Why nursing homes worry about Trump’s push to deport Haitians Lower courts blocked the effort to send home Haitian immigrants, part of an already shrinking workforce in nursing homes. The Supreme Court will hear the case this month. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

NYT: Swalwell brings to 4 the # of House members, 2 Dems & 2 Republicans, who face possible expulsion in the coming weeks, a potentially major uptick that could dominate House action when the country is embroiled in a military conflict with Iran & a partial govt shutdown

A helpful read as I'm cleaning out my basement: After 30 Years and $100,000, I Finally Let Go of My Storage Space It took me decades to part with all the things I had stored away—but now I know I’m not alone?https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/storage-unit-cleanout-962730ab?st=RP3tE2 via @wsj.com

This looks at how the murder of 6 Jesuit priests in El Salvador + bipartisanship led to passage of the law creating Temporary Protected Status in 1990 >> A reminder that Congress used to work in a bipartisan way to compromise & deliver majority supported legislation

36 years ago, a Republican president and Democratic lawmakers produced monumental laws. Now a broken Congress has enabled President Trump to undo key parts of that legacy.

This article really emphasizes pressures to "self-deport," not workplace enforcement. Helpful historic comparisons The Next Phase of the Immigration Crackdown Is Quieter — and More Destabilizing www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/m...

State Judges Turn to Guns in New Era of Judicial Threats A Times examination reveals thousands of threats against state judges, in addition to assaults and fatal attacks. Judges say local law enforcement agencies often can’t offer adequate protection. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/u...

ICE operations can cause deep psychological trauma for students Educators nationwide are grappling with the impact of ICE raids on the homes of their students. Teachers face crying, worried children after their family members have been taken away www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/...

ICE arrests in D.C. region reach nearly 20,000 during Trump’s second term Nearly 60 percent of the more than 19,500 people arrested had no prior criminal record, federal data shows. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

When Trump first retook office, there was a good amount of reporting on how much (self) censorship was happening as companies, law firms, NGOs & so many others were afraid to speak out. That's still happening now, especially as contracts remain tenuous or at risk

At a moment when much of the tech industry would rather not talk politics, Google executive Jeff Dean has been a rare outspoken voice—even on issues that hit close to home www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sili... via @wsj.com

‘Fedlandia’: New neighborhood could take shape in DC amid sale of federal buildings wtop.com/dc/2026/04/i... From @wtopnews.bsky.social via @51st.news local news roundup

I had dinner w/ a friend last night whose student loan payment is $750 per month, barely covering the interest. Student Debt Burdened Them, So They Moved Abroad and Stopped Paying www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/b...

The Senate sent its deal to fund most of DHS back to the House this morning — marking what should be the beginning of the end of a historic partial government shutdown.

It has been one year since the Trump admin invoked the Alien Enemies Act and began targeting international students with a novel provision of the INA but thus far faced resistance in the courts with these and other policies. Read more here: www.migrationpolicy.org/article/trum...

How a top housing agency is carrying out Trump’s immigration crackdown The president has long blamed housing shortages on undocumented immigrants, which translated into a push to kick them — and citizens they live with — out of their homes Gift link: wapo.st/4v6BvEf

Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship An argument heading to the Supreme Court is built in part on a post-Civil War campaign that scholars say was steeped in anti-Black and anti-Chinese racism. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Boats decorated for Bloomeroo at the Wharf

Cherry blossoms in DC

D.C. healthcare cuts leave low-income residents with fewer options and worse care From @51st.news 51st.news/dc-healthcar...

In Annapolis, Md., people gather each year to usher in the warmer weather by burning their socks. The springtime tradition is the unofficial start of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season. n.pr/4c6KP3f

Trump Calls for Law Cracking Down on Crime and ‘Rogue Judges’ Ahead of the midterms, President Trump told a Republican gathering that he wants to go after repeat offenders and “rogue judges that are criminals.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/u...

Young Graduates Face the Grimmest Job Market in Years Artificial intelligence could reshape work, but for now a low-hire, low-fire labor market is the main impediment for young people seeking employment. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/b...

Mullin Explored Bipartisan Deal to Rein in Immigration Crackdown The G.O.P. senator President Trump chose to lead the Department of Homeland Security privately discussed concessions the White House has repeatedly rejected. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/u...

