In his new book, César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández explains how immigration and the criminal legal system converged.

“Where Congress and the president see a problem,” writes César, “police, prosecutors, and prisons are their preferred answers.” boltsmag.org/beyond-crimmig…

Biden on an executive order for the border:

'And some have suggested I should just go ahead and try it. And if I get shut down by the court, I get shut down by the court. But we're trying to work that, work through that right now.'

Join us on May 2nd at 6PM for a conversation between César, author of Migrating to Prison and Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the “Criminal Alien” and Adina Appelbaum, Program Director, Immigration Impact Lab.
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A federal judge ordered Border Patrol to stop sending children to open air detention sites. By sending kids there in southern California, agents violated a consent decree called the Flores Settlement Agreement that sets baseline for how immigration agents treat kids.

Minnesota friends: I'll be at UMN on April 16 for a conversation about my new book, Welcome the Wretched, with Jimmy Patiño & Seiko Shastri.

After listening to today’s oral arguments over SB4, I left with little that the parties haven’t already said in briefs or past arguments in this case (of which there have been several). Most remarkable was the effort by the attorney representing Texas to narrow SB4’s reach.

SB 4, the Texas attempt to create its own immigration law system, is back at the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit today at 9:00 am CT. Listen live at the link available here: ca5.uscourts.gov

I'm looking forward to returning to UC Davis in a couple weeks!

The Texas immigration law, Senate Bill 4, must remain on hold, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concluded yesterday. The law most likely unconstitutionally impedes on the power that the Constitution assigns to the federal government.

We finally have the DHS approps bill, so here's a 🧵 on what's in it. First, some toplines on budget changes from FY23.

DHS: ⬆️6.1%
ICE: ⬆️13.5%
- ICE HSI: ⬆️5.3%
- ICE Enforcement and Removal: ⬆️ 21.5%
CBP: ⬆️ 19.2%
- Border Patrol: ⬆️ 33.7%
- Office of Field Operations: ⬆️8.3%

When I was in Seattle not too long ago, I stopped by the city’s NBC affiliate to talk about my newest book, Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the “Criminal Alien.” Watch the interview at king5.com/video/entertai…

I recently spoke with the Times Publishing Co. about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s efforts to help Texas police the border. My basic point—that Texas is trying to rebalance constitutional power over immigration law—is as relevant as ever. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

And hours later the 5th Circuit dissolves its earlier 'administrative stay' meaning the district court's preliminary injunction from February 29 is back in force. As such, SB4 is on hold--again & for now. The 5th Circuit hears oral argument at 10:00 CT ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/2…

Fantastic time at GW today. Next up: Temple Law School in Philadelphia!

Strong statement against SB4 by México's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 'México rejects any measure permitting state or local officials from exercising control over migration, detention, or deportation of Mexicans or foreigners to Mexican territory.'

Note that in addition to saying México won't accept people deported by Texas, México also isn't promising to dialogue over immigration policy with Texas....

Mexican diplomat for North America: 'Mexico expresses its disapproval of the SCOTUS decision allowing SB 4 to go into effect. Our country will not accept repatriations carried out by Texas. Dialogue on migration will continue between the Mexican and US federal governments. '

Texas can now put SB 4 into practice after a divided Supreme Court breathed life into it this afternoon. As such, Texas law enforcement officers can begin enforcing the state’s own immigration laws through the power of arrest, prosecution, conviction, and deportation.

And SB4 remains on hold thanks to a new order from Justice Alito. Unlike prior orders, this one doesn’t have a specific end date.

My book tour continues this week with stops at George Washington University in Washington, DC and Temple University in Philadelphia. At both, I’ll be speaking about my new book, Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the “Criminal Alien”.