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Border Security
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump Administration Immigration Photo Ops: PHOTO RELEASE: Secretary Kristi Noem Rides with Border Patrol Agents on the Southern Border
Secretary Noem and Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, TX. | View OriginalThis administration fully employs photo opportunities to showcase its work. We previously saw photos of flights of migrants to detention…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Handbook on Border Criminology
Handbook on Border Criminology (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024)Edited by Mary Bosworth, Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford, UK, Katja Franko, Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo,…
The Mobile Workforce
National Emergency at Southern Border Declared by President Trump
By Grace Shie, Morgan Bailey, Maximillian L. Del Rey, John Corgan
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the National Emergencies Act (NEA), citing a national crisis at the southern US border. National Emergency at Southern Border Declared by President Trump| Insights|…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: What Just Happened: Unpacking Exec Order on National Emergency at the Southern Border by Mark Neavitt
What Just Happened: Unpacking Exec Order on National Emergency at the Southern Border by Mark Neavitt, Emory Legal Studies Research PaperAbstractWith the stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump issued an…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Repelling an Invasion? Trump’s immigration orders are a blueprint for sweeping policy changes
This NPR story raised interesting points about how, by characterizing undocumented immigr4ation as an "invasion," President Trump has transformed the justification for immigration restrictions to ones of defending the nation…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Member of Congress Demands Explanation of Use of Military in Border Enforcement
President Trump's executive orders refer to deploying the military in his mass deportation campaign. We have seen some military airplanes used for deportation flights. But what precisely is the military…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump’s Assessment of His First 100 Hours: Immigration Highlights
Trump has released yet another announcement on his page of presidential actions--THE FIRST 100 HOURS: HISTORIC ACTION TO KICK OFF AMERICA’S GOLDEN AGE. Here are the immigration highlights (wonky indenting…
Immigration Blog
Detention Bill ‘Laken Riley Act’ Heads for President’s Signature
By William J. Manning, Forrest G. Read IV
The Laken Riley Act is the first bill that will come to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature as the 47th President. Passed with bipartisan support, the bill: Mandates the…
Inside Business Immigration
Trump Administration’s New Immigration Executive Orders and Some New State Supportive Measures
By Laura Foote Reiff ‡, Rebecca B. Schechter ‡
The second Trump administration has moved quickly to implement its campaign promises on immigration, issuing a series of executive orders aimed at tightening border security, curbing illegal immigration, and enhancing…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump’s Second Inaugural Address: Immigration Highlights
The New York Times has an transcript of Trump's second inaugural address. Here are the immigration bits:...We have a government that has given unlimited funding to the defense of foreign…