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Ariel G Ruiz Soto

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Senior Policy Analyst at Migration Policy Institute, bringing research-based solutions at the forefront of migration policy in the US and Latin America

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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Interested in hands-on experience in migration policy research or communications? Our Spring 2027 internship cycle runs January-April, with opportunities to work remotely or in DC. 📢 Apply by Oct. 15
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Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com · 25/09/2026
Today's additions include 4 more TN sheriffs' offices (Cannon, Johnson, Obion, and Scott). 93 of Tennessee's 95 counties are now active in the program ahead of a January 1st deadline for sheriffs to join, as required by a new state law passed this spring.
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
25 years after 9/11, US counterterrorism tools have been repurposed for immigration enforcement New analysis from our Muzaffar Chishti & @colleenputzelkav.bsky.social examine the links: bit.ly/4xNoVtE
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This Hispanic Heritage Month, learn about diverse US immigrant communities with our data-rich articles Mexico: bit.ly/mexicanimmigrantstats Central America: bit.ly/CentAmImm South America: bit.ly/SouthAmericanImmigrantStats The Caribbean: bit.ly/CaribbeanImmig
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South American Immigrants in the United States
South American immigration to the United States is growing, driven largely by political and economic crisis in Venezuela.
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 17/09/2026
Border Patrol's apprehensions of migrants at the US-Mexico border declined 5% from July to August, a typical summer decline. August was also typical of Trump admin-era trends: - 64% from Mexico; 87% MX+Central America - Rio Grande Valley TX busiest sector - 88% single adults bit.ly/cbp-encounters
Border Patrol Apprehensions by Country at the U.S.-Mexico Border
	Feb-25	Mar-25	Apr-25	May-25	Jun-25	Jul-25	Aug-25	Sep-25	Oct-25	Nov-25	Dec-25	Jan-26	Feb-26	Mar-26	Apr-26	May-26	Jun-26	Jul-26	Aug-26
Mexico	4238	4762	6127	6248	4117	3071	4426	5826	5515	4962	4109	4321	4561	6114	6620	6809	6461	5858	5637
Guatemala	1436	830	779	954	797	508	501	811	971	898	835	617	702	709	762	1245	1248	1178	1131
Honduras	563	370	438	436	377	301	440	519	399	445	390	339	413	492	576	675	755	762	670
Colombia	126	94	85	74	72	41	101	110	110	101	139	78	93	115	109	153	148	183	149
Venezuela	125	157	171	194	139	150	182	216	195	128	168	105	101	134	140	131	116	138	131
Ecuador	213	105	86	90	67	71	72	89	115	133	150	91	102	131	165	264	327	341	327
El Salvador	272	187	148	192	116	97	121	168	162	185	153	126	164	192	154	201	225	234	228
India	141	48	34	39	42	30	48	60	30	56	76	30	67	27	22	55	23	18	78
China	130	60	35	44	37	46	40	61	56	37	71	57	44	23	50	49	78	82	87
Other Countries	1105	566	473	453	302	277	386	526	435	408	385	312	352	333	368	429	474	502	432U.S.-Mexico Border Patrol Migrant Apprehensions by Sector
	Feb-25	Mar-25	Apr-25	May-25	Jun-25	Jul-25	Aug-25	Sep-25	Oct-25	Nov-25	Dec-25	Jan-26	Feb-26	Mar-26	Apr-26	May-26	Jun-26	Jul-26	Aug-26
Rio Grande Valley Sector	1289	1103	1339	1439	980	949	1362	1661	1603	1599	1365	1273	1381	1785	1802	1989	2231	2438	2101
El Paso Sector	2109	1628	1958	2011	1631	1096	1304	1447	1385	1265	1191	1040	1261	1220	1614	1877	1912	1529	1497
Tucson Sector	1335	1068	1327	1588	966	671	1067	1753	1740	1368	1062	1018	1020	1470	1688	1939	1758	1544	1528
San Diego Sector	1648	1200	1315	1394	895	555	715	946	960	833	855	798	850	947	958	1151	1039	1065	918
Laredo Sector	565	708	749	878	573	519	741	1203	873	1037	826	824	923	1241	1485	1505	1399	1322	1333
Del Rio Sector	894	928	1056	927	652	474	643	882	910	758	703	627	671	986	857	1000	991	933	885
Big Bend Sector	165	235	324	237	156	142	208	202	185	219	178	152	158	187	158	124	148	98	161
Yuma Sector	243	184	175	121	137	109	194	203	161	142	140	149	139	170	201	216	182	159	247
El Centro Sector	101	125	133	129	76	77	83	89	171	132	156	195	196	264	203	210	195	208	200
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NEWS: DOJ announces new lawsuits against Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington for providing in-state tuition to undocumented students. DOJ says this brings them to 21 suits challenging such tuition.
