News from the San Francisco Bay Area. An attorney for Centro Legal de la Raza, said his client and her sons (ages 5 and 7) were arrested and detained earlier this week when they appeared at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Francisco. For two days,
Immigration Law Professor Jayanth Krishnan has been named the recipient of the John W. Ryan Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Programs and Studies, an honor recognizing outstanding leadership in advancing Indiana University’s global mission. The Award honors faculty and administrators who have made exceptional contributions to international education,
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As Kit Johnson blogged earlier today, Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) is will be the Department of Homeland Security Secretary as of March 31. A member of the Cherokee Nation, Mullin will be the only member of President Trump's cabinet without a bachelor's degree. As President Trump
As Kevin noted earlier, there were rumblings that Noem might be losing her DHS position. It's now official. Sen. Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma is in. The official takeover date is March 31. Mullin will be the only member of President Trump's cabinet who does not have
It turns out that Renée Good and Alex Pretti are not the only U.S. citizens who have died at the hands of immigration authorities during the second Trump administration. As WaPo reports, Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was shot and killed by an HSI agent assigned to immigration enforcement. The
My Instagram has been filled with reels of snippets of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testimony before Congress. The harsh questioning of her leadership has been bipartisan. NBC News reports that President Donald Trump has grown frustrated with Secretary Noem and has begun to consider possible replacements, lawmakers
Paris, France Study Abroad Program: May 18-24, 2026 Application DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 15. For 40 years, the University of Iowa College of Law operated an intellectually stimulating and culturally rewarding international and comparative law summer study abroad program in France. 2026 represents a new phase in our history. The
I'm working on an essay about international students and, in the course of my research, arrived at the official ICE page for SEVP. I'm busy puttering around when a banner at the top of the page finally catches my eye: "If you are aware of
At the 2026 Association of American Law Schools annual meeting, the International Law and Human Rights Sections hosted a program on Deportation, Due Process, and Human Dignity. Several activists on the ground discussed the responses to the Trump administration. Participants: Moderator: Raquel E. Aldana, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of
Kelsey Dallas for SCOTUSBlog writes on the Supreme Court's unanimous decision yesterday in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi. In an opinion by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Court held that the courts of appeals must use a deferential standard of review when reviewing the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) determination
Greg Bovino, the former Border Patrol commander-at-large, is now under criminal investigation for throwing gas canisters at protesters during Operation Metro Surge. See Mother Jones, The Hill