Author name: Eric V. Traut, Esq.

Introduction Over recent months, U.S. federal immigration policy has taken increasingly aggressive turns: expanded detentions, tighter removals, limits on birthright citizenship, crackdowns on sanctuary jurisdictions, and fast-track or expedited removals. These shifts have stoked fear in immigrant communities, eroded trust in institutions, and—in many cases—run headlong into constitutional protections that are supposed to guard against […]