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Minkoff-Zern Quoted in Stateline Piece on Impact of Federal Cuts, Data Removal on Bird Flu Outbreak
Helping dairy and poultry farmworkers get tested is important for public health response. But many farmworkers are immigrants with no sick leave and who may speak primarily Indigenous languages or Spanish. The Trump administration’s deportation efforts have caused further reticence to report symptoms, says Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, associate professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Agriculture, Federal, Labor, Rural Issues, U.S. Immigration, United States
Patchy Internalization: Transnational Migration and Local Buildings in the Bosnian Borderland
“Patchy Internalization: Transnational Migration and Local Buildings in the Bosnian Borderland,” authored by Associate Professor of Anthropology Azra Hromadžić, was published in Society.
See related: Europe, Infrastructure, Migration
Banks Quoted in Newsweek, Stateline Articles on Deportations and Use of the Alien Enemies Act
“Although the Alien Enemies Act does not authorize military participation in law enforcement, if other laws permit their use, Trump could enable the military to implement summary detention and deportation of immigrants lawfully in the United States,” says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
Gadarian Weighs In on Trump Administration’s Framing of Immigration Raids in the Guardian Article
The way the administration has framed its raids is an attempt to shape public perception by driving the narrative that “immigrants are criminals” who “don’t belong in the United States,” says Shana Gadarian, Merle Goldberg Fabian Professor of Excellence in Citizenship and Critical Thinking.
See related: Federal, Media & Journalism, U.S. Immigration, United States
Claiming Citizenship: Race, Religion, and Political Mobilization among New Americans
Prema Kurien, professor of sociology, examines the political mobilization strategies of people of South Asian and Indian descent in the United States. She also traces how immigrants reshape the host society, both conforming to aspects of that society while also transforming it to meet their unique needs. (Oxford University Press, 2025)
See related: Asian-American, India, U.S. Immigration, United States
Lamis Abdelaaty, Collaborators, Awarded $2 Million in ERC Funds for Refugee Law Research
The associate professor of political science is part of a three-person team that will investigate the conditions that make international refugee law effective.
See related: Grant Awards, International Affairs, Refugees
Maxwell Scholars Examine ‘Always Fragile’ Democracy
Amid reports of democracy’s global decline, Maxwell faculty and students are gathering new insights into perception, polarization and other pressing concerns.
Maxwell Welcomes 41 New US Citizens—Including One of Its Own
Assistant Professor Tomás Olivier was among those who gathered in the Dr. Paul & Natalie Strasser Legacy Room to take the Oath of Citizenship.
See related: School History, U.S. Immigration, United States
Banks Quoted in ABC News Article on Trump’s Proposed Mass Deportation Program
Using the military for domestic law enforcement would be a fundamental shift, one which too few Americans have considered or grappled with, says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs. “It would turn our whole society upside down…all these arguments about him [Trump] being an autocrat or dictator, it is not a stretch.”
See related: Federal, U.S. Immigration, U.S. National Security, United States
Kids in Limbo: War, Uncertainty, and the School Experiences of Ukrainian Refugee Students in Poland
Findings by Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology, and Ph.D. student Iwona B. Franczak, suggest changes to family and school routines caused by the war hindered academic performance and social–emotional well-being of some Ukrainian school-age refugees regardless of mothers' advantageous socio-economic backgrounds. Published in Sociological Forum.