My friend Morgan Smith wrote this note about the Rio Grande in July 2024. Learn more about Morgan here , here and here .
J.A.M. v. USA "The Court holds that Oscar is entitled to a much lower, but still notable award of $175,000 because he was somewhat older at the time of the incident, was detained for about half...
Path2Papers, July 17, 2024 " What are the policy changes the Biden administration is implementing regarding temporary work visas? On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced a policy...
DOJ, July 18, 2024 "The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc. (Southwest Key), a Texas-based nonprofit that provides housing to unaccompanied children who are...
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters, July 18, 2024 "Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of...
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 prevents states from doing exactly what Abbott is proposing (responding to claimed invasions on their own) “without the consent of Congress.” By this logic, states could use their own determination that an "invasion" exists as a justification for usurping control of whichever federal policies they don't like. Whatever you think about current immigration policy, this is just a 21st-century re-packaging of nullification."