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Supreme Court: It's Okay to Disappear People To Third Countries With No Due Process
Executive branch is given unfettered authority to defy the law.
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In Any Crisis, Always Look for the Helpers
Here is a spotlight on the Latin American Relief Fund, a nonprofit that helps migrants in Mexico.
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Re-Posting Jonathan Last: "Should We Hide Immigrants in Our Attics?"
It's not too early to start thinking in these terms. Maybe it's too late.
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Who Owns America? Musk and Trump Are Fighting Over the Deed
A Supreme Court justice handed the keys of our democracy to billionaires — and now they’re crashing it in public…
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Government Purposely Tricks Immigrants During Their Immigration Hearings
ICE lawyers offer to dismiss deportation cases. Then ICE agents arrest and detain the immigrant.
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Personal Report from the Border
The commonplace narrative about the border is completely backwards. It is Mexico that faces great danger thanks to its proximity to the United States.
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Deported for Leverage: How the U.S. May Be Trading Human Lives for Diplomatic Favors
DISAPPEARED: A Nation on Trial — Part Two. When the U.S. can’t deport you home, they strike a deal. With whoever’s willing. No ties, no safety, no…
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Want to Help Immigrants? Learn Some Spanish.
Obviously other language skills are also useful. But in the U.S., being able to speak Spanish can go a long way.
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Visiting the Delaney Hall Immigrant Detention Facility: Congressional Oversight is Now a Crime
Here is what I wrote more than 10 years ago about the conditions at the Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey.
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Careen's Blog: "First They Came for the Immigrants...."
Careen's Blog: "First They Came for the Immigrants...."
I am a recovered immigration lawyer and former law professor who writes about immigration, law, politics, democracy, culture, and current events that make me want to shout into the void.
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