Jane Devlin
@bostonmigration.bsky.social
Boston-based, immigration-obsessed; Posts on immigration, Boston, refugees. Retired canonist. AILA, CLSA. Reaction to most news: Cui bono?
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I don't have a publicist, therefore I am the publicist. New website for my forthcoming book. Please especially check out the Author Q&A at the end of the page (Why did i write the book? Who's it for?. Journos, pod-casters, museums can find my contact info & how to obtain a bound review copy. 1/
Book - Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship — Anna O. Law
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February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I don't have a publicist, therefore I am the publicist. New website for my forthcoming book. Please especially check out the Author Q&A at the end of the page (Why did i write the book? Who's it for?. Journos, pod-casters, museums can find my contact info & how to obtain a bound review copy. 1/
MSN
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February 7, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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This is why many argue for graduated penalties for immigration violations, with the penalty tailored to the severity of the violation. Under current U.S. law, it's often deportation or nothing.
The Brazilian federal police detained me for an hour as I had once overstayed a visa by accident for two weeks.
After giving me a lecture on immigration policies, they released me.
If I had been a Brazilian in the United States, I'd be in jail.
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After giving me a lecture on immigration policies, they released me.
If I had been a Brazilian in the United States, I'd be in jail.
paydayreport.com/brazilian-fe...
Brazilian Federal Police Detain Melk, But Release Him After Lecture on Immigration Policies
The Brazilian federal police officer immediately started joking with me, “What do you think, we were gonna throw you in jail? We’re not ICE, we’re Brazilians.”
paydayreport.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This is why many argue for graduated penalties for immigration violations, with the penalty tailored to the severity of the violation. Under current U.S. law, it's often deportation or nothing.
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NEW
Those seeking to sue ICE for injuries or damage face an uphill battle
Contact us/ Comuníquese con nosotros:
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Those seeking to sue ICE for injuries or damage face an uphill battle
Contact us/ Comuníquese con nosotros:
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En español: maria.sacchetti@washpost.com para recibir mi whatsapp)
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February 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
NEW
Those seeking to sue ICE for injuries or damage face an uphill battle
Contact us/ Comuníquese con nosotros:
Signal: mariapost.45, amybrittain.27, klemko.84
En español: maria.sacchetti@washpost.com para recibir mi whatsapp)
READ --> www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Those seeking to sue ICE for injuries or damage face an uphill battle
Contact us/ Comuníquese con nosotros:
Signal: mariapost.45, amybrittain.27, klemko.84
En español: maria.sacchetti@washpost.com para recibir mi whatsapp)
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I've wanted to make this graph for years, and we finally did it. Here's where all the government's money came from and went to for the last 30 years. Immigrants aren't the cause of the problem. cato.org/white-paper/...
For decades, nativists have sold America this narrative that immigrant welfare is behind our deficits and debt. This figure shows how absurd that is. This is all government expenditures, federal, state, and local, for the last 3 decades. Immigrants are not to blame:
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I've wanted to make this graph for years, and we finally did it. Here's where all the government's money came from and went to for the last 30 years. Immigrants aren't the cause of the problem. cato.org/white-paper/...
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"The pause will likely reduce the supply of workers and particularly health care workers in the U.S., which could exacerbate existing health care worker shortages." https://bit.ly/4bro9uT
Potential Impact of the Federal Pause on Immigrant Visas From 75 Countries on the U.S. Health Care Workforce | KFF
This policy watch discusses the implications for the U.S. health care workforce of the recent DOS immigrant visa pause for individuals from 75 countries deemed more likely to be a public charge.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
"The pause will likely reduce the supply of workers and particularly health care workers in the U.S., which could exacerbate existing health care worker shortages." https://bit.ly/4bro9uT
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The greatest weakness of China and strength of the US is demography. We can grow due to immigration. This will kill our economy over time.
Fox Business does a segment about population growth slowing dramatically thanks to Trump, only seems vaguely aware that this is actually bad news
January 29, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The greatest weakness of China and strength of the US is demography. We can grow due to immigration. This will kill our economy over time.
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Immigration crackdown leads to drop in U.S. population growth
A crackdown on immigration is leading to a sharp drop in U.S. population growth
A sharp drop in net immigration has led to a slowdown in U.S. population growth. The Census Bureau says the population grew only about half as fast in the year ending last June as it did the previous ...
