This is truly disturbing in light of recent events.

Cecilia directed immigrant rights giving among philanthropy for over a decade. She ran Obama's immigration policy/political strategy for a full eight years, and she was the lead on Biden's domestic policy transition team. But, sure, anti-deportation activists are to blame for how we got here. Right.

Opinion | ‘We Have a Border for a Reason’

This retelling of recent history by Cecilia Muñoz is at best wrong and at worst dishonest, but what stood out is not what she says but rather what she doesn't say: no critical self-reflection, no mistakes, no self accountability. Just deflective, blame-shifting.... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...

There is far more wrong with the Noem v Perdomo shadow docket order than one can say in a single post. But one particularly hypocritical and disingenuous piece is Justice Kavanaugh's citations Biden v Tx (twice), and US v Tx. The Supreme Court DECLINED TO STAY the lower court orders in both cases.

Father ripped from family as agents target immigration courts, arresting people after cases dismissed The Department of Homeland Security is asking to dismiss its own deportation cases, after which agents arrest immigrants as they leave the courtroom and pursue expedited removals, which require no hea...

DHS is carrying out immigration courthouse arrests targeting individuals who are trying to play by the rules. CILP's Talia Inlender spoke to the @latimes.com about how this is an effort to stir fear and strip away due process. #dueprocess www.latimes.com/california/s...

Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/w... Does anyone else find it strange that no one commenting on this mentions racism?

Deportation to CECOT: Punishment Without Charge or Trial Sending migrants to El Salvador’s CECOT prison raises grave constitutional concerns under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments.

Check out my post re a new argument we made in our habeas petition in SD Tx challenging the government's use of the Alien Enemies Act. To state the obvious: sending people to CECOT is punishment! That requires convxn by jury trial. @justsecurity.org www.justsecurity.org/110679/depor...

Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Venezuela | USCIS

I waited to post until DHS actually complied (which is a sign of how bad things have gotten), but now they have. TPS for Venezuela is in fact back in place!! Through October 2026 or until further order of a court. Govt has appealed; we are in stay briefing. www.uscis.gov/humanitarian...

This from my co-counsel Jaime Diez in El Valle Tx. He went to confirm our client was still here (he is). We (also Jennifer Babaie, Paige Austin, Javier Maldonado) got a TRO in this and another case to stop imminent unlawful “deportations.” But lots of other people being expelled. @justsecurity.org

Trump's Immigration Agenda: A Closer Look An in-depth analysis of Donald Trump's immigration plan and potential impacts and repercussions of a second Trump administration.

In case it soon becomes relevant... here is my post from last summer analyzing several of Trump's immigration proposals, including the proposal to invoke the Alien Enemy Act. TPS analysis also holding up so far... www.justsecurity.org/97146/trumps... @justsecurity.org

There are almost no cases about this provision, but the few imm court cases suggest the IJ would treat the Secretary's determination as almost immune from review. That makes it very very hard to challenge in immigration court, but strengthens the constitutional args against the statute itself.

It has never been applied to cases involving people already admitted to the United States, so applying it here would involve a fairly radical change to the constitutional law in this area.

Explainer on First Amendment and Due Process Issues in Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Student Activist(s) "Khalil’s case involves an assertion of government power over lawful permanent residents far beyond what we have seen in decades, if ever."

Explainer on First Amendment and Other Legal Issues in Deportation of Palestinian Student Activist(s)

By @ahilantoolong.bsky.social and @adambcox.bsky.social

www.justsecurity.org/109012/legal...

Explainer on First Amendment and Due Process Issues in Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Student Activist(s) "Khalil’s case involves an assertion of government power over lawful permanent residents far beyond what we have seen in decades, if ever."

An important piece by two leading experts.

Explainer on First Amendment and Due Process Issues in Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Student Activist(s)

By Ahilan Arulanantham (@ahilantoolong.bsky.social) and Adam Cox (@adambcox.bsky.social)

Can Sec. Rubio "revoke" green cards? No, he can't. Though from there it does get somewhat trickier...  @adamcox.bsky.social and I analyze some of the legal issues in the Khalil case.

Yes exactly. Why haven’t I heard anyone say this in the press yet? You can’t remove people before they have a removal order. Also can’t remove them to Cuba without Cuba’s consent. This is not complicated.

But there are cases that construe that particular regulation to say that it codifies a probable cause requirement. People cannot be arrested by immigration agents on less than probable cause.

Actually courts read "reason to believe" to mean probable cause. Sorry I can't give you a cite rn... It's implicit in the constitutional rule from Brignoni Ponce, which says "detention or search must be based on consent or probable cause," except for brief inquiries during car stops (like Terry).

Check out my piece @justsecurity.org about yesterday's DOJ memo threatening to prosecute state officials for following sanctuary policies. TLDR: the Trump admin can't do that!! It's not a crime to follow sanctuary policies, and more generally not a crime to simply ignore ICE's demands for help.

This lawsuit is about the June 2024 asylum restriction that Biden put into effect, which was justified in part by the existence of alternate legal pathways like CBP One. Eliminating that pathway now makes this regulation less defensible. Trump will aim to replace it, exact method still unclear.

Birthright Citizenship Complaint Page 1

Birthright Citizenship Complaint Page 2

Birthright Citizenship Complaint Page 3

The just-filed complaint challenging Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship.

Filed in the D.N.H. by the national ACLU, ACLU-NH, ACLU-MA, ACLU-ME, NAACP LDF, State Democracy Defenders Fund, and the Asian Law Caucus.
www.aclu-nh.org/en/press-rel...

Challenging Trump’s Deportation Orders: Ahilan Arulanantham
@ahilantoolong.bsky.social explains the legal strategies to be deployed by sanctuary states and cities – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4gNSNhC

Stephen Miller claimed in a letter that 249 elected officials could face legal consequences for protecting immigrants with sanctuary laws; but "the legal argument in that letter is borderline frivolous"– @ahilantoolong.bsky.social on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4gNSNhC

Immigration activists say CA law is good, but there are better laws protecting undocumented residents, especially in OR, and in IL. What do those states do that CA doesn’t? Ahilan Arulanantham @ahilantoolong.bsky.social explains on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4gNSNhC

Defending the Undocumented: "Crime happens for a variety of reasons... but the idea that you can make people safer by deporting the “bad apples” – it turns out not to be true" – Ahilan Arulanantham @ahilantoolong.bsky.social on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4gNSNhC

Questions for Senators (and Journalists) to Ask Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem We asked experts what members of the committee should focus on in Noem’s confirmation hearing before the Senate.

For my first bluesky post... Check out these potential confirmation hearing questions to ask AG nominee Noem, from me and others: www.justsecurity.org/106479/quest... @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social @justsecurity.org @haleaziz.bsky.social @daralind.bsky.social