Border Police and Courtroom Arrests Fuel Migration Panic
July 2, 2026
Federal agents in New York and police in Montreal-Nord are bypassing judicial oversight to enforce carceral control, even as official migration numbers drop across the Five Eyes. This disconnect between declining arrivals and rising public hostility reveals how automated enforcement and institutional rhetoric weaponize the 'migrant' as a permanent site of crisis to justify the expansion of executive power.
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ICE Flouting Federal Judge’s Order to Stop Arresting Immigrants at New York Courts
“ICE continues to flagrantly violate the law by arresting immigrants who are attending their mandatory court hearings,” said Rep. Dan Goldman. The post ICE Flouting Federal Judge’s Order to Stop Arresting Immigrants at New York Courts appeared first on The Intercept.
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“How Many Mothers Have You Made Cry?”
In Montréal-Nord, a community rises up against police brutality and racial profiling.
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Migration is dropping, but public concern is climbing. Why?
Net overseas migration is declining. It peaked in 2023, and as of mid-2026 it has dropped by 45%. Yet public sentiment has moved the other way. The Lowy Institute’s 2026 poll, released last week, found 55% of Australians believe the number of migrants coming to Australia each year is too high. That…
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People Are Living Shorter Lives in the Cariboo
Making home the rough-and-tumble region comes with many benefits. But it can be hard, too.
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Trump’s DOJ Said Police Reform Was “Factually Unjustified.” A New Report Shows Otherwise.
The post Trump’s DOJ Said Police Reform Was “Factually Unjustified.” A New Report Shows Otherwise. appeared first on ProPublica.
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Lived experience is often dismissed – but we should recognise it as a form of expertise
Timon Studler/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Institutions increasingly invite people to contribute their lived experience. Government agencies appoint patients to advisory panels and call on communities for their views on policy. Health New Zealand employs peer support workers and universities seek lived experi…
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Falling migration is bad for economies – here’s how some countries are responding
ShutterSikki/Shutterstock The UK’s last six prime ministers have all promised to reduce migration – and now it is happening. The most recent figures show that net migration (the number of people coming to the UK minus the number leaving) was at 171,000 in 2025. This is the lowest point since 2012. F…
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What is migration for? How national needs wrestle with a basic human desire
Migration debates often begin in the wrong place. They ask how many migrants a country should accept, which migrants should be prioritised and how quickly they should arrive. These are important questions, but they are not the first question. The first question is more basic: what is migration for?…
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