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The Nondelegation Case Against Trump's Massive New Travel Ban

Trump v. Hawaii may block a challenge based on unconstitutional discrimination. But it does not preclude a nondelegation case. Other recent developments may actually bolster that approach.

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Mass deportations from Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill could quietly cost U.S. over $1.4 trillion

White House has been fending off attacks from Elon Musk that bill adds too much to deficit

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Report: 50 Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Entered the U.S. Legally, Contrary to White House Claims

"It's not just one or two administrative errors," says the Cato Institute's David Bier.

Reason

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Most Migrants Deported to Imprisonment in El Salvador Under the Alien Enemies Act Had no Criminal Record and Many had Entered the US Legally

A new Cato Institute study by David Bier presents the most extensive available evidence on these points.

Reason

Bigotry, Hypocrisy, and Trump's Admission of Afrikaners as Refugees

The Administration isn't wrong to admit white South African migrants. But it is wrong to exclude all other refugees, including many fleeing far worse discrimination and oppression.

Reason

Homegrowns Are Next

Plus: Luigi trial, Polis sucking, tariff polling, and more...

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Did US courts back Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s El Salvador deportation?

Trump, Bukele reject ruling to return the Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported by the US.

Al Jazeera

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My US News and World Report Article on Trump's Dictatorial Immigration Power Grabs

The article is coauthored with Cato Institute scholar David Bier.

Reason

Mayors defend sanctuary policies amid Trump deportation push - Roll Call

Four mayors defended the sanctuary policies of their cities at a House hearing Wednesday amid a Trump administration deportation push.

Roll Call

Trump Will Create 520,000 More Illegal Immigrants by Undoing Haitians' Protected Status

The move effectively retcons J.D. Vance's claim that legal Haitian immigrants were actually here illegally.

Reason

Trump's Cruel Assault on Legal Immigration

The new administration is seeking to gut much of the legal immigration system, which will do great harm to immigrants and natives alike.

Reason

Here's How Many Migrants Have Been Detained and Deported After Trump's First Two Weeks in Office

There have been enforcement operations in 19 regions, including in states such as Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and New York.

Latin Times

Trump immigration enforcement push comes with military flourish - Roll Call

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement plans featured a highly visible role for the military and federal agents in tactical gear.

Roll Call

Biden Didn't Cause the Border Crisis by Being too Lax on Enforcement

David Bier has an excellent analysis on this point.

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Address Border Chaos by Making Legal Migration Easier

Cato Institute immigration analyst Alex Nowrasteh has an excellent piece on this subject.

Reason

Dispatch Symposium on Immigration and the Election

The Dispatch asked four immigration policy specialists (including myself) to write pieces on the pros and cons of the presidential candidates' immigration policies.

Reason

Why the Biden Administration Was Wrong to Suspend the CNVH Immigration Parole Program for Migrants From Four Latin American Nations

The program allows Americans to sponsor migrants Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti. The Administration suspended it based on extremely dubious concerns about fraud.

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Biden's New Asylum Policy is Both Harmful and Illegal

It is also questionable whether it will achieve its political goals.

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The 100th Anniversary of One of America's Worst Laws—the 1924 Immigration Act

This is the law that made most immigration presumptively illegal, with terrible effects that continue even today.

Reason

How Biden Can Alleviate Pressure on the Border by Making Legal Migration Easier

Cato Institute immigration policy expert David Bier explains how it can be done, in a NY Times op ed.

Reason

Impending Impeachment

Plus: a shaky bipartisan border deal, the looming Taylor Swift PSYOP, and the disappearance of the D.C. area's greatest landmark...

Reason

My New USA Today Article on How Biden Can Ease Border Problems by More Fully Implementing His Own Plans to Make Legal Immigration Easier

The article is coauthored with David Bier of the Cato Institute.

Reason

Why Legal Immigration is Almost Impossible for the Vast Majority of those Who Want it

Cato Institute immigration policy expert David Bier outlines how the US immigration system bars the vast majority of potential migrants, much like Prohibition banned almost all uses of alcohol.

Reason

Raising Fees Won't Fix the Visa Process

The problem is the immigration process itself, not a lack of funding.

Reason

Assessing Biden's New Immigration Policies

Analysts differ on whether their net impact is more pro-immigration or more restrictionist. On balance, I think the former is closer to the truth. But there is some uncertainty here.

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