By the end of 2026, it's very possible that hardly anyone in the U.S. will have Temporary Protected Status. @immcouncil.org 

BREAKING: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled 2-1 that ICE cannot detain people under the Trump administration's massive new detention policy for more than 90 days without affording them a bond hearing. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

Decision is 2-1, Southwick (GW Bush) and Graves (Obama) vs. Wilson (Trump). Graves concurs to say he would have set the requirement for a bond hearing at 30 days, not 90 days.

🚨BIG news! Fifth Circuit says undocumented immigrants with no criminal records, specifically those who came across the border at some point long in the past, MUST be given a bond hearing within 90 days of arrest, at which the government must be able to justify continued jailing.

This massive win for the constitution thanks to my colleagues @immcouncil.org and our co-counsel @nipnlg.bsky.social

Tens of thousands celebrated Budapest Pride, the first since Viktor Orbán’s ousting.

In a small city where up to a quarter of its residents are Haitians with TPS, SCOTUS' decision to terminate the group's protected status feels personal—and fatal: For Haitians who will be forced to return to an unsafe country and for a community that has grown to love their immigrant neighbors.

If you want to know JD Vance’s character, he demonized Haitians with an ugly and pernicious lie that they ate dogs and cats, joked about it. The Supreme Court has killed their Temporary Protected Status and they are scrambling. www.thebulwark.com/p/after-supr... www.thebulwark.com/p/after-supr...

US Citizenship and Immigration Services is mostly funded by immigrants’ own application fees (which, of course, have gone up for many forms under this admin). But what happens when they take the money and just…sit on the applications? open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Today marks 14 years of DACA. During the first ten months of the second Trump presidency, ICE has detained over 260 DACA recipients and deported 80, despite the protections set in place. After almost 2 decades of the program, Dreamers deserve a legal pathway to citizenship. Read more ⤵️

This is very dangerous: voter registration group being treated as criminal www.ms.now/news/ohio-pr...

Nayna Gupta & Aaron @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social on the core principles of a fair and functional immigration enforcement system. How to move beyond all-or-nothing approaches to enforcement w/ a practical framework that fits what most Americans actually want austinkocher.substack.com/p/nayna-gupt...

When local police partner with ICE, it fuels fear and mistrust—making communities less safe. “Any kind of day-to-day activity for an immigrant could lead to deportation" said Nayna Gupta, policy director at the Council. Read more 👇

A Wisconsin man's honeymoon plans were derailed when he was detained by ICE while taking his U.S. citizen wife to a Trump hotel.

Trump is a whopping 50 points underwater on inflation in many polls, per new CNN analysis. No other president has come close. Another poll finds Dems +15 among indys in battle for House. On the pod, @creynoldsnc.bsky.social is great on how Dems are expanding the map: newrepublic.com/article/2117...

The Trump admin is paying local police millions in federal taxpayer dollars to work directly as ICE agents in thousands of counties around the country turning routine traffic stops into deportation for longstanding community members. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

NEW from @immcouncil.org. Trump just signed into law the Secure America Act, which gives ICE and CBP $70 billion through FY 2029. On top of last year's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, DHS has now gotten $240 billion in reconciliation funding in a year, mostly for immigration enforcement. Learn more. 👇

Today President Trump signed the Secure America Act into law. Congress has now provided nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars to DHS through the budget reconciliation process in less than a year, nearly all of which has been focused on immigration enforcement. Here's what you need to know 👇

$70 billion more for ICE and CBP in the bill being signed into law today. We'll have an analysis out ASAP.

Spoke to Washington Post about the disaster of Congress giving ICE & CBP another $70 billion with NO reform or accountability. 👇🏽

DHS Secretary Mullin's plan to pull CBP officers from major airports could disrupt travel, impact key industries, and affect hundreds of thousands of Americans. This new proposal raises serious questions about federal authority over state cooperation. Read more ⤵️

Omar Abdulkadir Artan was about to become the first Somali referee to officiate a World Cup game. Now, US border patrol officials are denying him entry into the country.

Today's Government Accountability Office report on ICE's Camp East Montana is scandalous: - Evidence of a homicide was destroyed or went missing - Detainees with HIV and diabetes were not given treatment plans - Cells were filthy and only cleaned weekly - A guard lost a loaded gun in the facility

Join me TODAY (June 9 at 1 PM Eastern) with Nayna Gupta and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick(@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) from American Immigration Council (@immcouncil.org), authors of Rethinking Interior Enforcement. Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In the last 18 months, Congress has given DHS $240 billion — a quarter of a trillion.

It was a honor to appear on Amanpour and Company yesterday to discuss ICE detention! Check out the episode here. www.pbs.org/video/june-4...

The Trump administration proposed a rule that would make it harder for many immigrants to work to support themselves and their families. This includes DACA recipients, asylum seekers, and spouses of skilled workers. The result would be more instability for families, businesses, and communities.

