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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Impeachment: Over 160 Lawmakers Back Effort—Full List
Newsweek reports that at least 140 Democrats have co-sponsored a resolution to bring articles of impeachment against Secretary of Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. The resolution aims to impeach the Trump administration official for 1) "Obstruction of Congress," 2) "Violation of Public Trust," and 3)
Center for American Progress: Congress Must Rein in Trump’s Out-of-Control Department of Homeland Security
President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is out of control, endangering the lives of Americans. The Center for American Progress calls for the administration to pull federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents out of Minneapolis and fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to prevent
Roving Patrols Lead to HUGE Increase in "At Large" Arrests
The roving immigration enforcement patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, Charlotte, New Orleans, and other cities have had an impact. There has been a 600% increase in “at large” arrests, occurring within communities and at worksites, during the first nine months of Trump’s second term, according to a new
Man arrested after Congress Member Ilhan Omar attacked during town hall
Chaos continues in Minnesota as tensions are high about the two recent killings of U.S. citizens by U.S. government officers. As news outlets, including NBC News, reported, a man who confronted Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. at a Minneapolis town hall yesterday, and tried to spray her with a
U.S. Census Bureau: Population Growth Slows Due to Decline in Net International Migration
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that U.S. population growth slowed to 0.5% between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to the newly released Vintage 2025 population estimates. Learn More. The Associated Press reports on the new Census data. It states that President Donald Trump’s
Immigration Article of the Day: Weaponized Bureaucracy at the Criminal-Immigration Divide by Dorien Ediger-Seto
Weaponized Bureaucracy at the Criminal-Immigration Divide by Dorien Ediger-Seto Abstract Despite deportation being entrenched as a civil consequence rather than a punishment over 100 years ago, today’s immigration enforcement and deportation scheme relies heavily on state-level criminal arrests, convictions, and data sharing systems. And immigration-based crimes have accounted for
The Economic Cost of Exclusion: How Trump's Second-Term Immigration Policies Threaten California's Economy
I'm excited to share with y'all my latest publication: The Economic Cost of Exclusion: How Trump's Second-Term Immigration Policies Threaten California's Economy, Cal. W. Int'l L.J., Vol 56, 2026. This comes out of a symposium I participated in a
UC Davis Journal of International Law and Policy Symposium, Friday, February 20, 2026
Journal of International Law and Policy Symposium Please join the UC Davis School of Law's Journal of International Law and Policy for a scholarly discussion of human rights and global justice. Professor Roxanna Altholz, Director of the Human Rights Clinic at UC Berkeley School of Law, will deliver
The Conversation: Minnesota raises unprecedented constitutional issues in its lawsuit against Trump administration anti-immigrant deployment
Minnesota raises unprecedented constitutional issues in its lawsuit against Trump administration anti-immigrant deployment A federal judge heard arguments yesterday, as the state of Minnesota sought a temporary restraining order to stop the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operation in the state. The administration has sent 3,000 immigration agents to
George Washington and Georgetown Law Schools Will Allow ICE Access to Student Career Activities
Both Georgetown and George Washinton law schools have rejected student demands to bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from recruiting on campus. The students are not happy. Expect this kind of controversy to continue as ICE's conduct has been in the news.
Americans largely at odds with Trump admin on immigration, ICE tactics: Polls
ABC News reports that surveys fielded after Renee Good was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota on January 7 found most Americans viewed the event was an inappropriate use of force and most voters saying her killing was unjustified. "Polling through the first half