Is the public opinion tide turning on immigration. Kit Johnson blogged yesterday about a NBC News poll showed that the public has mixed views on immigration. Another poll from Fox News conducted before President Trump announced last week that he will nominate Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to replace Department of
March 8 was International Women's Day. Here is part of a statement from the International Organization for Migration on the day: "On International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026, under the theme “Rights, Justice, Action: For All Women and Girls,” the International Organization for Migration (IOM) stands in
It is likely that we will hear for years of stories about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "overreach" in the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign. Here is a story from the Minnesota Star Tribune: "Hours after an ICE agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan immigrant
The Hill reports that Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said yesterday that the Republican his party has “lost the debate” on immigration. “We’ve lost the debate over immigration and deportations. I believe that we should deport everyone that we can find that came across the borders during the Biden
A new, national, NBC Poll reveals mixed results when it comes to President Trump's immigration policies: While 53% of voters approve of Trump’s handling of border security, 54% disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration More than half of voters say they have negative views of ICE,
ICE has been buying up warehouses across the country. In this video, the American Immigration Council explains what you need to know about the agency’s new model for immigration detention. Watch: Why is ICE buying up warehouses?
Guest blogger: Sofia Trevisani, Migration Studies Graduate Student, University of San Francisco In 1998, a man from Bangladesh had a taste of how much discretion a judge has within the U.S. Immigration system. See Matter of A-S-, 21 I&N Dec. 1106 (BIA 1998). The man was part
Reuters reports that a reporter for alocal news outlet Nashville Noticias was arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Nashville without a warrant. "Nashville Noticias said on Thursday the journalist, Estefany Maria Rodriguez Flores, was taken to an ICE detention center and remained in custody. ICE did not
Although no longer in the news, immigration enforcement operations continue sporadically in the greater Los Angeles area. Fear lingers from the roving patrols that began in June 2025 and lasted for months. Salvador Hernandez for the Los Angeles Times reports that, worried that Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations is targeting
The UK is tackling some immigration issues in a decidedly Trumpian manner, as Al Jazeera reports. First, the UK will be suspending student visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan. It will also be suspending work visas for Afghans. These changes come from concerns about the number of
How The Iran Conflict May Fuel A New International Refugee Crisis By Andy J. Semotiuk The violence in Iran and other nations may have immigration consequences. This Forbes article looks at how the war in the Middle East may result in refugee flows.
Handbook on Home and Migration Elgar Handbooks in Migration Edited by Paolo Boccagni, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento, Italy Publisher's Abstract This dynamic handbook unpacks the entanglements between the two notions of home and migration, which illuminate the lived experiences of