Today Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele visited the White House. There Bukele and Trump doubled down on their illegal scheme that has resulted in the disappearances of over 280 people to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT mega-prison. Our full statement: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/bukele-...

🌎 New! A first-of-its-kind global Toolkit on international protection and displacement in the context of climate change & disasters. It provides clear, practical guidance on how refugee & human rights law applies—debunking myths and clarifying protections under existing frameworks. 🔽 More below

Climate impacts are forcing people from their homes. When, how and why do they have valid refugee claims? My latest article explains ... theconversation.com/climate-impa...

🚨TAKE ACTION🚨 For decades, the U.S. has welcomed refugees fleeing violence, conflict, or persecution in their home countries. Contact your members of Congress today to urge the admin to lift the suspension on refugee resettlement and the R&P stop-work order! ⤵️ 🔗🚨: bit.ly/4ayOZyr #RefugeesWelcome

i'll be blunt, if you are someone who is vocal about the ways that diversity efforts "divide the working class" but silent about the ways that *actual racism and discrimination* divide the working class, then i think you're just an opportunist

NEW: Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, has such a colorful history that experts doubt he’d pass a background test typically required for access to sensitive US government systems: www.wired.com/story/edward...

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As the U.S. gov works to dismantle protections, Latin America moves forward. The Chile Declaration & Plan of Action lay out a blueprint for addressing displacement challenges in the region, including those driven by climate change & disasters. Read more here: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/our-work/pub...

Noting that Elon Musk attacked the Lutheran Church's work providing services, and that JD Vance attacked Catholic Bishops for their work with immigrants. Fair to say that this administration is one of the most hostile to religion and religious freedom that we have seen in recent memory.

“I don't feel that it was right that they brought us a plane like that.” A fourth military deportation flight flew out from El Paso on Thursday. On board were 80 Guatemalans. These flights are part of a campaign to dehumanize migrants. My story for The El Paso Times, a friend in Guate helped

Wow. At WH press briefing just now, press sec Karoline Leavitt was asked how many immigrants arrested by ICE under the Trump admin have criminal records. Leavitt: "All of them, because they illegally broke our nation's laws, and therefore they are criminals as far as this administration goes."

How the HECK is it not a nationwide scandal that Trump told federal law enforcement to divert resources away from drug trafficking and terrorism cases to instead prioritize prosecuting undocumented immigrants for living here? They screamed about fentanyl and then did this!

All regional relations is now migration dominated. El Salvador is not a safe country and Colombia is providing refuge to millions of Venezuelans. But here we are. t.co/XOXHnAn3OP t.co/JsFSK9BGRr

It's going to be a loooong four years.

Unfortunately for Colombia, in our unipolar world, there's no choice but to obey the lone superpower. There are no rival powers or blocs like China, Russia, or BRICS just waiting to welcome Colombia with open arms. Oh wait, yes, there absolutely are. That seems like a likely consequence of today.

🚨New Resource in Spanish: Trump’s return brings executive actions targeting asylum seekers & migrants—with impacts across Latin America & the Caribbean. This memo unpacks severe asylum restrictions, border militarization, & more. ✍️ By @cgrsasylum.bsky.social cgrs.uclawsf.edu/our-work/pub...

This week the Trump administration announced a set of extreme anti-immigrant policies that will gut access to asylum and exacerbate suffering and chaos at the border. We're ready to use every tool at our disposal to halt these destructive measures. Our statement: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/cgrs-de...

It's astounding to see so many ineffective policies—policies that either do nothing or actively harm countless people, all while helping no one.

Jesus was a refugee in Egypt + “I was a stranger and you invited me in” Just off the top of my head

Sheinbaum's remarks raise A LOT of questions. The strategy of a humanitarian response followed by repatriations sure sounds like chain refoulement.

Day 1 of Trump's destructive force targets: - Trans and gender nonconforming folks - Refugees and asylum seekers - Border communities - Immigrants - Our planet

USA out of the Paris #Climate Accord (again). A victory for #corruption, #stupidity & #injustice. All backed by the same tech billionaires we keep hearing are green champions.