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Jordi Amaral @amaraljordi.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Highlights from today's #AmericasMigrationBrief include: ➡️ Earthquake displaces thousands in 🇨🇴 ➡️ 🇦🇷 to charge non-resident migrants for health care ➡️ High financial costs of Trump's 🇺🇸 mass deportation push ➡️ 🇨🇺 migrant smuggling through 🇲🇽 www.migrationbrief.com/p/americas-m...
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Americas Migration Brief - August 17, 2026
News and analysis related to migration from across the Americas and Caribbean
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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
An ICE Air flight carrying third country nationals is currently en route to Panama from Harlingen, TX. This would mark the 5th such flight to Panama since May 2026.
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Want to better understand the Korean immigrant community in the United States? Our article offers key insights and recent stats bit.ly/KoreanImmig
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
NEW: First Circuit issues order allowing DHS to proceed with ending Ethiopia TPS protections. The First Circuit, after briefing following the SCOTUS opinion in other TPS cases, reverses the district court order that had blocked DHS's effort as to Ethiopia. The mandate was issued immediately here.
United States Court of Appeals
For the First Circuit
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No. 26-1376
AFRICAN COMMUNITIES TOGETHER; SAMUEL DOE, on behalf of themselves and all
others similarly situated; STEPHEN DOE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly
situated; ABAL DOE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs - Appellees,
v.
MARKWAYNE MULLIN, in the official capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; U.S. CITIZENSHIP
AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES; UNITED STATES,
Defendants - Appellants.
__________________
Before
Rikelman, Aframe, and Dunlap,
Circuit Judges.
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JUDGMENT
Entered: July 29, 2026
Previously, upon the government's "Motion to Lift Abeyance and for Stay Pending Appeal,
Immediate Administrative Stay, and Summary Reversal," we lifted the abeyance of this appeal and
denied an administrative stay of the district court's order postponing the termination of Temporary
Protected Status ("TPS") for Ethiopia. Upon further briefing, we now reverse the postponement
order in light of Mullin v. Doe, 609 U.S. ___, 2026 WL 1825840 (U.S. Jun. 25, 2026). Mullin held
that "the TPS statute's judicial-review bar applies to all non-constitutional claims" challenging the
Secretary of Homeland Security's determination with respect to the termination of a TPS
designation. Id. at *7, 10. Claims of that nature were the only basis for the postponement order on
appeal.
Accordingly, the government's request for summary reversal is allowed. Its additional
request for a stay pending appeal is denied as moot. The matter is remanded for further proceedings
in light of and consistent with Mullin. Mandate shall issue forthwith.
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Can immigration address population aging? Only partially It must be nested within broader demographic planning + policymakers need a greater focus on integration Our new policy brief explains 🔗 www.migrationpolicy.org/publication/...
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the US lose their protections from deportation and right to work today, barring 11th hour intervention, as TPS expires Read our Muzaffar Chishti & @ruizags.bsky.social on the Trump administration’s efforts to all but eliminate TPS bit.ly/44QN06M
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Attacked as "De Facto Amnesty," U.S. Temporary Protected Status Is Abruptly Eroded
The Trump administration moved to terminate most of the 17 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations in place when its second term began, potentially leaving zero protections in place by late November 2026.
