Delighted and grateful that our book--Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States--has received this mention from the ImmProf Blog! immprof.com/celebrating-... @dbattisti.bsky.social @carlygoodman.bsky.social

In 1934, a group of undocumented Russian refugees gained legal status in the U.S.—during the Great Depression. How did that happen? MiSC scholar Deborah Kang ( @kangborderlaw.bsky.social ) explores this case in "Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States." 👇 🧵

***New article by IEHS member @kangborderlaw.bsky.social *** “Creating a ‘Mass Production Technique’: Anti-Mexican Racism and the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952,” Journal of American Constitutional History 3, no. 3 (2025): 545-613. jach.law.wisc.edu/anti-mexican...

my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia

We have this fabulous edited volume on hidden histories of unauthorized European immigration to the US, and this afternoon/evening I'll be sharing about my chapter on the Irish. These histories show that illegalization is a CHOICE. Tune in to learn more.

Please do NOT miss out on this very informative event hosted by the @ihrc-umn.bsky.social on the hidden stories of European migrants to the US. Some of MiSC's very own scholars will be participating. It starts today, at 5pm EST. There's still time to register! cla.umn.edu/ihrc/news-ev...

Reliable, transparent information about country conditions has become harder to access — yet it remains essential for fair asylum decisions and informed migration policy. 👇🧵

Please join us this Wednesday at 5pm (ET) for a conversation with the authors of Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States. Register for the webinar here: umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @ihrc-umn.bsky.social @dbattisti.bsky.social @carlygoodman.bsky.social

***A week from today*** The IHRC invites you to the Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States webinar on Wednesday, November 12 from 4:00 to 5:15 CST. Register at z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories.

Also CBP is accustomed to “innovating”— making up their own procedures—that many times eventually become law. Meaning, CBP actually *makes* law. @kangborderlaw.bsky.social

Join us Nov 12 for Hidden Histories and learn from our panel of experts about about European immigrants who entered the US without proper authorization. More info at z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories @carlygoodman.bsky.social @kangborderlaw.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social @vliz.be @iehs.bsky.social

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style. Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Life changing trip to New York where I discovered sourdough bagels & I felt like I met my tribe: law profs & attorneys set on researching & writing to change how judges decide. They green-lit my next book & I'll be forever grateful to them for the inspiration and support.

🚨There is a hidden issue in US immigration detention: the treatment of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women. 🚨 Despite ICE's own policies against detaining these individuals, reports of medical neglect, miscarriages, and nutritional deprivation have been documented.

🗣️ New from MiSC scholar Jenna Loyd for @publicbooks.bsky.social. The article challenges the idea that "the border" is just a line on a map. Instead, it's a technology—a tool that mixes law, territory, bureaucracy & policing to control human mobility. 🧵 ⤵️ www.publicbooks.org/with-big-tec...

There was a time in the past when these stops were illegal. I've written about this here: www.pbssocal.org/shows/artbou... and here: medium.com/@sdkang2020/... and here: global.oup.com/academic/pro... See also Lindsay Nash's: michiganlawreview.org/journal/inve... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/u...

The Summer 2025 issue of the Journal of American Constitutional History is now live! In this issue: articles by Gerard N. Magliocca, S. Deborah Kang (@kangborderlaw.bsky.social), Sam Erman and Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, and a book review by Katherine Shaw. Read it here: buff.ly/6a9ecwr.

🗃️ Important new research on anti-Mexican racism and immigration law here 👇🏽

Delighted to see this piece in print: jach.law.wisc.edu/anti-mexican... Many thanks to the Journal of American Constitutional History for creating an online space for publishing legal historical work, esp. since making this piece accessible to scholars and advocates was my number one priority.

1/12 🧵 As migration scholars, we're honored to highlight @naomipaik.bsky.social's timely "Sanctuary for All," published by @oxunipress.bsky.social for @icahdq.bsky.social. She argues: with Project 2025 threats, expansive sanctuary is crucial for all. ⤵️ academic.oup.com/ccc/article/...

