The Center for Immigration Law and Policy
@uclacilp.bsky.social
The Center for Immigration Law and Policy (CILP) at the UCLA School of Law | A hub for immigration scholarship + advocacy.
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We’re back! S2 Ep.1 of “Unsettled: Immigration in Turbulent Times is out.” @jonathanblitzer.bsky.social , staff writer for The New Yorker, discusses his recent article in the magazine, “Enemies of the State: How the Trump Administration declared war on Venezuelan migrants in the U.S.”
Season 2, Episode 1: The Trump Administration's War on Venezuelan Migrants
Podcast Episode · Unsettled: Immigration in Turbulent Times · 10/22/2025 · 44m
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October 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
We’re back! S2 Ep.1 of “Unsettled: Immigration in Turbulent Times is out.” @jonathanblitzer.bsky.social , staff writer for The New Yorker, discusses his recent article in the magazine, “Enemies of the State: How the Trump Administration declared war on Venezuelan migrants in the U.S.”
🗣️Join us for an important conversation with attorneys, organizers, and journalists to discuss the lessons learned from the LA raids. More details to follow.
👉🏽RSVP at
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or 🔗link in our biosite
👉🏽RSVP at
bit.ly/LessonsInRes...
or 🔗link in our biosite
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🗣️Join us for an important conversation with attorneys, organizers, and journalists to discuss the lessons learned from the LA raids. More details to follow.
👉🏽RSVP at
bit.ly/LessonsInRes...
or 🔗link in our biosite
👉🏽RSVP at
bit.ly/LessonsInRes...
or 🔗link in our biosite
Learn more about the government’s policy of voluntary departure to push immigrants out of the U.S. by reading the full @nytimes.com by @jazmineulloa.bsky.social
here: bit.ly/nytselfdepor...
here: bit.ly/nytselfdepor...
October 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Learn more about the government’s policy of voluntary departure to push immigrants out of the U.S. by reading the full @nytimes.com by @jazmineulloa.bsky.social
here: bit.ly/nytselfdepor...
here: bit.ly/nytselfdepor...
Check out Hiroshi Motomura’s latest piece about immigration policy.
Prof. Motomura is the Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the @law.ucla.edu . He is a nonresident scholar with Carnegie California at @carnegieendowment.org .
🔗 bit.ly/humanitarian...
Prof. Motomura is the Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the @law.ucla.edu . He is a nonresident scholar with Carnegie California at @carnegieendowment.org .
🔗 bit.ly/humanitarian...
October 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Check out Hiroshi Motomura’s latest piece about immigration policy.
Prof. Motomura is the Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the @law.ucla.edu . He is a nonresident scholar with Carnegie California at @carnegieendowment.org .
🔗 bit.ly/humanitarian...
Prof. Motomura is the Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the @law.ucla.edu . He is a nonresident scholar with Carnegie California at @carnegieendowment.org .
🔗 bit.ly/humanitarian...
Reposted by The Center for Immigration Law and Policy
The future of humanitarian protection in the U.S. is very much in question.
But at its core, it’s a local issue – and a mindset shift to prioritize the local, writes Hiroshi Motomura, is essential.
More from Hiroshi: carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/0...
But at its core, it’s a local issue – and a mindset shift to prioritize the local, writes Hiroshi Motomura, is essential.
More from Hiroshi: carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/0...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The future of humanitarian protection in the U.S. is very much in question.
But at its core, it’s a local issue – and a mindset shift to prioritize the local, writes Hiroshi Motomura, is essential.
More from Hiroshi: carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/0...
But at its core, it’s a local issue – and a mindset shift to prioritize the local, writes Hiroshi Motomura, is essential.
More from Hiroshi: carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/0...
🚨A message from Ahilan Arulanantham, Faculty Co-Director at the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA Law regarding NTPSA I v. NOEM
October 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
🚨A message from Ahilan Arulanantham, Faculty Co-Director at the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA Law regarding NTPSA I v. NOEM
🗣️CHECK OUT CILP’S FACULTY CO-DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT’S LATEST RULING IN NTPSA I v. NOEM
FOR MORE DETAILS: bit.ly/4mJwA6B
FOR MORE DETAILS: bit.ly/4mJwA6B
October 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
🗣️CHECK OUT CILP’S FACULTY CO-DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT’S LATEST RULING IN NTPSA I v. NOEM
FOR MORE DETAILS: bit.ly/4mJwA6B
FOR MORE DETAILS: bit.ly/4mJwA6B
Statements regarding the filing of a brief opposing the government’s request for a Supreme Court intervention in NTPSA v. Noem.
