Nate Iglehart

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Sarah Matusek |Nate Iglehart

As the Trump administration claims broad authority to summarily deport “alien enemies” in an “invasion,” efforts to control U.S. borders and immigration are running up against concerns for individual rights. For immigrants, one of the most basic rights – the ability to have due process in a court of law – is in question. The tension isn’t entirely new.

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Henry Gass |Nate Iglehart |Troy Sambajon

As President Donald Trump moves at a furious pace to implement his agenda, federal courts are struggling to pause actions that may be unlawful. That dynamic reached another chaotic height this past weekend as the Trump administration seeks to further its policy of mass deportations.

2 months ago | csmonitor.com | Sarah Matusek |Henry Gass |Nate Iglehart

The college campus tumult over Israel’s war in Gaza has collided with the nation’s immigration debate. The Trump administration’s framing of its detention of a Palestinian student activist as a defense against rising antisemitism is a move that launches, in effect, a new round of free speech tug-of-war. Nearly a week after immigration officials arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder living in New York, there are still no formal charges against him outside of immigration court.