Associate Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy. Research on #immigration #immigrationpolicy #daca #immigrationdetention #health
Out today!! Our new @pnas.org paper (w @chloeneast.bsky.social & @elizabethacox.bsky.social) examines variation in ICE arrests from 2015 to today, exposing just how unprecedented things are today—and how/why.
Chloe N East (she/her)My paper is out today in PNAS documenting how ICE activity in Trump 2.0 compares to the last 10 years and the mismatch between the action and the rhetoric. Joint with the fabulous @caitlinpatler.bsky.social and @elizabethacox.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
This is incredibly powerful reporting and I’m honored to have provided some context for the likely immediate and downstream harms of these horrendous conditions.
Eunice ChoPowerful visualization of horrifying conditions of confinement in ICE's holding room cells, based on testimony of brave detainees who came forward to sue ICE and challenge abuses at 26 Federal Plaza. Great reporting by @douglasmac.bsky.social as usual! wapo.st/3R6bdmr
In upholding birthright citz, SCOTUS averted a self-inflicted national wound: 4.7 mil. children denied citz by 2045; creation of hereditary underclass 14A aimed to prevent; econ. harm to tune of $7.7 tril. This is a victory for all, but w 700+ imm restrictions since 01/25, work is far from over.
Caitlin PatlerSharing our amicus brief on birthright citizenship in light of today’s pending decision. The stakes could not be higher.
“Held: Children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United Statesand are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause.”
Kyle CheneyBREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Trump effort to limit birthright citizenship. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Sharing our amicus brief on birthright citizenship in light of today’s pending decision. The stakes could not be higher.
Caitlin PatlerImmensely grateful to share an amicus brief on birthright citizenship, submitted to SCOTUS last week. We present esta of the impacted child population (4.8 mil children in next 20 yrs alone!) + financial contributions through 2074 under status quo ($7.7 trillion!). Link: lnkd.in/gGXngCDY 1/7
As reports of abuse in U.S. immigration detention continue to surface, we show timely evidence that physical & verbal abuse & poor treatment in immigration custody are linked to worse health among recently deported Central American immigrants. With @adrianaceron.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/2331...
Detention-Related Health Harms Among Recently Deported Central American Immigrants - Adriana Cerón, Caitlin Patler, 2026Executive Summary The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains hundreds of thousands of noncitizens each year in the world’s largest immi...doi.orgAdam SawyerNew article from Adriana Cerón and @caitlinpatler.bsky.social. *Detention-Related Health Harms Among Recently Deported Central American Immigrants* doi.org/10.1177/2331...