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Nuestro nuevo artículo sobre los inmigrantes mexicanos en EE. UU. luce genial en nuestra nueva página web Echa un vistazo a nuestro nuevo y elegante diseño: bit.ly/4vzxSW8
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📣Big news: Our website has a brand-new look! 📣 We made it easier to access in-depth analysis, interactive data tools & timely policy insights about migration around the world www.migrationpolicy.org
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Ponte al día sobre los temas más actuales en materia de migración global Nuestra revista digital gratuita «Migration Information Source» te ofrece los análisis que necesitas conocer bit.ly/SourceSignUp
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 08/07/2026
Reuters confirms. 11 more people captured by ICE have been sent to a maximum security prison in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), a country where they have no ties and committed no crimes. reut.rs/4wpbIGU
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Eleven more Trump deportees arrive in Eswatini from the United States, lawyer says
Eleven more migrants deported by the Trump administration under a ​policy of sending them to third ‌countries arrived in Eswatini from the United States on Wednesday, a U.S. lawyer following the case ...
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
As deportations rose in 2025, 🇬🇹 scaled its reintegration response by mobilizing agencies nationwide to meet returnees where they are This report examines this system and other reintegration approaches Read more here: 🔗 bit.ly/3SbyBz2
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Spain just released data on the 1.2M irregular immigrants who applied for legal status through its extraordinary regularization Our Diego Chaves-González & @annaterroncusi.bsky.social explain what drove the gov't and how this marks a different course than in Latin America bit.ly/4vazCVJ
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Supreme Court has deemed unconstitutional the Trump effort to end #birthrightcitizenship We estimate this would have denied US citizenship to an average 255,000 babies born each year to parents who are temporary visa holders or unauthorized immigrants bit.ly/3Sx2Ih8
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 29/06/2026
BREAKING: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapsed.
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Survivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules 6-3 in favor of the Trump admin on Temporary Protected Status, blocking the lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds, allowing DHS to strip over 350,000 people of legal status even though they utterly failed to follow the required legal procedures.
MULLIN v. DOE
Syllabus
that the termination of Haiti’s TPS designation violated the constitutional right to equal protection because it was motivated by race. The
District Court granted interim relief, and a divided D. C. Circuit panel
declined to issue a stay. The Government sought a stay and a writ of
certiorari before judgment in both cases. This Court granted review,
consolidated the cases, and deferred ruling on the stay applications.
Held:
1. The TPS statute bars judicial review of non-constitutional claims.
Pp. 12–18.
(a) Section 1254a(b)(5)(A) provides that “[t]here is no judicial review
of any determination of the [Secretary of Homeland Security] with respect to the designation, or termination or extension of a designation,
of a foreign state.” The term “determination” may mean either an individual decision or the process leading to a decision. Under either
understanding, §1254a(b)(5)(A) bars all of respondents’ non-constitutional claims. Further, the phrase “with respect to” “generally has a
broadening effect, ensuring that the scope of a provision covers not
only its subject but also matters relating to that subject.” Patel v. Garland, 596 U. S. 328, 339 (internal quotation marks omitted). Pp. 12–
13.
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The US Supreme Court just ruled that the Trump administration can terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants. Here’s what to know about the effort to roll back TPS bit.ly/3RrADuz
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Economic insecurity after deportation shapes family stability & long-term reintegration outcomes Our new report offers policy considerations for Guatemala's reintegration system bit.ly/3SbyBz2
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Revoking U.S. citizenship from immigrants who naturalized is historically rare The Trump administration is trying to change that Muzaffar Chishti & @colleenputzelkav.bsky.social explain: bit.ly/4b9oJfA
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From Last Resort to Intimidating Enforcement Tool: Denaturalization in the Trump Era
The Trump administration aims to significantly increase the use of denaturalization, the historically rarely invoked process of stripping U.S. citizenship from immigrants. Once reserved largely for Nazis, communists, and security threats, denaturaliz...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today the Court only issued a decision in case number 4: Blanche v. Lau. A 6-3 decision declares that green card holders returning from trips abroad may be deemed "applicants for admission" in some situations, despite their permanent resident status, via a rapid decision by a frontline CBP official.
