As details emerge, we'll see if Trump's tactics are legal. But legality might be beside the point. The fear is the point. Mass deportations are ultimately terror tactics. Trump Confirms Plans to Use the Military to Assist in Mass Deportations nytimes.com/2024/11/18/us/…

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Today's complex decision underscores the uncertainty that DACA recipients experience. Congressional action and permanent protections for immigrant youth are long overdue.

They're literally killing people already. them.us/story/pepfar-h…

If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal. Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power.

My article with Allan Colbern and Shawn Walker on the urgent need for Civically Engaged Research (CER) in immigration scholarship was just published! Check it out here: tandfonline.com/eprint/EC7GCUS…