USAID didn’t fail. It fed 127,000 kids—then was erased mid-crisis. No speech. No tribute. Just silence. They didn’t end a program. They liquidated a covenant. The last American promise not built on conquest—but care. 🔗 thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com

First @shafrhistorians.bsky.social conference ✅ Thank you to @vgonzalezmaltes.bsky.social for coordinating our panel, to @rerbelding.bsky.social for being a great co-panelist, and to @kangborderlaw.bsky.social our wonderful chair/commentator!

This. If we have learned nothing in the last six months, it is that appeasement does not work

My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on reporting that President Jim Ryan was pressured to resign from the University of Virginia by the Trump Administration:

Cville: 3pm today, at the Rotunda. you don’t have to love Jim Ryan, I sure don’t, but Trump’s DOJ forcing his replacement by Youngkin would be an absolute disaster for anyone affiliated with UVA, and honestly for our region at large.

the president does not actually have the power to fire a university president or a museum director, but if elites simply roll over under pressure, then effectively he does

it has never been clearer that undocumentedness is the outcome of processes of ILLEGALIZATION. it's not something a person does, it's something the state does to a person. The state is doing this to hundreds of thousands overnight, so it's especially shocking, but it's part of broader illegalization

We're at SHAFR tomorrow! If you're in town, hope to see you at our panel on our new edited volume, Hidden Histories of Unauthorized European Migrations to the United States!

🚨NEW: Erez Reuveni, the DOJ lawyer fired for his honesty in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, sends Congress a whistleblower letter detailing lawlessness at the DOJ around the CECOT deportations. He says Emil Bove told the DOJ to respond to likely court orders blocking flights with "fuck you."

DISASTROUS. This means they will send people to horrific situations with no due process — in direct violation of promises the Solicitor General made to the Court in previous cases. This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.

***New IEHS member publication*** Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States edited by @dbattisti.bsky.social and @kangborderlaw.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social Thread - 2/5 www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

Americans voiced their opposition to the cruelty of Trump's immigration policies in his first term and they are doing so again. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

What a deeply heartfelt and yet screwed up situation.

Thrilled about yesterday's release of our edited volume, Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the US. Contributions from our esteemed authors supply essential insights into today's immigration debates. For more information, see www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

It was such a pleasure to work with @irpinaingiro.bsky.social & all the contributors on "Rituals of Migration" @nyupress.bsky.social. Of interest, we hope, to @kangborderlaw.bsky.social @dbattisti.bsky.social @juliarosekraut.bsky.social @bethlewwilliams.bsky.social & other friends @iehs.bsky.social

The grades are in! Taking a minute before it's on to the next one.

Don’t look away. This is what Libya’s migrant detention facilities look like. This is what Trump is doing. Amnesty International called Libya’s migrant detention centers a “hellscape,” where beatings and sexual violence are rampant and there are many reports of trafficking and even slavery.

The Executive Board of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society has released the following statement on recent developments targeting immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and international students and scholars in the United States: iehs.org/iehs-stateme...

I’ve spent the last month interviewing people expelled to Costa Rica under the “invasion” proclamation. The treatment they were accorded at the border by CBP is some of the worst I have heard in 6.5 years of interviewing asylum seekers. Reports to come— some of the hardest I’ve worked on.

Looking forward to this conference on black migration at the University of Maryland. Keynote by Lonnie G. Bunch, III head of the Smithsonian and featuring an amazing set of historians, sociologists, policy, and literature scholars!

Delighted to see @oxfordacademic.bsky.social on Bluesky ‼️ @hidehirota.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @kangborderlaw.bsky.social and @many other immigration historians too 😀

Congratulations to IEHS Member @kangborderlaw.bsky.social : Dr. Kang is the inaugural recipient of the @oah.org 's Service Award for Contributions to Public Policy. Heartfelt congratulations from all the IEHS officers and board members!

This happened a few weeks ago. I remain tremendously humbled by the nomination and the award. In this Orwellian moment, it's also inspiration for the road. Many, many thanks to the @oah.org for this honor!

Because @unlawfulentries.bsky.social told me to--

So happy that Hidden Histories is now out! Congratulations to @dbattisti.bsky.social , @kangborderlaw.bsky.social and the contributors for this timely history of unauthorized migration from Europe. Check it out here www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0... @illinoispress.bsky.social