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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
SCOOP: ICE is planning to offload seven warehouses purchased for more than $700 million by either giving them to other federal agencies or selling them outright, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
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ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Externalization of migration control and processing has moved from a fringe idea to a global policy trend, as major migrant destinations tap other countries for help Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan, Meghan Benton & Susan Fratzke explain in our new article bit.ly/44dLj2S
Enlisting partner countries to help manage borders—a strategy known as externalization—has moved from a fringe idea into the policy mainstream. Under rising pressure to prevent irregular migration...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/06/2026
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: There are 98 players born in France at the World Cup, and there are more French-born players (76) representing other nations than any other country at the tournament. Senegal’s squad has 10 of them. nyti.ms/4xuWvWa
A graphic titled France is the most common birthplace among players at the 2026 World Cup.
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Ariel G Ruiz Soto @ruizags.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
With #2026WorldCup kickoff in less than 10 days, check out the latest @migrationpolicy.bsky.social podcast episode where sport journalist @samaha.bsky.social & I discuss US visa restrictions + potential immigration enforcement effects on players, fans & host cities www.podbean.com/ew/pb-fy9zb-...
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When Sports and U.S. Immigration Policy Collide
The FIFA World Cup 2026, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, is the largest in history and first to be co-organized by three countries. Yet for international fans, ever stricter U.S. i...
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Evidence shows migrants & refugees can struggle to find jobs matching their skills Since they're a growing share of urban workforces, this means real fiscal costs for cities (reduced tax revenue & slower economic activity) How can cities change this? bit.ly/cities519
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Ariel G Ruiz Soto @ruizags.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
With #2026WorldCup kickoff in less than 10 days, check out the latest @migrationpolicy.bsky.social podcast episode where sport journalist @samaha.bsky.social & I discuss US visa restrictions + potential immigration enforcement effects on players, fans & host cities www.podbean.com/ew/pb-fy9zb-...
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When Sports and U.S. Immigration Policy Collide
The FIFA World Cup 2026, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, is the largest in history and first to be co-organized by three countries. Yet for international fans, ever stricter U.S. i...
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Julian Hattem @jmhattem.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
you should listen to @ruizags.bsky.social & @samaha.bsky.social discuss how the World Cup is actually an immigration story on the new @migrationpolicy.bsky.social podcast (everything is actually an immigration story) worldofmigration.podbean.com/e/when-sport...
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When Sports and U.S. Immigration Policy Collide | World of Migration
The FIFA 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, is the largest in history and first to be co-organized by three countries. Yet for international fans, ever stricter U.S. i...
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
ICYMI: 🖥️ Watch briefing "Future Ready Cities: Unlocking Immigrant Talent for Inclusive Economic Growth" Experts from @MigrationPolicy, @MayorsMigration & @STLCityGov @TVHOST discuss what cities can do to build inclusive urban economies bit.ly/cities519
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Here’s how to make sense of the Trump administration’s efforts to mothball the TPS program: bit.ly/3RrADuz
Attacked as "De Facto Amnesty," U.S. Temporary Protected Status Is Abruptly Eroded
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The Trump administration is trying to all but eliminate the TPS program Recent weeks make clear that there are obstacles in its path Muzaffar Chishti & @ruizags.bsky.social provide the backstory bit.ly/3RrADuz
The legal and political pushback to the Trump administration actions reflects the entrenched nature of TPS. Its beneficiaries have grown settled in U.S. communities, raised families...
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 28/05/2026
ICE’s 287(g) program has expanded dramatically since January 2025. Active agreements with local law enforcement grew from 135 to 1,870 in just 16 months, spanning 39 states and 2 U.S. territories.
