Michelle Mittelstadt

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Today's SCOTUS decision on birthright citizenship technically lets the Trump administration start working on taking it away. The court is letting agencies develop & issue guidance on the Executive Order But lower courts may quickly act to stop that

Numbers will initially be small for this 'one in one out' Channel crossings deal, but it's the best chance we have right now for tackling the small boats issue.

Trying to help with understanding SCOTUS' birthright decision: A "class" is a term describing a group--generally, that group needs to have similar characteristics & experience harms from a product or policy The opioid class actions are an example

⚖️Key stats from us as you think about today's SCOTUS #birthrightcitizenship decision. Repealing birthright citizenship would *increase* the U.S. unauthorized population, contrary to its stated aim. Our projections with @psupopresearch show 5.4 million more unauthorized…

If SCOTUS limits lower courts' use of nationwide injunctions tomorrow, that could disproportionately impact immigration policy, which is largely driven by executive actions due to congressional inaction So I'm resharing my piece on judges setting immigration policy

Anticipating the Supreme Court's ruling on birthright citizenship & nationwide injunctions, I wanted to share out again @J_Gelatt's work: Repealing Birthright Citizenship Would Significantly Increase the Size of the US Unauthorized Population Link below

About 255,000 babies born each year on U.S. soil would lack U.S. citizenship if the proposed repeal of birthright citizenship takes effect Ahead of a key Supreme Court hearing later this week, catch up on the implications with our new analysis bit.ly/3Sx2Ih8

📣NEW April CBP data show a slight increase in encounters btwn POEs to 8K primarily driven by an increase in Mexican nationals. It is the highest month of encounters so far in this term for the Trump administration 🧵Thread below by @MigrationPolicy colleague @ruizags and me

“Revoking TPS for Afghans would be a stark reversal in the US’s treatment of Afghan allies who fought & worked alongside the US govt. Most Afghans (especially Afghan women) in the US have strong asylum cases based on their US affiliation," our @J_Gelatt tells the @nytimes

Our Doris Meissner speaks with @CBSEveningNews about the case of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador & the US government's ability to get him back. cbsnews.com/video/doj-face…

Noncitizens are not allowed to vote in federal or state elections in the U.S. This has been the law across the country since 1924 + there’s no evidence of widespread noncitizen voting. Get all the facts with our explainer: migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/…

As of today (April 11), several million immigrants in the US—incl. some with legal status—must register with the federal government or face possible consequences It’s the latest iteration of a security authority previously used after 9/11 and during the Cold War era

JUST IN — The Supreme Court partially allows a lower court order that requires the Trump administration to “facilitate” and “effectuate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man erroneously deported. But the high court asks the lower court to clarify what “effectuate” means.

SCOTUS allows Alien Enemies Act deportations to proceed. This is a decision with huge implications for the executive branch's efforts to quickly remove immigrants Vacated lower court orders that stopped deports under AEA, but requires "notice of removal subject to the act"

Brutal financing cuts in humanitarian aid are not a funding shortfall. They are a crisis of responsibility. Millions of innocent people are at risk. The cost of inaction will be measured in more instability and in many lost lives. My statement 👇🏻 unhcr.org/news/press-rel…

That an administration so keenly aware of branding would walk away from a USAID brand known around the world — its logo on countless shipments of food, tents & medication for decades — is zeroing out massive name recognition & soft power wsj.com/politics/polic…

This is apples-to-oranges DHS is comparing *all* ICE arrests under Trump to just one category of arrests - at large - under Biden During FY 2024, ICE made 113,431 arrests overall Not clear why they’d not do an accurate comparison-the daily average is 2x higher under Trump

Migrant encounters at and between POEs along the U.S.-Mexico border dropped to 12,000 in February, the first full month of the Trump administration. That’s the lowest monthly total since at least 2014 and the lowest BP encounters since April 2017. @MigrationPolicy analyses👇

Recent elections in Europe have seen wins for parties with harsh stances on migration. That mirrors Donald Trump's success in the US. So why is this happening? 🎧 #InsideStory spoke with @suzannelynch1, @ZoeJardiniere and @meghan_benton: aj.audio/InsideStory

And for a smart history of the NSEERS program, which was only formally closed in 2011, check out migrationpolicy.org/article/dhs-an…