Michelle Mittelstadt

It’s a dodgy comparison for DHS to list *all* ICE arrests under Trump but just one category - at large arrests - under Biden

Even if they used the full 113,431 arrests during FY2024, the pace under Trump is more than twice the daily average last year

DHS Registration Could Spur Fear But Will Be Hard To Enforce - Law360 A U.S. Department of Homeland Security plan to require unauthorized immigrants who didn't enter with a visa to register with the federal government or face criminal prosecution will likely spur fear b...

Trump admin will require unauthorized immigrants to register

But @ckuck.bsky.social predicts "a very low compliance rate"

My colleague @mittelworld.bsky.social highlighted confusion & said people will be afraid of reporting themselves to the "agency responsible for carrying out removals"

Facts ahead

Policy Paradox: How Robust Host-Country Support for Ukrainian Refugees Can Foster Integration and Return European governments hosting Ukrainian refugees have an opportunity to craft policies that deepen local inclusion while also fortifying Ukrainians if they seek to return home. By prioritizing comprehe...

📢 What role does host-country support play in Ukrainian refugees’ decision whether to stay or to return to 🇺🇦 Ukraine?

New @MPI_Europe short read offers some answers, and they might surprise you

Find out more:

www.migrationpolicy.org/news/policy-...

The gravity of USAID's shuttering in #Colombia go well beyond gaps in the budget line.

Programs have been shut down in a way that could endanger communities and devastate U.S. access and credibility for many years. It also stands to destabilize #Colombia's delicate security🧵

Ahead of Trump negotiations, MX Pres. Scheinbaum reiterated today that MX & US are equals in bilateral relationship. Admin will ask US for a process similar to #CBPOne to allow migrants to travel orderly, legally.

Follow @migrationpolicy.bsky.social for more on US-MX collaboration in next days⬇️

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DHS has a statement out reinstating MPP, aka Remain in Mexico

Federal register notice expanding expedited removal is posted

"the intended effect of this notice is to apply expedited removal to the fullest extent authorized by statute"

www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...

Why I'm quitting the Washington Post Democracy can't function without a free press

I hope more journalists stand up for a free press like Ann Telnaes.

open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege Exclusive: Experts believe the alleged ‘shuttle support’ program used by Uline – a company owned by billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein – is likely illegal and exploitative of workers

NEW: “A company owned by two of Donald Trump’s top mega-donors has routinely brought dozens of its workers from Mexico to staff its warehouses in Wisconsin and other locations even though they do not appear to have permission to work in the US.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Population density map illustrates where people are concentrated in yellow against a green background, with no boundaries distinguishing relatively vacant land from the oceans.

Beautiful illustration of where people are (and are not) concentrated
by Alasdair Rae

“Nearly two-thirds of the undocumented population has lived in the United States for over a decade, and a third of those 15 and older reside with at least one U.S.-citizen child under 18, according to a Migration Policy Institute analysis”

👋Bluesky!

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