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How is the End of Haitian TPS Hurting Ohio and What Can Congress Do?: A Live Conversation with Rep. Greg Landsman
Join me this Wednesday, August 19 at 2:00 PM Eastern on Substack Live for a conversation with Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio about how ending TPS for…
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Press Conference: Wife of Active-Duty Army Staff Sergeant Released from ICE Custody, Speaks Out About Fear and Uncertainty
Maisa Lopes Eliaser is home after five weeks in immigration detention.
Aug 14
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Austin Kocher
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Danitza James
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Ashley DeAzevedo
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Press Conference Announcement: Wife of Active-Duty Army Staff Sergeant Released from ICE Custody
Maisa Lopes Eliaser is home after weeks in ICE custody. Join me tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern for a press conference with her, Staff Sgt. Alexis…
Aug 13
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Austin Kocher
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Danitza James
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New Tool Now Available: The ICE Detention Mortality Dashboard
A new interactive tool from Relevant Research tracks the growing number of deaths inside ICE's civil immigrant detention system, with links to source…
Aug 12
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This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (August 9, 2026)
Welcome to the weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers.
Aug 9
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Why Is ICE Deporting the Families of Active-Duty Military? Danitza James of Repatriate Our Patriots on What a New AP Investigation Found
ICE claims that they are going after “the worst of the worst” in order to protect public safety and national security—but that public message doesn’t…
Aug 6
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Austin Kocher
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Danitza James
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Edwin Lopez-Cornejo Is the 23rd Person to Die in ICE Custody in 2026
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died at Delaney Hall in Newark, six weeks into ICE custody. He is the 23rd person to die in ICE detention this year and the second…
Aug 4
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July 2026
This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (July 31, 2026)
ICYMI, the last numbers on: arrests at a record pace, asylum cases rerouted to judges, unaccompanied kids losing lawyers, more denaturalizations…
Jul 31
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Mega-Masters Explained: How Trump's Immigration Courts are Manufacturing Deportations
The Trump administration rolled out a new tactic to generate removal orders: piling well over 100 court cases on short notice into impossibly crowded…
Jul 30
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ICE Has Deported More Than 66,000 Family Members Under Trump Administration, Family Detention Is Back at Dilley and Karnes
New ICE data show more than 66,000 family-unit deportations since January 20, 2025, about one in ten removals, with an August spike above 20 percent, as…
Jul 29
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Inside the Black Box of Detained Immigration Courts: A Conversation with Prof Rebecca Galemba and the DU Courtwatch Team
Rebecca Galemba and her University of Denver students on observing and documenting detained immigration hearings at the Aurora ICE facility, and what…
Jul 29
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Over 600,000 People Booked Into ICE Detention Centers Since Start of Trump II Administration
65,000 people are currently in ICE detention, but the full impact is much larger and most detained people are deported. 1.75M people could be detained…
Jul 28
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