For more details visit: bit.ly/4pNW0mo
For more details visit: bit.ly/4pNW0mo
September 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Statements regarding the filing of a brief opposing the government’s request for a Supreme Court intervention in NTPSA v. Noem.
For more details visit: bit.ly/4pNW0mo
For more details visit: bit.ly/4pNW0mo
It’s been two weeks since mappingdeportations.com launched. Here are some coverage highlights.
September 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It’s been two weeks since mappingdeportations.com launched. Here are some coverage highlights.
🚨El formulario de CILP para ayudar a un familiar Venezolano con TPS en detención cerrará HOY 9/26 a las 2 PM PT/ 5 PM ET
🚨CILP’s form to help a Venezuelan family member in detention will close TODAY 9/26 at 2pm PT/ 5pm ET
#TPS #temporaryprotectedstatus
🚨CILP’s form to help a Venezuelan family member in detention will close TODAY 9/26 at 2pm PT/ 5pm ET
#TPS #temporaryprotectedstatus
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🚨El formulario de CILP para ayudar a un familiar Venezolano con TPS en detención cerrará HOY 9/26 a las 2 PM PT/ 5 PM ET
🚨CILP’s form to help a Venezuelan family member in detention will close TODAY 9/26 at 2pm PT/ 5pm ET
#TPS #temporaryprotectedstatus
🚨CILP’s form to help a Venezuelan family member in detention will close TODAY 9/26 at 2pm PT/ 5pm ET
#TPS #temporaryprotectedstatus
Si tiene algún ser querido que es beneficiario de TPS para Venezuela y actualmente está detenido en la custodia de ICE, llene este formulario. // If you have a loved one who is a Venezuelan TPS recipient and is currently detained in ICE custody please fill out this form: bit.ly/apoyolimitad...
September 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Si tiene algún ser querido que es beneficiario de TPS para Venezuela y actualmente está detenido en la custodia de ICE, llene este formulario. // If you have a loved one who is a Venezuelan TPS recipient and is currently detained in ICE custody please fill out this form: bit.ly/apoyolimitad...
As you engage with ongoing immigration headlines, gain a richer understanding of the complex layers that comprise immigration policy by exploring Prof. Hiroshi Motomura’s latest book, Borders and Belonging: Toward a Fair Immigration Policy.
September 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
As you engage with ongoing immigration headlines, gain a richer understanding of the complex layers that comprise immigration policy by exploring Prof. Hiroshi Motomura’s latest book, Borders and Belonging: Toward a Fair Immigration Policy.
📰 Check out CILP’s Faculty Co-Director and UCLA professor Hiroshi Motomura’s remarks in this LA Times piece by Steve Lopez. bit.ly/latimeslopez...
Commentary: Don't hold your breath, but as raids stifle economy, Trump proves case for immigration reform
Even California GOP lawmakers say ease up on raids and rewrite immigration law.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
📰 Check out CILP’s Faculty Co-Director and UCLA professor Hiroshi Motomura’s remarks in this LA Times piece by Steve Lopez. bit.ly/latimeslopez...
CILP’s Faculty Co-Director Ahilan Arulanantham joined @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on Amicus to discuss the recent Supreme Court shadow docket order in Noem v. Vasquez-Perdomo, which effectively legalized racial profiling by roving ICE patrols. Listen to the full podcast at bit.ly/3VpxA4O
September 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
CILP’s Faculty Co-Director Ahilan Arulanantham joined @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on Amicus to discuss the recent Supreme Court shadow docket order in Noem v. Vasquez-Perdomo, which effectively legalized racial profiling by roving ICE patrols. Listen to the full podcast at bit.ly/3VpxA4O
Join CILP Senior Staff Attorney Monika Langarica in conversation with El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) as they discuss human rights and U.S. immigration policy under the Trump administration. The presentation will be live streamed. Learn more at bit.ly/46cK99L
September 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Join CILP Senior Staff Attorney Monika Langarica in conversation with El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) as they discuss human rights and U.S. immigration policy under the Trump administration. The presentation will be live streamed. Learn more at bit.ly/46cK99L
UCLA Law Professor and CILP Faculty Co-Director Hiroshi Motomura spoke to The Washington Post about ICE's planned expansion across the U.S. after Congress increased the agency's budget.
September 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
UCLA Law Professor and CILP Faculty Co-Director Hiroshi Motomura spoke to The Washington Post about ICE's planned expansion across the U.S. after Congress increased the agency's budget.
