A new ACLU lawsuit alleges that two Honduran siblings who fled gang violence have been unlawfully held in ORR custody for more than 300 days despite having an approved sponsor.
Since the Trump administration began, ICE has detained at least 500 babies and toddlers under age 3, holding an average of 25 on any given day—ten times the rate under the Biden administration.
Congress has approved roughly $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol—more than triple ICE’s last annual budget—with few restrictions on how or when the money can be spent.
The Trump administration is increasingly detaining and deporting longtime DACA recipients with no criminal records—often during routine USCIS interviews—while also stalling renewals in ways that push people out of lawful status.
A new Tennessee law, drafted with input from Trump advisor Stephen Miller, requires the state to report roughly 400 disabled and chronically ill children—who rely on a last-resort program for care like cancer and cystic fibrosis treatment—to ICE
The Supreme Court has ruled that Haitians and Syrians are not protected from deportation while their Temporary Protected Status litigation continues, clearing the way for hundreds of thousands of immigrants to be detained and removed.
The Trump administration has flagged over 500 unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. custody—those held at least six months with no relative or guardian in the country—for possible removal.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Tennessee from sharing the personal data of roughly 400 medically fragile immigrant children with federal immigration authorities, pausing a new state law that doctors say put vulnerable kids at risk.
The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies is seeking submissions for a proposed special issue focusing on how researchers and communities are adapting CBPR methodologies to prioritize safety, trust, and community expertise amid growing sociopolitical threats and surveillance concerns.
This article examines how the debate over child welfare system abolition or reform has overlooked the Office of Refugee Resettlement and the unaccompanied immigrant children it serves, calling for greater data access and participatory research to inform policy and practice.
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