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International Law Prof Blog
Biden to Drop Immigration Cases that Trump Brought to the U.S. Supreme Court
Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to remove two cases scheduled for argument during the February session from the argument calendar, citing policy changes that…
The Right Coast
Biden’s Biggest Decision | RealClearPolitics
Joe Biden s new administration faces a murderers row of hard decisions on everything from controlling the Southern border to dealing with Iran. But one choice dominates all of them:…
The Mobile Workforce
President Biden’s Day One Immigration Priorities
By Grace Shie, Timothy C. D'Arduini
On his first day in office, President Biden is taking a series of actions to realize his vision for US immigration policy. Fulfilling one of his major campaign promises, President Biden…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Remarks by President Trump at the 45th Mile of New Border Wall | Reynosa-McAllen, TX
President Trump visited the U.S./Mexico border in McAllen, Texas yesterday and gave remarks. Here are the remarks in full.The President reviewed some of his immigration achievements, including extension of the…
The Faculty Lounge
It’s good to be back….Can President Biden End Indelible Debates Over Immigration?
President-elect Biden promised to roll back the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies, but shortly thereafter he backtracked over asylum rates in order to avoid winding up with “2 million people…
Capital Thinking
US Executive Branch Update – January 12, 2021
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* *The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS)…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Border wall construction presses full steam ahead in final days of Trump administration
Photo courtesy of Kit JohnsonCNN reports that construction continues on President Trump's U.S./Mexico border wall:"At a secluded spot in southeast Arizona, the San Pedro River flows north from Mexico and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Provisions in the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act
Today, the House released the text of the pending 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act. It's a beast: 3126 pages long. Here are the references to immigration: p. 150: EOIR $ including…
ImmigrationProf Blog
US Southwest Border Oct. 2020: The Surge Continues
Steve Kopits for the Princeton Policy Advisors reports that, for the month of October, US Customs and Border Protection reported 66,337 apprehensions at the US unsecured southwest border. This is…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Humanitarian Immigration Policy Is the Backbone of a Progressive Democracy—Let US Bring It About
Guest blogger: Vincent Goble, law student, University of San FranciscoThe evolution of immigration policy in the United States leaves much to celebrate and much to abhor. The U.S. no longer…