Politico reports that Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s selection to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, stressed yesterday to the Senate Homeland Security Committee that he will be a different type of leader of the department. "Amid a flurry of pointed questions and critiques of his
News from the BBC. The Trump administration is deporting a significant number of parents without asking them if they have children or allowing them to decide whether to bring their children with them, in apparent violation of its own policies, a report has found. In interviews with dozens of parents
Law Enforcement Gang Designations by Sharon Brett, 113 Va. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2027) Abstract This Article explores a widely used and highly scrutinized tool of contemporary American policing: the gang designation. President Trump's early 2025 immigration enforcement efforts brought heightened attention to how the federal government relies on
A group of Democratic lawmakers, led by California Assemblymember Mia Bonta, has rolled out a bill that they hope will ensure legal representation for every California resident facing deportation. If passed, the measure would make California the second state to commit to providing counsel (subject to funding) for everyone in
The stories just keep coming and coming. Here are a few that have darkened my day – and it still is morning here. From Southern California to Minneapolis, fatal encounters show impunity of immigration officials, advocates say Abused and neglected youths granted immigration protections are being detained and deported Trump'
Minnesota residents sue the Trump administration for racial profiling, stops without suspicion, and warrantless arrests. Here is the ACLU press release. Citizens described unlawful and violent interactions with ICE in which they felt like they had “no rights” in court testimonies as part of a recent class action lawsuit. The
First Amendment Coverage in the Immigration Context by Caleb Yong Abstract The Trump administration has announced and carried out a campaign of ideological deportation and exclusion. It has screened applications for admission to the country, and sought the deportation of noncitizens living in the United States, based on the affected
St. Patrick's Day is a day to celebrate the nation's immigrant roots. Rob Curran writes that, "[a]s The Dallas Morning News' only Irish columnist and only immigrant columnist, I'm appealing to anyone who has ever raised a green beer or donned
WaPo today has a sad but illuminating story about one noncitizen detained for days because of a rookie agent’s paperwork error: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/17/ice-agent-paperwork-error-detention/. The problems came to light when the noncitizen filed a habeas case.
CBS News reports that controversial Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is retiring from federal service at the end of this month, after being relieved of a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major U.S. cities. After serving as the chief patrol agent of the El Centro sector along the
This press release is from yesterday: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.-14), Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.-44), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18), Kevin Mullin (D-Calif.-15), and Lateefah
CNN reports that Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman detained by immigration authorities for over a year after she was arrested at a protest at Columbia University, has been released from custody. The Department of Homeland Security says was detained for overstaying her student visa. She "appears to be the