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Daniel M. Kowalski
16 hours ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
America’s Misunderstood Border Crisis, in 8 Charts
Nicole Narea, Vox, May 12, 2024 "For all the attention on the border, the root causes of migration and the most promising solutions to the US’s broken immigration system are often overlooked."
Daniel M. Kowalski
13 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: Courts Could Block Trump's Border Plans
Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, Apr. 30, 2024 "Former President Donald Trump says he will compel local police to enforce federal immigration law if he’s reelected, which would put him in direct conflict with California laws passed...
Daniel M. Kowalski
13 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
“We Couldn’t Wait” - Digital Metering at the US-Mexico Border
HRW, May 1, 2024 "The administrations of US President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are forcing thousands of people seeking asylum in the US to wait for months in Mexico, exposing them to danger, Human...
Daniel M. Kowalski
15 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
The Case for Open Borders: A Podcast with John Washington
Melissa del Bosque, The Border Chronicle, Apr. 30, 2024 "A defining issue of this century will be people on the move and where they settle. Wealthier countries like the U.S. are responding by walling themselves off from the rest of the world and...
Daniel M. Kowalski
19 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Title 42 Postmortem: U.S. Pandemic-Era Expulsions Policy Did Not Shut Down the Border
Muzaffar Chishti, Kathleen Bush-Joseph, and Julian Montalvo, MPI, Apr. 25, 2024 "This article provides an overview of the scale, impact, and effectiveness of Title 42, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the order’s lifting in May 2023....
Daniel M. Kowalski
20 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Groups Release Border Management Proposal
National Immigration Forum, Apr. 24, 2024 "Today, center-right advocacy organizations hosted a press conference unveiling a border framework that prioritizes security, order and humanity at the southern border. A recording of the call is available...
Daniel M. Kowalski
21 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
The Borderlander (Video)
Chronicle of Higher Education "One woman’s journey between two countries in pursuit of an education and a brighter future Every weekday for the past 10 years, Viviana Mitre has driven back and forth from her home in Juárez, Mexico...
Daniel M. Kowalski
29 days ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Can President Biden Really Shut Down Asylum at the Border? A Q&A with Immigration Expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Melissa del Bosque, The Border Chronicle, Apr. 16, 2024 "Spoiler alert: No, he can't. But he'll probably issue an executive order anyway. The Border Chronicle spoke with immigration expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director at the...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
A New Report Shows Skyrocketing Deaths in El Paso, New Mexico Border Region
Melissa del Bosque, The Border Chronicle, Apr. 9, 2024 "As safe corridors for migration disappear, more people risk their lives crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. And more people die. A new report by the nonprofit No More Deaths , along with a searchable...
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
The Future of Border Patrol: AI Is Always Watching
Monique O. Madan, The Markup, Mar. 22, 2024 "Human rights advocates warn of algorithmic bias, legal violations, and other dire consequences of relying on AI to monitor the border."
Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
A View from the Border: Exploring Challenges & Solutions for Immigration Policy with Advocates
CILP, Mar. 13, 2024 "Please join the Center for Immigration Law and Policy (CILP) at UCLA School of Law for a conversation about challenges at the border and real solutions grounded in welcoming new migration. This program will feature CILP Faculty...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: President Cannot "Just Shut the Border"
Megan Loe, Verify, Mar. 6, 2024 "THE QUESTION: Can a president completely shut down the border with an executive order? ... THE ANSWER: No, a president cannot completely shut down the border with an executive order. A full border closure would...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: Biden's Immigration Powers Are Limited
Eric Cortellessa, Time Magazine, Feb. 29, 2024 "Legal experts say that Biden can’t unilaterally override immigration law without legislation. The current federal statute requires the U.S. government to grant asylum to persons who have been...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Court Enjoins Texas SB 4: US v. Texas
ACLU, Feb. 29, 2024 "The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas today granted a motion for preliminary injunction to block Texas Senate Bill 4 (88-4), which would permit local and state law enforcement to arrest, detain...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Standoff at Eagle Pass: A High-Stakes U.S. Border Enforcement Showdown Comes to a Small Texas Park
Muzaffar Chishti, Julia Gelatt, MPI, Feb. 28, 2024 "This article reviews the recent escalation in federal-state tensions over immigration enforcement and the dispute around Shelby Park."
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: Biden's Immigration Powers Broad, But Not Unlimited
Priscilla Alvarez, MJ Lee, CNN, Feb. 21, 2024 "The White House is considering executive action to restrict migrants’ ability to seek asylum at the US-Mexico border if they crossed illegally – a maneuver reminiscent of controversial...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Texas Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton Sues El Paso Charity Over...What?
William Melhado, Texas Tribune, Feb. 20, 2024 "A Catholic nonprofit that operates several shelters in El Paso sued the Office of the Attorney General earlier this month to delay the release of records after the state agency demanded the immediate...
Daniel M. Kowalski
2 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
The Migrant "Crisis" Is About Work Permits And Planning
Jerusalem Demsas, The Atlantic, Feb. 19, 2024 [free gift link!] "Sometimes the best way to understand why something is going wrong is to look at what’s going right. The asylum seekers from the border aren’t the only outsiders in town...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: "Closing" the Border Would Violate Asylum Law
Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact, Feb. 2, 2024 "President Joe Biden says he has done everything under his authority to try to reduce illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border, and that he’ll be able to do more once Congress passes a...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Prof. Stephen I. Vladeck on the Border, the Constitution, and Gov. Abbott
Essential reading for con law and border buffs: 1. Federalism at the Border : "...My goal in this post is to provide a bit of a broader overview of what the Supreme Court has said about the relative roles and responsibilities of state and federal...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Migration at the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Challenge Decades in the Making: MPI Report
Alan D. Bersin, Nate Bruggeman and Ben Rohrbaugh, MPI, Jan. 2024 "U.S.-Mexico border security has been a central policy matter and divisive political issue in the United States for decades. The U.S. border control enterprise has faced two distinctly...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Shelby Park Showdown Update (Jan. 25, 2024)
On Jan. 23, 2024 DHS sent this letter to TX A.G. Paxton. On Jan. 24, 2024 TX Gov. Abbott replied here . Federal courts expert Prof. Steve Vladeck posted this on Twitter (a.k.a. "X"): "Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Supreme Court (5-4) Says OK for DHS to Cut TX Razor Wire at Border
DHS v. Texas, Jan. 22, 2024 "The application to vacate injunction presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted. The December 19, 2023 order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, case No. 23-50869...
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Shelby Park Standoff Update (Jan. 18, 2024)
On Jan. 15, 2024 the U.S. Solicitor General filed this pleading at the Supreme Court. On Jan. 17, 2024 Texas A.G. Paxton replied, here and here .
Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
CA5 Grants En Banc Review, Vacates USA v. Abbott (Border Buoy Injunction)
USA v. Abbott "IT IS ORDERED that this cause shall be reheard by the court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify a briefing schedule for the filing of supplemental briefs. Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule...
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