Disturbing news -- "San Francisco immigration court shuts down, striking at heart of historic advocacy" "It's part of the message that the Trump administration is sending, that they're not open to asylum seekers. And one way of doing that is closing the court that has been very generous to asylum seekers," said Bill Hing, a law and migration studies professor at the University of San Francisco. "It's sending a message that the progressive cases that have come out of San Francisco are going to end." npr.org/2026/06/10/g-s1-1263…

Congress just passed S.2, which sends nearly $70 billion in new funding to ICE and CBP for mass deportation and detention, that's $38 billion to ICE alone.

This is a BIG win. A judge has now reaffirmed that Trump’s freeze on processing immigration applications for 39 countries is illegal and that processing must restart immediately. Today’s ruling is not the end of the fight, but it is a major step in the right direction. nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/po…

Immigration judges are seeing their dockets multiply as part of the Trump administration’s push to speed up deportations. Attorneys for the immigrants worry due process rights will be violated as a result. washingtonpost.com/immigrati…

US Senate passes massive $70B immigration package. Critics say it's a waste of money, while supporters claim it boosts border security. But does it address root causes? #USPolitics #Immigration #Senate #BorderSecurity #BreakingNews #USNews youtube.com/watch?v=KkAw4SKG…

The wordplay fuses people's desire for hidden knowledge, conspirancies, and pop culture with anti-immigrant sentiment, said Ernesto Castañeda, director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University.

"Ultimately, integration and acculturation for immigrants are not determined by race or native language, but rather by processes that unfold over time, Castañeda said. “I have researched the immigration process for over 20 years, as have dozens of colleagues,” he added. “We know that work permits, access to education, and opportunities are what enable rapid acceleration, not someone’s skin color or country of birth.”

"Scientists and international students, no matter their place of birth or religion, have proven “a high likelihood of rapid assimilation,” but the Trump administration has made it harder for them to prove their merit in the United States."

En su artículo ‘Immigration Policies Harm Families’ Economic Wellbeing and Mental Health’ (‘Las políticas de inmigración perjudican el bienestar económico y la salud mental de las familias’), Ernesto Castañeda, director del Laboratorio de Inmigración de la American University, señaló que “la detención y el menosprecio de los padres por parte de las autoridades ante sus hijos puede generar una sensación de inseguridad. Los niños perciben la separación de sus padres como un abandono, lo que se traduce en una disminución de su autoestima y su autoeficacia”. Castañeda traza una relación directa entre la salud mental, la movilidad económica y la tensión por causas de inmigración, señalando que “cuando se reducen las vías legales para solicitar asilo y para los trabajadores poco cualificados, la migración internacional se vuelve más costosa, peligrosa, estigmatizada, criminalizada y, posiblemente, traumática. Esto reduce la productividad de los trabajadores y los recursos emocionales que los inmigrantes pueden dedicar a la crianza de las próximas generaciones de estadounidenses”. laraza.com/2026/05/29/la-cri…

The Trump administration has deported 21,000 immigrants to places that the US State Department calls too dangerous for Americans to visit. The overwhelming majority of those deported had no criminal convictions, and at least 600 were children. trib.al/o8Xntxh

Hondurans have been at the heart of some of the most visible migration phenomena in the last few years, as well as the direct target of anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy. In Leave If You Can, Amelia Frank-Vitale offers a detailed portrait of the Honduran exodus and what it reveals about the broader consequences of changing US border enforcement policies. She highlights the stories of those who are often presented as unsympathetic: deported young men implicitly associated with the very violence they are trying to flee. In the process, she challenges underlying assumptions frequently held by policy makers and humanitarian agencies. In this talk, Frank-Vitale gives an overview of the book and details the field work in Honduras and Mexico that helped informed her writing. This is followed by comments by Professor Ulla D. Berg of Rutgers University and Dr. Ernesto Castañeda of American University. Tune in. open.spotify.com/episode/7fH…

"The Americans moving overseas in search of a better life: Every 4 years, Americans joke about leaving the US if their preferred presidential candidate loses. For some, there is a genuine exit plan. More often than not, it’s not about politics but about exploring options." Listen to this great story by @JoshuaCoe for @TheWorld theworld.org/stories/2026/05…

Here's why some Americans are moving abroad Listen / read on @TheWorld theworld.org/stories/2026/05…

#TvMigranteInforma El investigador y director de @AU_CLALS, @DrErnestoCast, señaló que la iniciativa de limitar la ciudadanía por nacimiento en #EEUU "es un juego político en el que Trump busca excluir a personas migrantes y definir la ciudadanía estadounidense con la blanquitud"

Increased inflation, less economic growth...

🌎🗞️ Este fin de semana, en #TVmigranteInforma, @Emer_seg te presenta las noticias que marcan al mundo en materia migratoria: 🔴 Ciudadanía por nacimiento en #EEUU en disputa 🔴 Entrevista con el investigador @DrErnestoCast 🔴 Cae respaldo de #Trump entre #republicanos 🔴 Disminuye flujo migratorio de #México a EE.UU. 🗓️ Sábado 23 de mayo, 19:00 h. 📺 Por @TvMigrante | 14.3 #CDMX | 14.2 Interior de la República | 16.2 #CdJuárez 📲 mxplus.tv/television/tv-migr… #UnidosPorLasAudiencias

America University’s Castañeda said he’s not surprised to see the administration go after immigrants for whom they already have identifying information, such as names and addresses. “DACA is very easy because everybody has to, by definition, register.” And the pool of easily deportable immigrants might grow further still. “Really, nobody is safe from deportation in this administration — particularly if they are from Latin America or Africa,” said Ernesto Castañeda, director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies and the Immigration Lab at American University. “Kids are disappearing from classrooms.” And the pool of easily deportable immigrants might grow further still. the74million.org/article/as-…

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