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I originally published this post in 2020 in the middle of the pandemic to highlight books that had come out very recently at the time. I was working…
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While Arizona's container wall is currently being taken down, this private border fence in Texas may be close to *falling* down.
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Please join me on January 25 for an in-depth panel discussion about the expansion of electronic monitoring of immigrants in the United States hosted by…
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The agreement between Arizona and the federal government to remove the container wall was signed just days after I visited the monstrosity for myself.
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An essential immigration resource is now available online–but needs your contributions to grow.
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I am back in the office this week for my first relatively traditional work week since November when I started a several-week research trip along the…
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December 2022

After months of decline, ICE's use of ankle monitors grew from less than 15,000 to nearly 60,000 in the past four months.
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November 2022

On the ground in San Diego for the first time in 20 years to understand the lifecycle of federal immigration data.
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Last night I wrote a thread on Twitter announcing that I would be pausing my engagement on Twitter until further notice. My rationale is straightforward…
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When Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, made the announcement earlier this year that he was going to buy Twitter, I was…
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October 2022

Elon Musk finally stepped into the role of Twitter CEO this week after months of delays, which Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway have been covering well…
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After years of making up a small percentage of Central American migrants in the US, the number of Nicaraguans in the US immigration system has grown…
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