Cuba’s power grid collapses in third nationwide blackout amid US oil blockade

Mullin Said to Have Credited the King of Jordan for a Helicopter Rescue Trump’s nominee for homeland security secretary, has a history of suggesting that he has firsthand familiarity with overseas war-zone operations, despite having never served in the military.

House Dems' letter to DHS on Corey Lewandowski: preserve your documents oversightdemocrats.house.gov/imo/media/do...

A rookie ICE agent fresh out of the Trump administration’s abbreviated basic training program made critical errors in paperwork that became the government’s justification for detaining a California man for days in December, federal court records show.

Here's a new one: ICE detained a man in Utah who had been arrested for a suspected drug sale ... that turned out to be dried pinto beans. Utah case was dropped but the man, who arrived in US as a minor and has deferred action, was transfered to ICE. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

JUST IN: Judge Shah in Illinois has blocked the Trump admin from yanking $600m in public health funds from four blue states, saying it appeared to be a “contrived” and illegal effort to punish them for sanctuary immigration policies storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

👀 A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reveal data that will show whether it has so dramatically tipped bond hearings against ICE detainees that they're now unconstitutional. Some notable fox-henhouse metaphors here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

GENEVA (AP) - UN refugee agency says up to 3.2 million people in Iran have been displaced by the war. @apnews.com

Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia was released from an ICE detention facility in Texas after a year in custody. The 33-year-old from the occupied West Bank was the last person connected to the Columbia University pro-Palestine protests still held by US immigration authorities.

In January, we wrote about the Trump administration's efforts to rescind Temporary Protected Status for nationals covered by 12 different designations

New: Supreme Court grants cert on two TPS cases, involving 353,000 Haitian migrants and 6,100 Syrians. The Trump admin canceled their TPS status earlier this year, saying conditions in their home countries had improved. SCOTUS will now decide if the moves are legal. Args sked for 2nd week of April.

Judge shows little patience after feds ask for time to comply with his ruling on ICE's warrantless arrests of undocumented immigrants www.cpr.org/2026/03/11/j...

His Father Lost His Life’s Savings in a Scam. A Fake Lawyer Offered to Help. Many cybercrime victims are retargeted by online scammers posing as lawyers or other professionals who promise they can recover stolen money. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...

Hegseth ramps up pressure on Defense Dept. civilians to deploy for immigration enforcement www.govexec.com/management/2... via @govexec.bsky.social

DHS made a massive purchase of 2,500 new custom marked ICE vehicles that are now sitting in parking garages because nobody wants to use them: “ICE has never had marked vehicles. We don’t want to use these - we can’t.” www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immig...

How Candidates Are Using Winks and Posts to Seek Crypto and A.I. Cash www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/u...

New records show Florida officials burned more than $1.2 million per day on 'Alligator Alcatraz' Florida initially sought $1.4 billion from the feds for Alligator Alcatraz floridatrib.org/2026/03/01/n...

Kristi Noem ousted from Homeland Security post amid recent turmoil. Trump reportedly furious with Noem's performance in congressional hearings this week over controversial ad contract Trump will nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to replace her www.foxnews.com/politics/kri...

Plans for an ICE detention center spark anger in a deep-red Maryland county The conversion of an enormous warehouse in Washington County to a detainment facility has worried and angered some residents. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

United Airlines says put on your headphones or get off the plane Wear the headphones, the carrier says. It’s not a polite suggestion. wapo.st/3Pjk3M0

NEWS: Cook County prosecutors dismiss 21 cases against ICE protesters, including suburban moms arrested in sit-in. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/04/c...

New: Democrats say they won't relent on DHS funding demands because of Iran war "No," says ANGUS KING of GOP push. OSSOFF, lone Dem running in Trump-won state, says agents "shouldn’t be assaulting or killing Americans with impunity." Dynamic unchanged. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Are others planning on going to the @aila.org Spring Conference in DC on April 17? It would be great to see people in person there if so

Federal judges are under threat as never before. A 60 Minutes investigation found that judges who have ruled against the Trump administration have become top targets. Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday. cbsn.ws/4aFQzAu

Half of all 30-year-old women are childless now in the US >> Interesting takeaways on the "plunging" US birthrate Another one: An American woman in her early 40s is now more likely to give birth than a teenager. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

How does cinema shape how we think about migration? In my new article I analyse 410 films, documentaries & TV series from 1940–2024 to explain how migration is represented on screen. 🧵 1/3 academic.oup.com/migration/ar...