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I missed this immigration story from late last year. As Newsweek and many media outlets reported, Northern Exposure television series actress Elaine Miles (Marilyn Whirlwind on the series) said she was stopped and detained by U.S. immigration officers who allegedly said her tribal identification was “fake." Miles is
News agencies are reporting that two immigration enforcement protesters involved in a protest at a Minnesota church have been arrested. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong in a post on X. The protests occurred during Sunday service at Cities Church in St. Paul, where a
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says Federal immigration officers are claiming the authority to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp
Reforming the "Aggravated Felony" Category in U.S. Immigration Law: Toward Proportionality, Justice, and Due Process by Rajeev Meena Abstract The "aggravated felony" definition of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. S 1101(a)(43)) has evolved from the narrow definition
Introducing "care corner," where I attempt to share self-care tips. Mainly things I've picked up from my own therapist. And other sources along the way. Look, I don't know about you, but I'm plum worn out by the terrible immigration news day
The Justice Department has issued grand jury subpoenas to multiple government officials in Minnesota, including Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. The administration alleges that Minnesota officials conspired to impede federal immigration enforcement. NPR reports that Minnesota officials suggest that these actions are an intimidation tactic. Officials say
The Dog That Didn't Bark: Eligibility To Serve In Congress And The Original Understanding Of The Citizenship Clause by Amanda Frost and Emily Eason, Georgetown Law Journal Online, vol. 114 Abstract President Donald J. Trump's 2025 Executive Order restricting birthright citizenship has prompted new interest in
Here is a short film on Dreamers: "The Declaration of Independence established America as a haven for those seeking life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But for over half a million DACA recipients living in the United States today, those unalienable rights remain uncertain. Dreamer Deferred explores the
President Trump recently threatened to cut federal funding to so-called sanctuary cities. NPR explains how local governments interact with federal immigration enforcement, and what the White House can and can't require from them:. President Trump has made similar threats to cut funding before, but courts have sided against
Rock icon Bruce Springsteen has told fans of his views about the immigration operations of the Trump administrations. As has been widely reported, he recently "denounced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s `Gestapo tactics,' and dedicated a song to Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman who was killed
Peter Mancina has published a new book: On the Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State (NYU Press 2025). This book is the culmination of nearly 15 years of anthropological research on sanctuary cities in the US. Here is a summary from the publisher: In the United States,
The American Immigration Council has published a new report immigration detention in the United States. It features three powerful stories from people currently or recently held in ICE detention. As the report highlights, "deaths in ICE detention in 2025 were the highest ever for a non-COVID year. And for
Since President Trump's inauguration a year ago, immigration enforcement has been in the news. Recent operations and protests in Minneapolis are the latest and perhaps the most extreme operations after ones in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Charlotte, New Orleans, and elsewhere. Public opinion may be at
Happy King Day! Professor Jennifer Chacon has commentary on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and immigrant rights here. This commentary discusses how Dr. King might view the current treatment of immigrants by the Trump administration. Many people today are recognizing the holiday and Dr. King's legacy through a
Immigration operations continue in Los Angeles.
Y'all. I get my news from a wide variety of sources. WaPo. BBC. Nightly News. Truth Social (my motto: I follow so you don't have to). But sometimes, you just need The Onion, which, for the record, I read on paper in college since, you know,
The Associated Press reports that "a U.S. citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was dragged out of her car and detained by immigration officers, according to a statement released by the woman on Thursday, after a video of her arrest drew millions of views
Check out this post on Rural Migration News, which includes detailed information about international migration. The number of international migrants, defined by the United Nations as persons outside their country of birth for a year or more, doubled from 154 million in 1990 to 304 million in 2024. The migrant
Press release: "MINNEAPOLIS —The ACLU of Minnesota, American Civil Liberties Union, Covington & Burling LLP, Greene Espel PLLP, and Robins Kaplan LLP filed a class-action lawsuit today against the Trump administration on behalf of three community members — and a class of similarly situated people — whose constitutional rights were violated
Check out this post from the official White House socials: It's accompanied by this chart: Look, I haven't checked these numbers. I have no idea if they are even true. But, assuming they are, clearly we're running into the age-old discussion of correlation not
Winter in Minnesota is no joke.
Politico reports that a federal appeals court today handed the Trump administration a victory in its efforts to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that Khalil must pursue his case through the immigration
ProPublica found over 40 cases of agents using chokeholds and other moves that can block breathing. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen. https://www.instagram.com/p/DQUtnnViSSc/?hl=en
Yesterday, on Truth Social, the president wrote: I swear every sentence of that "truth" is wilder than the last. What's with his consistent (and, to be clear, erroneous) referencing of foreign mental institutions? What an odd fixation.
