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It is difficult to convey the scale of the harm that will result from the enormous spending bill that the U.S. Congress narrowly passed, and President Trump signed into law, in the run-up to July 4 ...

The designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is an important legal pathway for migrants of select countries who are unable to safely return to their home countries due to different conditions ...

Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación ante el creciente uso del derecho penal sin las garantías del debido proceso, el acoso, estigmatización y la persecución que ejerc ...

Operations intensify in, and beyond, Los Angeles; Massive “reconciliation” spending bill emerges in Senate and resembles House bill; CBP reports on May migrant encounters.

Maureen Meyer serves as WOLA’s Vice President for Programs. With over two decades of experience in human rights, Ms. Meyer... Civic space–the conditions needed for civil society to participate in ...

Troops deployed to Los Angeles, as “mass deportations” trigger protests; Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the United States—but in a Tennessee prison; Travel ban added to list of administration ...

A topical index of border security, migration, and related human rights issues covered in WOLA's Weekly Border Updates.

This piece focuses on the incredible scale of what the U.S. Congress is proposing to spend on enforcement and border security. The reconciliation bill’s mammoth dimensions are not getting the ...

Highlights and Conclusions from the April 30, 2025 WOLA–National Security Archive Webinar This is enforced disappearance Over the past two months, U.S. immigration and law‑enforcement agencies have ...

Accumulating accounts of cruel and possibly unlawful removals and detentions; “Reconciliation” mega-spending bill sails through House committees; Renditions to El Salvador blocked, for now, amid new ...

El Salvador renditions reach the Supreme Court; Evidence points to little criminality among those rushed to El Salvador’s mega-prison; A $45 billion bill for migrant detention foreseen as budget bill ...