I feel like EO on curtailing birthright citizenship was deliberately written to include children of temporarily legally present parents so as to get SCOTUS to compromise on children of unauthorized parents. Absolutely disgusting.

Ruben Gallego has claimed that the Ken Paxton Empowerment Act, aka the Laken Riley Act, "would exempt Dreamers brought here illegally as children, which is not true."

Update today: at 3:00, there will be a cloture vote (60 vote threshold) to move to debate on the Laken Riley Act, which will succeed. There may then be efforts to amend the bill, after which there will be a vote to close debate (60 vote threshold). It's here where Dems can still stop the bill.

John Fetterman just became a full sponsor of the Laken Riley Act, which would mandate detention for any noncitizen even *arrested* for a theft offense (even if not convicted) and give state AGs sweeping and privileged private enforcement powers in federal court. www.foxnews.com/politics/rep...

Panama has deported ~2,000 migrants, mostly Colombians & Ecuadoreans Jungle crossings dropped 40% in 2024 to ~300,000, in part bc of biometric systems to spot people w/ criminal records who can be quickly deported. In the past 6 months, govt. has sent ~40 deportation flights

What if the majority of people denied asylum in the United States are: a) Telling the truth, b) In real danger of persecution, and yet c) Still denied asylum on legal technicalities? That's the bombshell finding of a landmark new study. bclawreview.bc.edu/articles/317...

"Mexico is seeking an agreement with US President-elect Donald Trump to ensure it does not receive deportees from 3rd countries," Reuters reports. (www.reuters.com/world/americ...) From tomorrow's Border Update, here are times when the López Obrador government agreed to receive 3rd-country returns.

New from me www.leirbrief.org/trump-2-0-fo...

The Bahamas has already officially rejected the Trump transition proposal. I do think there are very real concerns of a Rwanda-like plan to increase deportations, especially towards newly-arrived migrants. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Oh boy www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...

Read this excellent piece co-authored by @profjmcadam.bsky.social on protection for persons impacted by climate change and disasters, and keep an eye out for the collaborative international guidance on the issue coming out soon. www.ejiltalk.org/how-domestic...

Vital reading on how international protection principles can address the risks created when climate change and disasters intersect with other drivers of movement. Clear guidance is essential for ensuring protection frameworks respond to these nuanced realities. www.ejiltalk.org/how-domestic...

Worth reading this today and as we prepare for the months and years ahead.

Just handing it to the incoming Trump administration.

✈️ A US funded Panama deportation flight is on the way to New Delhi, India to deport 85 people and then on to Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam to deport 48 people. This is the 28th Panama deportation since 7 August, deporting 1,204 people (only 1.5% of Darién entries in that period), with

From the Google Play Store. Love to see it.

I also think Democrats should surrender completely to right-wing propaganda.

Remembering those horrid Friday afternoon announcements as if it were yesterday.

As we brace for next year, govs in the Americas are negotiating the Chile Declaration and Plan of Action to address displacement challenges over the next decade. Join our webinar to learn more from experts representing orgs working in Latin America. www.refugeesinternational.org/events-and-t...

Lincoln alumna Prof Jane McAdam discusses the reality of migration caused by climate change in this week’s episode of #TheFutureUnleashed. It's especially timely with COP29 taking place. Watch the full episode now: lincoln.ox.ac.uk/discover/pod...

Noem, the governor of SOUTH DAKOTA, "has been very strong on the Border"

🚨NEW Here's CGRS's factsheet (in Spanish) on what a Trump 2.0 term will mean for asylum and border policies. Aquí una nueva hoja informativa de CGRS sobre lo que un segundo mandato de Trump significará para las políticas de asilo y fronterizas. cgrs.uclawsf.edu/our-work/pub...

As anxiety rises by the minute among immigrant communities, I will try posting legal news, developments, and info on #immigration here. We need to build a strong immigration support community here so that people can have up-to-date info and reliable sources of information.