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Hundreds of judges reject Trump’s mandatory detention policy, with no end in sight

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Hundreds of judges reject Trump’s mandatory detention policy, with no end in sight

Kyle Cheney, Politico (January 5, 2026)

Over 300 federal judges have rejected the Trump administration’s six-month effort to expand mandatory detention of nearly all immigrants in deportation proceedings, ordering release or bond hearings in more than 1,600 cases they deemed illegal or unconstitutional.

The Fear is Everywhere: U.S. High School Principals Report Widespread Effects of Immigration Enforcement

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The Fear is Everywhere: U.S. High School Principals Report Widespread Effects of Immigration Enforcement

John Rogers and Joseph Kahne, UCLA’s Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (December 2025)

This report, based on a national survey of 606 high school principals ,examines how intensified immigration enforcement during the early months of Trump’s second term affected U.S. schools.

Impacts of Immigration Policies on Families

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Impacts of Immigration Policies on Families

Leisy J. Abrego & Lucia León, Annual Review of Sociology (January 23, 2025)

This review examines how the complex U.S. immigration system affects immigrant families’ access to opportunity, health, education, and safety. It urges scholars to study impacts from the migration journey through settlement while centering ethics in research with families made vulnerable by immigration laws.

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