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AI Comes to Immigration Court: A New EOIR Memo Raises More Questions Than Answers
EOIR Acting Director Sirce Owen says AI is "not prohibited" in immigration court, but the memo signals bigger changes ahead with Trump admin encouraging…
Aug 11
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Will the Real AI Please Stand Up?: Artificial Intelligence vs. Authentic Insight
AI can generate content, but human expertise offers something irreplaceable: authentic insight rooted in experience, judgment, and accountability…
Jul 30
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LIVE: Deep Dive into ICE's Electronic Monitoring Program
ICE's push to expand GPS ankle monitors for immigrants could cost taxpayers $500,000 per day. Here's the backstory and the data.
Jul 28
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Trump Administration Orders Massive Expansion of GPS Ankle Monitors for Immigrants
Ankle monitors could double taxpayer costs to $500,000 per day despite nearly 100% compliance for people in ICE's alternatives to detention program.
Jul 27
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Event Announcement: "Communicating in an AI-Powered World"
Join Syracuse University in Washington, D.C. on July 24, 2025, for a free, in-person event exploring the future of communication in an AI-powered world…
Jul 14
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Immigrant Detention by the Numbers: A Baseline for Evaluating ICE's Ramped-Up Enforcement Efforts
ICE latest detention data is the last look at numbers from the Biden administration and a baseline for the Trump administration. Plus: listen to my…
Jan 24
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Judge Won't Prevent Immigration Agency from Using CBP One (For Now)
A federal judge ruled yesterday that it cannot issue a preliminary injunction that would prevent Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from requiring…
Oct 14, 2023
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Will CBP One Survive Escalating Court Battles?
CBP's smartphone app, used mainly to manage asylum seekers, faces even stronger challenges in a new lawsuit. What if the agency had built a better app?
Jul 30, 2023
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CBP One Expands Number of Appointments, Turns App On Again at Laredo Port of Entry
The asylum app known as CBP One continues to evolve in real time and is becoming a normalized tool of border control.
Jul 1, 2023
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CBP One and Border Logistics: Field Notes from Lily Axelrod at AILA Conference + Meet Marisa Limon Garza from Las Americas
The annual conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is happening this week in Orlando, Florida, which means I’m glued to the…
Jun 23, 2023
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Glitches in the Digitization of Asylum
Read my latest academic article—not paywalled!—which examines the consequences of CBP One for asylum seekers at the southern border.
Jun 20, 2023
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CBP One Switched Off for Some Asylum Seekers in Northern Mexico After Reports of Migrant Extortion
Dive into the context and jumbled logics behind CBP's decision to end CBP One appointments at Laredo port of entry as part of my series on the growing…
Jun 14, 2023
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