Photo courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsHillel Aron for Courthouse News reports on important news from the West Coast: “After a three-day bench trial, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, a Bill Clinton appointee and brother of former Supreme Court Justice Stephen
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Posse Comitatus — A Refresher
You might be looking at tonight’s news — that the Trump administration plans to tap military lawyers to serve as temporary IJ — and find yourself thinking… can they do that? I don’t think so. And here’s why:In 1878, Congress passed…
Breaking: Miltiary Lawyers to Serve as Temporary IJs
AP reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges. For the record, there are only around 600 full-time immigration judges. So this…
WaPo Covers TX ICE Expo
WaPo tagged along to a recent ICE hiring expo in Texas. The paper interviewed several prospects–from a kid willing to drop out of college to a retired police officer ready to jump back into the workforce. Apparently some 3,000…
PBS: Photojournalist documents arrests outside of immigration hearings
This PBS NewsHour report featuring a photojournalist documenting arrests outside of immigration court is pretty spectacular. It’s less than 5 minutes. A great addition for your class this semester.-KitJ
Judge blocks the deportation of Guatemalan children already waiting on the tarmac to be sent back
Judge blocks the deportation of Guatemalan children already waiting on the tarmac to be sent back
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsWith migrant children waiting on tarmacs to be sent to their native Guatemala, a federal judge Sunday temporarily blocked
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Happy Labor Day? 1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
News reports that, while the nation celebrates the Labor Day holiday, data shows that President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are reducing the nation’s labor force. “More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through…
Thousands attend Australia anti-immigration rallies
The BBC reports that thousands of Australians have turned out for anti-immigration rallies across the country that were condemned by the government.March for Australia rallies took place in Sydney, Melbourne and other major cities. “[S]everal clashes took place…
Ezra Klein Talks Immigration
The title of Ezra Klein’s latest podcast is deceptive — “Trump is Building His Own Paramilitary Force.” I mean, sure, he talks about the militarization of LA and DC, but the real focus is immigration. His guest for…
All-American Crime: Reflections on Welcome the Wretched by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
In April, I had the privilege of participating in the UA Little Rock Ben J. Altheimer Symposium focused on Welcome the Wretched by immprof César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández (the Ohio State): Immigration Law, Access to Justice, and Rethinking the ‘Criminal…