GOOD NEWS: Last night as part of our litigation, the court ordered the release of 15 more young people. It also placed additional limits on when ICE can re‑detain class members, and required ICE to turn over the documents it uses to justify those decisions.

Rethinking Interior Enforcement: A Live Conversation with Nayna Gupta and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council. Join us on June 9 (next Tuesday) at 1 PM Eastern. Registration free/required. austinkocher.substack.com/p/rethinking...

Check this out next Tuesday! @naynagupta.bsky.social and I will be talking with @austinkocher.com about our new framework for immigration enforcement.

Congress is moving to allocate another $70B to ICE and CBP through 2029. This is on top of the $170 billion it already provided last year. This isn’t a funding gap. It’s an accountability gap. Tell Congress to oppose any further funding for ICE and CBP: https://ow.ly/sLjh50Z7EbK

On The Daily Blast, @greggrosenthal.bsky.social talks to @naynagupta.bsky.social about the worsening situation in Newark, why Mullin’s threat is deranged and comical, and how the advisers around Trump see violent conflict between MAGA and blue America as a good podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Not at all surprising (and I think, on balance, they are probably correct as a matter of the Supremacy Clause).

Donald Trump and Stephen Miller are demanding $70 billion more in reconciliation funding for their mass deportation machine, no matter the cost to Americans. Their agenda is already hurting workers, draining revenue, and damaging industries across the country. Congress must reject this blank check.

Great discussion with @naynagupta.bsky.social & @gregsargent.bsky.social on the Delaney Hall concentration camp and dimwitted Mullin’s threat to divert international flights from Blue cities to protect DHS goons from protesters. The regime’s performative threats are tanking Rs midterm chances.

UPDATE: We @immcouncil.org published a more in-depth analysis of this memo and what we've learned in the days since. Check it out here! www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/green-c...

Really fascinating new tool that may be a lifeline for attorneys working to file habeas lawsuits to protect their clients' right to bond!

Today for @documentedny.bsky.social we’re taking a hard look at Trump’s new green-card policy — and at any announcement that could scare more people out of applying for something than would actually be denied. mailchi.mp/b6970f2f83f9...

Trump/DHS threat to divert flights from sanctuary cities is an epic self-own. "Mass flight cancellations, huge disruption at airports, long lines," says @naynagupta.bsky.social, dealing another big blow to GOP in midterms. On the pod, we dig into this whole fiasco: newrepublic.com/article/2110...

“Honey, they’re hitting us.” 💔 That’s what a woman says her husband told her from inside Delaney Hall. She says detainees were beaten, gassed, and injured. Now she says they’re cleaning up the blood. Every elected official should be at Delaney Hall demanding answers RIGHT NOW. #SheShed

“There was a man who has Stage 3 lung cancer, not getting medical treatment. He wants to leave, go back home, spend his final months...with his family. But they just won’t let him go.”

I just watched video of 5 ICE agents abducting a guy from a courthouse in my area of Massachusetts. Periodic reminder that ICE hasn't gone anywhere. They are still here and still terrorizing immigrants.

Loved joining my colleague @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social 🧠 for an in-depth conversation on our inhumane, wasteful & increasingly lawless immigration detention system.

NEW FREE HELL! Tuesday: @immcouncil.org's @naynagupta.bsky.social and @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social will be on to discuss their report, "Immigration Detention Expansion in Trump’s Second Term." www.patreon.com/posts/this-w...

🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW: A shocking @USCIS memo seems to declare that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in this country and applying for green cards must instead apply for visas abroad; which could MASSIVELY disrupt lives. 🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.

Today Congress votes to give $70ish BILLION to ICE & CBP on top of $100 bill from last summer w NO reforms or accountability. This makes DHS size of a military force w an agenda that makes Americans less safe, undermines economic prosperity & inflicts painful harms on immigrants

NEW from me and @naynagupta.bsky.social: We break down @immcouncil.org's vision for a better future for immigration enforcement in this country; how to build a system that is credible, safe, proportionate, and accountable. Check out this piece! substack.com/home/post/p-...

Instead of a credible & humane immigration system, our current approach jeopardizes public safety & harms American communities. The American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org has released a new framework to chart a better path forward. americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/immigration-enforcement

This is horrifying. What does it say about our values as a country if we not only allow the Trump Admin. to separate children from their parents, but also spend even more money on this cruel scheme, which Republicans in Congress plan to do this week?

🚨Congress is trying to jam through $70B more to ICE & CBP through reconciliation. What Americans get w/Trump's #ICEFirstFamiliesLast bill: ❌No accountability for ICE & CBP ❌No offsets ❌ Nothing for Americans struggling w/healthcare, gas prices, & groceries ➡️ congress.gov/members/find-your-member