09 March 2026

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

Confrontation in Court: How to Hold the Trump Administration Accountable for Violating Court Orders (Just Security, Feb. 2026) [text]
- Discusses "how widespread the administration’s defiance of court orders has become in immigration cases."

The Deeper Problem with ICE’s Arrest Warrants (Just Security, March 2026) [text]
- See also earlier related post.

DOJ Moves to End Administrative Immigration Appeals to Speed Up Mass Deportations (Immigration Impact Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

How the Media Frames Immigration Policies (Immigration Lab Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

ICE and Deportations: How Trump Is Reshaping Immigration Enforcement (Council on Foreign Relations, Feb. 2026) [text]

Is Being in the Country Illegally a Crime? (CATO At Liberty Blog, March 2026) [text]

News from the Asylum Office: Blocking Work Permits & Updating Statistics (The Asylumist Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

What Got Lost in the Border Debate: How President Biden Transformed the Immigration System (Immigration Lab Blog, March 2026) [text]

**Visit the Americas Migration Brief and ImmProf Blog for a much more extensive round-up of news and publications.**

Reports: 

A Better Way on Immigration (AILA, Feb. & March 2026) [access]
- "A series of policy briefs examining the real-world consequences of the Trump Administration’s first year and outlining a forward-looking framework for reform." Three are currently available.

Migration Dynamics and Conditions at the U.S.-Mexico Border: February 2026  (Univ. of Texas, Feb. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Agency Capture in Immigration Law," SMU Law Review, vol. 78, no. 4 (2025) [full-text]

"The Elusive Nexus Standard: Differing Approaches to the Asylum Nexus Standard as Applied to Religious Persecution Perpetrated by Gangs," Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, vol. 33, no. 2 (2026) [full-text]

"Escalation of ICE Operations Emboldens State and Local Lawmakers to Constrain Its Operations," Migration Information Source, 26 Feb. 2026 [text]

"The Grass Really is Greener on the Other Side: Immigration and Changes in Expressed Sentiments Online," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 2 March 2026 [open access]

"Living in Limbo: The Impact of DACA’s Uncertainty on Mental Well-Being and Policy Pathways," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 28 Feb. 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

President Trump's 'Third Country Deportations,' Explained (1A Podcast Series, March 2026) [access]

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