The Supreme Court will hear arguments in December on the lawfulness of the Trump administration's removal of noncitizens to third countries, i.e., countries where they are not from. Here is a resource with much relevant information for analysis of the case. Carolyn Patty Blum, Clinical Professor of
FWD.us Statement on Impact of Severe, Escalating Delays in DACA Renewal Processing WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement on the continued delay of DACA renewals and the massive human and economic impact: “For more than a decade, nearly every DACA renewal was processed
Denial, Deterrence, and Disenchantment: Why Many Never Immigrate by Jacob Richard Thomas The publisher's pitch: "This book complements abundant research about immigrants by contributing novel data, knowledge, and theories about potential immigrants-those who might have immigrated but did not despite the benefits of migration to immigrants and
The Trump administration continues to rewrite immigration and refugee law. In Matter of B-S-A-N-, last week the Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that "(1) Immigration Judges should generally deny asylum applications filed by nationals of highly developed, democratic countries that broadly respect and protect human rights, except in extraordinary
‘Where were those men taken?’ by Jasmine Garsd, Immigration Correspondent A few weeks ago, a New Jersey source emailed me: ICE was using a warehouse in Roxbury to hold immigrant detainees. I'd been to Roxbury earlier this year, when the Department of Homeland Security bought warehouses nationwide to
From Honor to Contempt: The Diplomatic Baseline and the Proof of Animus After Mullin v. Doe by Hashim Mohamed Abstract In 1962, a President of the United States welcomed Somalia’s Prime Minister with full military honors and praised a separation of powers that resembled his own country’s. In
Cato Institute, a Libertarian think tank, has put a number on what I know we all understood: President Trump Cut Legal Immigrant Entries 2.7 Times More Than Illegal Entries. Check out this chart from author David J. Bier: The entire piece is really worth a read. Bier goes through
Latine Advocates in Immigration by Jocelyn Cazares Willingham, Abstract This Essay first arose out of heartbreak, fear, and a deep disillusionment in the law and U.S. society. The historical, Latine performances of 2026 revived and transformed it. They, and the wisdom of Latine scholars, carried vivid reminders of Latine’
From Immigrant Defenders Law Center press release: "Court Strikes Down Remain in Mexico Policy Riverside, CA (October 9, 2026) – On Wednesday, a federal court declared the Trump administration’s implementation of the Remain in Mexico policy unlawful and ordered that it be vacated and set aside. The Court found
Philip Marcelo, Jennifer Peltz and Anthony Izaguirre for the Associated Press reports thar "[a] federal immigration officer shot a Dominican man in the neck as he drove in a car with a 5-year-old boy [yesterday], officials said. The Department of Homeland Security said it was seeking to arrest the
Sanctuary and the Data State by Fatma Marouf & Huyen Pham, Columbia Law Review, Vol. 126, Forthcoming 2026 Abstract Historically, sanctuary policies focused on protected physical space and limits on police cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—rejecting detainer requests, restricting jail access, and declining formal collaboration agreements. But
Reuters reports (and here) that the Trump administration has frozen some lawful permanent resident filings by Microsoft (MSFT.O), Adobe(ADBE.O) and major IT outsourcers and opened probes into nine top universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Arizona State, and UC
From a press release from Human Rights Watch: US: Deportations to African Countries Not Their Own Denied Due Process; Some Returned to Danger in Home Countries * The United States has sent more than 500 people whom it cannot deport to their own countries, because of the danger they would face,
Recalibrating the Plenary Power Doctrine After Trump v. Hawaii, Thuraissigiam, and Loper Bright by Abdul Aziz Meslat Abstract This Article reexamines the constitutional foundations and contemporary operation of the plenary power doctrine in U.S. immigration law. For more than a century, the doctrine has afforded Congress and the Executive
The Georgetown Immigration Law Journal is seeking paper proposals for an in-person symposium to be held in Spring 2027, with publication of featured papers to follow in a symposium issue of the Journal’s 41st Volume. We invite scholars and practitioners to submit proposals for the Journal’s Spring 2027
CONFERENCE: Got Habeas? New Clinics, Theories, and Developments in Immigration Detention Litigation and Teaching, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Pacific | King Hall, Room 1001 | MCLE Credits Available | No Registration Fee | Livestreamed. Lunch provided to registrants. Register in advance. Program 10 – 11:30 a.m. Panel
California Republican candidate for Governor Steve Hilton claims to favor legal but not unlawful immigration. The Democratic candidate, Xavier Becerra, has a more moderate position on immigration. The differences came out in a recent debate. Some Republican candidates have criticized a recent Hilton campaign ad as wried and worse. Check
NPR reports that the FBI is reportedly facing serious staffing shortages in its counterintelligence squads as the Trump administration has focused resources on immigration.
The Trump administration stripped Medicaid coverage from hundreds of thousands of low-income immigrants across the United States last week as part of its $1 trillion cut to social services enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Medicaid coverage cuts are just the latest move by the federal government