11 April 2026

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

Philadelphia’s 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador (The Conversation, April 2026) [text]

Trump Restrictions on Legal Immigration Could Sharply Reduce U.S. Population Growth (MPI, April 2026) [text]

U.S. Third-Country Deportation Agreements Are More About Fear than Numbers (MPI, March 2026) [text]

USCIS Ends Some “Holds,” Including on Certain Asylum Seekers (The Asylumist Blog, April 2026) [text]

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

Journal articles:

"Advice without Lawyers? Immigrants, Legal Deserts, and Reflections on Who Can Practice Law," William & Mary Law Review, vol. 68 (Forthcoming, 2027) [preprint]

"Best Practices for Community-Engaged Research: Navigating Trust and Resistance in Challenging Sociopolitical Contexts," International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 14 March 2026 [open access]
- "This methodological article synthesizes ethical challenges, safety concerns, and field-informed strategies for conducting qualitative, community-engaged research with migrant populations during periods of heightened immigration enforcement."

"Desirable Mootness: How 'Making Moot' is a Tactic in Immigration Mandamus Claims," UC Davis Social Justice Law Review, vol. 29, no. 2 (Summer 2025) [full-text]

"Drones, Drugs, and Deportations: The New War on Terror," West Virginia Law Review, vol. 129 (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Protection as Punishment: Victim Relief in the Crimmigration State," California Law Review, vol. 115 (Forthcoming, 2027) [preprint]

"Punitive Exile," Denver Law Review (Forthcoming, 2027) [preprint]

Multimedia:

Is the Dignity Act "Amnesty"? My Conversation with Ashley DeAzevedo and Rebecca Shi, 10 April 2026 [access]

Resources:

Immigration Court Data: Latest Outcomes for Immigrants in Court (Mobile Pathways) [access]
- Provides information and data relating to court appearances, asylum applications, immigration judges, and removal orders.

Third Country Deportation Watch (Human Rights First & Refugees International) [access]
- "This tracker explains the U.S. third country transfer agreements, the political and financial motives behind them, and the harms they have caused – as well as relevant lawsuits and other efforts to challenge them." See also related AP article.

Third Country Deportations Tracker (USCRI) [access]
- "This page compiles publicly available information on third country deportations from the United States, and Asylum Cooperative Agreements (ACAs) and their impact on asylum seekers."

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