“The hope is never gone,” said CVT's Ariadna Gudiño, to @sarahmatusek.bsky.social in @csmonitor.bsky.social about clients who’d hoped to seek asylum in the U.S. Her clients fled torture but are now stranded as access to asylum is halted by new Trump policies. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...

NEW: We obtained DHS data that shows the US knew only 32 of the 238 Venezuelans deported to a prison in El Salvador in March were convicted of US crimes, only 6 of those violent. Trump called them “savages,” “monsters” and "the worst of the worst.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Today's #SCOTUS oral argument is only partly about birthright citizenship, but it offers a preview of a country in which Trump's birthright citizenship order is in place. @sarahmatusek.bsky.social and I examined what that could look like: www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...

“While the targets have changed over time, the use of ideological exclusion and deportation as tools of political repression have not" @juliarosekraut.bsky.social. Thank you to @sarahmatusek.bsky.social for reaching out to me for this story. @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social

What a month. We try to capture the breadth of immigration policy changes under Trump 2.0 so far: www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

Federal downsizing has hit immigration courts the Trump administration has terminated 20 judges, including an entire class of judges added in December

With Hegseth at DoD, Rubio at State, and Noem at DHS now confirmed, Trump has installed key leaders in his effort to militarize border enforcement and suspend the entry of refugees and immigrants apnews.com/article/kris...

Beyond executive actions aimed at curbing illegal immigration, President Trump is expected to suspend refugee resettlement for at least 4 months, an incoming WH official told press today. More context here: www.csmonitor.com/USA/2025/011...

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Financing climate action is a major aspect of this year’s COP29, the annual climate change conference. Diplomats are debating what to pay – and how the private sector can contribute. ClimateChange #cop29