(Im)migration Movements & the Law

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U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly seen far from the border as Trump ramps up deportation arrests
U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly seen far from the border as Trump ramps up deportation arrests
Immigration arrests seen on video are showing an emerging trend: More Border Patrol agents are doing their jobs far from the borders with Mexico or Canada.
·azcapitoltimes.com·
U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly seen far from the border as Trump ramps up deportation arrests
After promising to deport criminals, Trump targets asylum seekers instead
After promising to deport criminals, Trump targets asylum seekers instead
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to carry out the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, focused on deporting people with criminal records. But now, immigration officials are also going after people seeking asylum, a legal process intended to protect those fleeing persecution.
·kjzz.org·
After promising to deport criminals, Trump targets asylum seekers instead
Supreme Court pauses district court order preventing immigrants from being deported to third-party countries
Supreme Court pauses district court order preventing immigrants from being deported to third-party countries
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration, at least for now, to move forward with deporting immigrants to countries not specifically identified in their removal orders. In a […]
·scotusblog.com·
Supreme Court pauses district court order preventing immigrants from being deported to third-party countries
The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
·wired.com·
The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
New ICE Strategy at Courthouses - Bloomberg Law - Omny.fm
New ICE Strategy at Courthouses - Bloomberg Law - Omny.fm
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest immigration issues including the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to the Supreme Court. Alex Wolf, Bloomberg Law correspondent, discusses the path ahead for J&J after the failure of its third bankuptcy attempt. June Grasso hosts.
·omny.fm·
New ICE Strategy at Courthouses - Bloomberg Law - Omny.fm
Supreme Court blocks Trump from restarting Alien Enemies Act deportations | CNN Politics
Supreme Court blocks Trump from restarting Alien Enemies Act deportations | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump from moving forward with deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act for a group of immigrants in northern Texas, siding with Venezuelans who feared they were poised for imminent removal under the sweeping wartime authority.
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·edition.cnn.com·
Supreme Court blocks Trump from restarting Alien Enemies Act deportations | CNN Politics
The question of sanctuary jurisdictions returns to the courts
The question of sanctuary jurisdictions returns to the courts
President Donald Trump’s latest executive order about “sanctuary jurisdictions” has begun a second round of legal battles over the constitutionality of federal government sanctions against state and local governments.
·constitutioncenter.org·
The question of sanctuary jurisdictions returns to the courts
Federal judge rules against Trump administration in Alien Enemies Act case
Federal judge rules against Trump administration in Alien Enemies Act case
On May 2, a federal judge in Texas determined that the Trump administration is improperly relying on a founding-era law in order to deport Venezuelan nationals living in the United States suspected of gang-related activities.
·constitutioncenter.org·
Federal judge rules against Trump administration in Alien Enemies Act case
ICE Plans Central Database of Health, Labor, Housing Agency Data to Find Targets
ICE Plans Central Database of Health, Labor, Housing Agency Data to Find Targets
A document viewed by 404 Media describes ICE's plans to incorporate data from the Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) into a tool called ATrac.
·404media.co·
ICE Plans Central Database of Health, Labor, Housing Agency Data to Find Targets
Arizona latest state to consider bounties to aid Trump deportations
Arizona latest state to consider bounties to aid Trump deportations
Arizona's legislature is set to vote on legislation to pay police $2,500 for every illegal immigrant they help deport, marking it the latest U.S. state to consider bounties to support President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies.
·reuters.com·
Arizona latest state to consider bounties to aid Trump deportations
4 things to know about the Alien Enemies Act and Trump's efforts to use it
4 things to know about the Alien Enemies Act and Trump's efforts to use it
President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.
·npr.org·
4 things to know about the Alien Enemies Act and Trump's efforts to use it
Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘The Consequences’ by Manuel Muñoz
Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘The Consequences’ by Manuel Muñoz
Broken into ten short stories, “The Consequences” takes place in California’s Central Valley in the 1980s. The frank stories depict Mexican and Mexican American laborers, their families, their enemies, and their communities. La Migra hangs like a spirit over each story -- sometimes seen, but always felt. “The Consequences” succeeds in bringing humanity back to a group of people that have been relegated to a “mass” – mass deportations, mass raids, mass arrests, mass round-ups – by the United States government. “It may not seem political,” says Muñoz, “But the very act of confronting one human being and understanding their situation? Absolutely.”
·msnbc.com·
Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘The Consequences’ by Manuel Muñoz
What Mexican firefighters tell us about U.S.-Mexico relations | Analysis - Click pic for more:
What Mexican firefighters tell us about U.S.-Mexico relations | Analysis - Click pic for more:
U.S. and Mexican officials have spent decades building trust and confidence, and the presence of Mexican firefighters in Los Angeles is the product of the often invisible diplomatic and technical cooperation that breaks down historical barriers and overcomes bureaucratic hurdles.
·tucsonsentinel.com·
What Mexican firefighters tell us about U.S.-Mexico relations | Analysis - Click pic for more: