Some states are trying to challenge a long-held precedent that undocumented children are allowed to attend public school free of charge.
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A new study by the University of Liège that takes a closer look at the situation in Belgium shows that there is public support for granting undocumented migrants who work legal status.
The Heritage Foundation released a policy document in February 2026 that spells out how states can try to challenge a 1982 Supreme Court ruling that enshrined immigrant students’ right to attend school.
Seamus Culleton was detained by US immigration agents in Boston in September 2025.
Not letting undocumented students pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities can make the cost of a college education prohibitive.
In a new book based on hours of body-cam footage, a legal scholar shows how local police in sanctuary jurisdictions still help ICE − and why true non-cooperation is nearly impossible to enforce.
The Supreme Court can still invalidate the newest national injunction and allow the order to go into effect anywhere it is not currently barred from doing so. That would create administrative chaos, the authors write.
A federal judge had previously blocked the Trump administration’s plans to deport immigrants to third-country destinations, but some of them have remained detained in another African county, Djibouti.
Three federal judges have struck down Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship since he signed it in January 2025. Now, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case.
The 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act gives ICE broad power, including the right to arrest many noncitizens. The extent of this power is now being tested.
Educators must obey the law, meaning schools cannot impede a criminal investigation. But students and teachers have rights, too.
Workers can report violations to the government, regardless of their immigration status.
A survey of hundreds of Floridians found that nearly two-thirds of non-US citizens and one-third of US citizens hesitated to seek medical care.
Immigrants who fear deportation might have their kids miss school, or skip a doctor’s appointment. This fear can affect people who are legally in the US.
While immigrants without legal authorization make up about 5% of the U.S. workforce, these workers are concentrated in particular industries, including agriculture.
Conflicting polls can make it seem like Americans back Trump’s deportation plan. A psychologist and survey researcher explains how to make sense of the numbers.
Immigration scholars break down some of the immigration terms that are likely to become common during the Trump administration’s first months.
The president has vast authority over the armed forces, but using them to secure the border would quickly unleash legal chaos, say lawyers.
The Alien Enemies Act, first approved in the late 1700s, was last used during World War II to identify particular foreign nationals living in the US.
Fluctuating rates of illegal migration to the US over the past few decades show that the government’s approach of trying to stop migrants with more security has not worked.
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Associate Professor of Social Studies Education, College of Charleston
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Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, University of Southern California
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Research Fellow, Center for Racial Justice, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Professor, and Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy & Public Administration, George Washington University
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Professor of History, University of Nevada, Reno
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Associate Staff Scientist, University of Arizona
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Brigham Young University
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Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Law, Florida International University
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PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology, University at Buffalo