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Nearly 1.3 million people held Temporary Protected Status in the US as of last March. That number could reach zero by late November. A new article in our Migration Information Source traces how TPS grew and why it has come under attack www.migrationpolicy.org/article/tps-...
Taking on what it describes as a “de facto amnesty” program, the Trump administration has sought to all but eliminate the use of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for noncitizens in the United States whose homelands have experienced natural or man-made disaster. Since returning to office, the administration has sought to end protections for nearly all TPS recipients, including those from troubled Haiti and Venezuela. There were nearly 1.3 million TPS holders in the United States as of March 2025, but that number could drop to zero by the end of November.
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Tom Cartwright @tomcartwright.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Lots of interesting info on the dynamics of deportations to Mexico👇🏾👇🏾
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 14/05/2026
Judge Orders U.S. to Return Colombian Woman Deported to Congo The unusual ruling came after the judge found that the Trump administration had most likely violated the law by deporting the 55-year-old woman to the African country despite its refusal to take her.
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Judge Orders U.S. to Return Colombian Woman Deported to Congo
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Adam Crafton @adamcrafton.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Exclusive: Rodney Barreto, chair of Miami World Cup host committee, tells me that he received personal assurances from Marco Rubio that ICE will not be at World Cup venues “This is not going to turn into some ’round them up’ type of thing,” Barreto says…. www.nytimes.com/athletic/726...
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Miami host committee: 'Rubio told us ICE will not be at World Cup stadiums'
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Jordi Amaral @amaraljordi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Highlights from today's #AmericasMigrationBrief include: ➡️ Measuring internal displacement in 🇪🇨🇭🇳 ➡️ Developing a draft National Protocol on Planned Relocation in 🇵🇦 ➡️ Integration of migrants in 🇧🇷 ➡️ Challenges faced by displaced, Indigenous 🇳🇮 women in 🇨🇷 www.migrationbrief.com/p/americas-m...
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Americas Migration Brief - May 4, 2026
The AMB will be on hiatus until May 25 while I focus on my PhD comprehensive exams and close out the second year of the program.
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Tom Cartwright @tomcartwright.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Another ICE flight deporting Ukrainians via Poland...with more stops likely.
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Tom Cartwright @tomcartwright.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
✈️👀 Must read ICE Flight Monitor March Report. 1,794 ICE Air flights including 225 deportation (up 67% from March 2025) to 46 countries!! humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/upl…
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Tom Cartwright @tomcartwright.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Likely the first deportation flight to Ethiopia since at least 2020. In the midst of escalating tensions of an internal war between Tigray and the Federal Ethiopian government. The last one resolved in just 2022 after 600,000 deaths.
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Ariel G Ruiz Soto @ruizags.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Uganda--1 of 27 countries that have agreed to receive third-country deportations from the US--confirmed today that it received 8 African deportees. In a @migrationpolicy.bsky.social short read this week, I argue that these agreements focus on fear, not large-scale deportations: bit.ly/4dtmRAr
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U.S. Third-Country Deportation Agreements Are More About Fear than Numbers
The Trump administration has signed deportation agreements with 27 countries, with outreach planned to dozens of others, to help facilitate its mass deportations agenda. Yet these third-country deport...
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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Uganda confirms it has received 8 third-country nationals from the U.S. as part of a bilateral Safe Third Country Agreement.
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Not all third-country deportation agreements are the same. Our new analysis identifies 4 types in use by Trump administration: 🔸 safe third country accords 🔸 deportation bridge agreements 🔸 incarceration deals 🔸 hybrid arrangements 🧷 bit.ly/third-country-deportation
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Julia Gelatt @juliagelatt.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
USCIS is truly NOT keeping up with new immigration applications being filed. As of September 2025, even before USCIS committed itself to revisiting likely millions of past decisions, their pile of unopened applications - the frontlog - was 248,000(!) That's up from ZERO in December 2024.
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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Colorado stands out as the only state offering native language assessments to #EnglishLearners in public school across all four core subjects—math, science, social studies and reading/language arts. More state-level findings in our new fact sheet: bit.ly/4bmyzdx
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