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Immigration crackdown leads to drop in U.S. population growth
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Exactly what economists warned us about. Immigration is central to stability and growth for many industries, and this immigration crackdown is hurting employment for US citizens
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration
Government data show the Trump administration’s policies reducing the number of foreign-born workers did not help U.S.-born workers in 2025.
www.forbes.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Exactly what economists warned us about. Immigration is central to stability and growth for many industries, and this immigration crackdown is hurting employment for US citizens
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
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The Trump administration's deportation hysteria is making America less safe. 28k+ agents diverted to ICE. Child exploitation cases abandoned. 80% of ATF reassigned. We need politicians to work together to get this country back on track. Good work by Sam Levin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US abandons child exploitation and drug cases to prioritize ICE, Democrats allege
Exclusive: Letter decries ‘stunning abdication of basic responsibilities’ and demands to know how many officers diverted
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The Trump administration's deportation hysteria is making America less safe. 28k+ agents diverted to ICE. Child exploitation cases abandoned. 80% of ATF reassigned. We need politicians to work together to get this country back on track. Good work by Sam Levin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Minnesota "Operation Metro Surge": 670+ arrested in 2 weeks. Targets? Hardware stores. Gyms. Traffic stops. Schools. People detained include: Turkish citizen (no record), Somali torture survivor (no record), father of U.S. Marine (no record).
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Dozens of immigrants detained by ICE going to court to request release
ICE has released the names of a fraction of the more than 670 it has reported to have arrested during the immigration enforcement sweep that began Dec. 1. An MPR News analysis of federal court…
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January 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Minnesota "Operation Metro Surge": 670+ arrested in 2 weeks. Targets? Hardware stores. Gyms. Traffic stops. Schools. People detained include: Turkish citizen (no record), Somali torture survivor (no record), father of U.S. Marine (no record).
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Sudden displacement crises temporarily overwhelm steady-state accommodation systems. In a new paper, we document that pop-up shelters and private hosting scaled fast and housed the vast majority of arrivals during the peak of the Ukrainian displacement crisis (1/2)
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Mette Foged, Jens Hainmueller,
@mstahlschmidt.bsky.social & Edith Zink show how initial accommodation conditions shape refugee integration, using quasi-experimental evidence from Ukrainians in Denmark.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
Mette Foged, Jens Hainmueller,
@mstahlschmidt.bsky.social & Edith Zink show how initial accommodation conditions shape refugee integration, using quasi-experimental evidence from Ukrainians in Denmark.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
December 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Sudden displacement crises temporarily overwhelm steady-state accommodation systems. In a new paper, we document that pop-up shelters and private hosting scaled fast and housed the vast majority of arrivals during the peak of the Ukrainian displacement crisis (1/2)
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"The government spends $3,500 per individual self-deportation...But critics argue there are other prices attached, both financial and personal...For one, immigrants are thought to contribute nearly $580 billion per year in taxes." https://bit.ly/3YaMj4T
The true cost of self-deportation
The Department of Homeland Security has branded self-deportation a ‘dignified’ route out of the country. But advocates warn those who choose to do so may not be able to return for years — or at all. K...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"The government spends $3,500 per individual self-deportation...But critics argue there are other prices attached, both financial and personal...For one, immigrants are thought to contribute nearly $580 billion per year in taxes." https://bit.ly/3YaMj4T
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Across red, blue, and purple states, a quiet bipartisan consensus is forming—immigrant workforce participation is an economic necessity.
We're proud to release our comprehensive, 50-state review of policy activity in this area from 2020–2024!
We're proud to release our comprehensive, 50-state review of policy activity in this area from 2020–2024!
December 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Across red, blue, and purple states, a quiet bipartisan consensus is forming—immigrant workforce participation is an economic necessity.
We're proud to release our comprehensive, 50-state review of policy activity in this area from 2020–2024!
We're proud to release our comprehensive, 50-state review of policy activity in this area from 2020–2024!
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Here is the Department of Homeland Security touting this new ban by describing the (among others) spouses and children of U.S. citizens coming on visas as "foreign invaders."
It has never been about legal versus illegal. They hate legal immigration. They want to stop it. That's the story.
It has never been about legal versus illegal. They hate legal immigration. They want to stop it. That's the story.
December 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Here is the Department of Homeland Security touting this new ban by describing the (among others) spouses and children of U.S. citizens coming on visas as "foreign invaders."
It has never been about legal versus illegal. They hate legal immigration. They want to stop it. That's the story.
It has never been about legal versus illegal. They hate legal immigration. They want to stop it. That's the story.
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WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
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Illinois just limited immigration arrests in public spaces and created a path to sue for constitutional violations. This is what state-level accountability looks like when federal enforcement keeps overreaching.
Read: www.jurist.org/news/2025/12...
Read: www.jurist.org/news/2025/12...
Illinois restricts immigration arrests in public venues, permits lawsuits for constitutional violations
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 1312 into law on Tuesday, establishing protections which limit civil immigration enforcement activities across multiple public settings throughout the state.…
www.jurist.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Illinois just limited immigration arrests in public spaces and created a path to sue for constitutional violations. This is what state-level accountability looks like when federal enforcement keeps overreaching.
Read: www.jurist.org/news/2025/12...
Read: www.jurist.org/news/2025/12...
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What the WSJ calls out directly is the structural contradiction: the U.S. needs more workers, yet our politics keep cutting off the very channels that supply them
Read: www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Read: www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
What the WSJ calls out directly is the structural contradiction: the U.S. needs more workers, yet our politics keep cutting off the very channels that supply them
Read: www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Read: www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
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