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A ‘quieter enforcement campaign’ doesn’t mean fewer aliens will be arrested and deported On July 1, the New York Times reported that ICE had detained 10,000 aliens in the prior five days, part of an administration push to boost immigration arrests that has “occurred without the fanfare of highly visible operations last year, in which officials announced their intentions ahead of time to target cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles, and send officers pouring into the streets”.

The president was never going to win the birthright citizenship case. But what makes it, in Justice Samuel Alito’s words, “one of the most important decisions in the history of the Court” is that the ruling places the issue of membership in the national community beyond the reach of normal politics. This is why some, such as Rachel Bovard and Daniel McCarthy, have likened the ruling to Roe v.

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On June 30, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Trump v. Barbara, concluding on constitutional and (ancient) common-law grounds that every child born in the United States is a U.S. citizen, with only limited exceptions.

Everyone born here — with only limited exceptions — is a U.S. citizen, and immigration hawks will now argue deportations are more important than ever On June 30, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Trump v. Barbara, concluding that all children born in the United States — with only limited exceptions — are U.S. citizens.

Are we going to just have to bar the admission of women from abroad? The administration was never going to win the birthright citizenship case before the Supreme Court. Changing something as fundamental as our current practices regarding membership in the national community shouldn’t be changed by executive order. But the real losers from Tuesday’s decision are the American people.

New York Post, May 30, 2026 This week, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new effort to crack down on asylum fraud — by going after the lawyers who enable it. DHS will be imposing civil fines on attorneys who file bogus and frivolous protection applications on behalf of their alien clients. About time: For decades, various administrations have turned a blind eye to those who exploit Americans’ humanitarian instincts for pecuniary gain.

Immigrant advocates should stop fearmongering, while hawks should focus their fire on the last administration On Sunday, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin appeared on CNN, where host Jake Tapper asked him what the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) means for the “350,000 protected status holders right now”.

Originally published by CNN on June 29, 2026 What's next for TPS beneficiaries from Syria and Haiti? Andrew Arthur, the Center's Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, explains what should be expected after the SCOTUS ruling on the termination of TPS designations. pic.twitter.com/g1F1HJ7Qsu — Center for Immigration Studies (@CIS_org) June 29, 2026 What's next for TPS beneficiaries from Syria and Haiti?

The media’s at it again: Trying to whip up public hysteria over immigration enforcement. “President Donald Trump had pledged to target the ‘worst of the worst’ criminal offenders among the nation’s migrants,” ABC News intoned this month — yet “just 3% of recent ICE detainees had a violent felony conviction.” The story zoomed around social media and was picked up by other outlets, many of which implied that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has somehow betrayed its focus on public safety.