DOES DUE PROCESS OF THE LAW APPLY TO THE REMOVAL BY IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) OF NON-CITIZENS? Of course it does. What is due process? Due process requires just and fair treatment of everyone, regardless of background or immigration status, if their...
THE FOLLOWING IS A MESSAGE FROM AUSTIN JEWS AND PARTNERS FOR REFUGEES TO DONORS. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S CUTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY HELPED REFUGEES HAS CREATED A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. LINKS ARE INCLUDED FOR WAYS TO HELP WITH EITHER DONATIONS...
“Unconscionably irreconcilable” are two words lifted from the dissent of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor in Noem v. Vasquez (9/8/2025) where a Supreme Court majority approved of a racially based set of criteria in current use by immigration authorities...
For those who care about the rights of immigrants and the rule of law the sheer volume of bad news can be overwhelming. It’s hard to find a way to push back against the cruel policies being adopted by ICE under the Trump administration. But scrolling through Facebook...
In the post inauguration frenzy of the Trump Administration on January 26, 2025, ICE agents arrested at his home in Cedar Park, north of Austin, an 18 year old young man living with his parents who are legally in the U.S. and from Venezuela. ICE agents arrested...
For Transgender People Fleeing Violence, the U.S. Offers Little Promise of Safety by Megan Robinson* Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders targeting transgender and nonbinary people, as well as migrants. At the U.S.-Mexico border, transgender and...
