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Chinese Students and Scholars Faced Targeting Before Trump. Now It’s Escalating.
As the US and China jockey for dominance, anti-Chinese bigotry is driving visa denials for students and scholars.
New England Couple Detained “for Several Hours” at Border Despite Being Citizens
Border Patrol agents kept the couple in separate cells, and demanded to go through the husband’s emails.
Kilmar Abrego García Case Shows Constitutional Crisis Is Here
"Depriving due process is the domino that causes the rest of the legal system to fall,” one constitutional scholar said.
DOJ Tells Immigration Judges to Deny More Asylum Cases Without Holding Hearings
Critics decried the directive as another example of the Trump White House denying immigrants their due process rights.
Van Hollen Denied Visit With Abrego García as Republicans Take Selfies at Prison
One Republican posted a picture of himself posing with both thumbs up in front of a cell crammed with men.
Rubio Brags He’s “Championing Free Speech” as He Hand-Picks Protesters to Deport
The US is a “beacon of hope for millions of people around the world,” he said amid his sweeping deportation campaign.
Judge Says He May Find Trump Officials in Contempt of Court for Defying Orders
“The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders,” Judge James Boasberg said in his order.
Los Angeles Teachers’ Union Defends Students From Trump’s Anti-Migrant Crackdown
Some unions like United Teachers Los Angeles are including immigrants’ rights protections in their bargaining proposals.
DHS Tells 2 Massachusetts Immigration Lawyers, Both Citizens, to Self-Deport
The lawyers, both citizens, say the letters indicate DHS is “not being careful” and dismissing the right to due process.
ACLU of Indiana Sues DHS Over Revoking Students’ Visa Statuses
The lawsuit comes as hundreds of students across more than 100 campuses in the US have had their visas abruptly revoked.