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Check out the amazing interactive data visualizations at mappingdeportations.com from @uclacilp.bsky.social
Mapping Deportations – U.S. Immigration Control since 1790
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September 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Check out the amazing interactive data visualizations at mappingdeportations.com from @uclacilp.bsky.social
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🎙️ ON AIR:
We're talking to @uclacilp.bsky.social's Ahilan Arulanantham, Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic's Marissa Montes, @latimes.com's Andrea Castillo and @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov about the recent Supreme Court ruling on ICE arrests.
❓ Have you or someone you know been targeted by ICE?
📻 Listen:
We're talking to @uclacilp.bsky.social's Ahilan Arulanantham, Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic's Marissa Montes, @latimes.com's Andrea Castillo and @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov about the recent Supreme Court ruling on ICE arrests.
❓ Have you or someone you know been targeted by ICE?
📻 Listen:
LA Immigrant Communities on Edge After Supreme Court Ruling on ICE Arrests | KQED
Concerns intensified after the Department of Homeland Security announced that law enforcement would “flood the zone” in Los Angeles. We look at what’s happening on the ground and where the law stands.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎙️ ON AIR:
We're talking to @uclacilp.bsky.social's Ahilan Arulanantham, Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic's Marissa Montes, @latimes.com's Andrea Castillo and @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov about the recent Supreme Court ruling on ICE arrests.
❓ Have you or someone you know been targeted by ICE?
📻 Listen:
We're talking to @uclacilp.bsky.social's Ahilan Arulanantham, Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic's Marissa Montes, @latimes.com's Andrea Castillo and @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov about the recent Supreme Court ruling on ICE arrests.
❓ Have you or someone you know been targeted by ICE?
📻 Listen:
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🎧 Listen to the podcast!
@uclacilp.bsky.social's Ahilan Arulanantham, Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic's Marissa Montes, @latimes.com's Andrea Castillo and @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about the recent Supreme Court ruling on ICE arrests.
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@uclacilp.bsky.social's Ahilan Arulanantham, Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic's Marissa Montes, @latimes.com's Andrea Castillo and @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about the recent Supreme Court ruling on ICE arrests.
🔗: buff.ly/AvEmv2x
LA Immigrant Communities on Edge After Supreme Court Ruling on ICE Arrests
KQED's Forum · Episode
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September 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🎧 Listen to the podcast!
@uclacilp.bsky.social's Ahilan Arulanantham, Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic's Marissa Montes, @latimes.com's Andrea Castillo and @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about the recent Supreme Court ruling on ICE arrests.
🔗: buff.ly/AvEmv2x
@uclacilp.bsky.social's Ahilan Arulanantham, Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic's Marissa Montes, @latimes.com's Andrea Castillo and @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about the recent Supreme Court ruling on ICE arrests.
🔗: buff.ly/AvEmv2x
Join us for the launch of Mapping Deportations, a website that uses maps, data, and timelines to unmask the relationship between race and U.S. immigration enforcement throughout U.S. history. It tracks every deportation order since 1895.
👉🏽RSVP at this link: bit.ly/Mapping-Depo...
👉🏽RSVP at this link: bit.ly/Mapping-Depo...
September 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Join us for the launch of Mapping Deportations, a website that uses maps, data, and timelines to unmask the relationship between race and U.S. immigration enforcement throughout U.S. history. It tracks every deportation order since 1895.
👉🏽RSVP at this link: bit.ly/Mapping-Depo...
👉🏽RSVP at this link: bit.ly/Mapping-Depo...
Today's ruling sez courts have the power to review Trump administration’s attempt to end TPS for Venezuelans, & that its decision to cut short their TPS protections was illegal. Learn more bit.ly/3JEQJwO
August 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Today's ruling sez courts have the power to review Trump administration’s attempt to end TPS for Venezuelans, & that its decision to cut short their TPS protections was illegal. Learn more bit.ly/3JEQJwO
A California Court of Appeal has ruled that the University of California's policy denying educational job opportunities to undocumented students is discriminatory. Read our full press statement at bit.ly/4ol6HfD .
August 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A California Court of Appeal has ruled that the University of California's policy denying educational job opportunities to undocumented students is discriminatory. Read our full press statement at bit.ly/4ol6HfD .
We are working alongside our partners to help TPS holders from Venezuela and Haiti fight the federal government's unprecedented efforts to strip them of protections. Check out a timeline of that legal battle.
August 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We are working alongside our partners to help TPS holders from Venezuela and Haiti fight the federal government's unprecedented efforts to strip them of protections. Check out a timeline of that legal battle.