public safety and constitutional law. After passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which allocated $30 billion for U.
From Refugees International: We’re excited to share something new with you: Refugees International’s podcast, Forced from Home. In each episode, we’ll explore the causes and consequences of global displacement through conversations with frontline community leaders, humanitarian experts, and the decision-makers shaping how the world responds. Hosted by
For months, the Trump administration has sent immigration enforcement agents into American cities. Residents in cities experiencing a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity have reported feeling increasingly fearful. In these neighborhoods, community members are helping alleviate that feeling by walking children, whose parents are afraid to leave the
Liberty Lost: Establishing Constitutional Boundaries for Migrant Detention by Denise L. Gilman Abstract Immigration detention numbers in the United States have spiraled upwards out of control alongside dramatic increases in governmental authority to deprive migrants of liberty without justification. We must take a hard look at the behemoth that detention
I'm still reeling from the fact that DJT attended oral arguments before SCOTUS today. From PBS: "the justices gave no acknowledgment of his presence. Still, it was a previously unheard of flex of presidential power and prerogative." From NPR: "this is the first time Trump
The oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara are complete. I listened and found it closer than I might have thought. possible. Listen to SCOTUSBlog's Advisory Opinions to get several expert perspectives. Host Sarah Isgur is joined by SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe, David French, Amanda Tyler, and Akhil Amar.
Reuters reports that the 14th person died this year in ICE custody. Here is the ICE statement on the latest death: "Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico previously convicted of possession of a controlled substance and theft, passed away on March 25, 2026, at 9:29
Cartographies of Youth Resistance: Hip-Hop, Punk, and Urban Autonomy in Mexico by Maurice Rafael Magaña University of California Press blurb: In his exciting new book, based on a decade of ethnographic fieldwork, Maurice Magaña considers how urban and migrant youth in Oaxaca embrace subcultures from hip-hop to punk and adopt
Border Decriminalization as a State Project: Lessons from Marijuana and Assisted Suicide Legalization Across the United States by Victor Romero Abstract My prior work argued for the decriminalization of border crossings without proof of specific intent to violate another law (like drug trafficking), which is even less likely to happen
As Kevin has noted, SCOTUS will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara tomorrow. As you might expect, DJT has thoughts that he has taken to the internet to express in thoughtful, measured tones: