Beth Shakman Hurd
@bethhurd.bsky.social
Professor of Global Politics & Religion at Northwestern. New book: Heaven Has a Wall
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Want to support Minnesotans? Here’s how.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Want to support Minnesotans? Here’s how.
In which the Daily Northwestern reporter describes my new book as a "novel." Love it. Almost, but not quite.
Northwestern professor talks American border religion
Community members braved extreme weather conditions and ventured to Evanston Public Library on Saturday to attend political science Prof. Elizabeth Shakman Hurd’s lecture on “American Border Religion....
dailynorthwestern.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:42 PM
In which the Daily Northwestern reporter describes my new book as a "novel." Love it. Almost, but not quite.
Reposted by Beth Shakman Hurd
There we go:
“It should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear… That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
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“It should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear… That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
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Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
There we go:
“It should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear… That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
Gift link:
“It should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear… That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
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ICE OUT.
Minneapolis 1/23/26.
Minneapolis 1/23/26.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
ICE OUT.
Minneapolis 1/23/26.
Minneapolis 1/23/26.
Reposted by Beth Shakman Hurd
Professor Elizabeth Shakman Hurd presents her new book Heaven Has a Wall, a powerful reflection on how U.S. borders entangle religion, law, and power.
#borderpolitics #religionandpolitics @bethhurd.bsky.social
#borderpolitics #religionandpolitics @bethhurd.bsky.social
On the Religious Politics of American Borders
A critical analysis of the US–Mexico border as a space shaped by art, control, commerce, and political paradox.
politicsrights.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Professor Elizabeth Shakman Hurd presents her new book Heaven Has a Wall, a powerful reflection on how U.S. borders entangle religion, law, and power.
#borderpolitics #religionandpolitics @bethhurd.bsky.social
#borderpolitics #religionandpolitics @bethhurd.bsky.social
ICE out of Evanston. Out of Illinois. Out of the US. Just get out.
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 AM
ICE out of Evanston. Out of Illinois. Out of the US. Just get out.
Dear US government: Stop killing our neighbors. Stop killing, period.
More than 1,000 events planned in US after ICE shootings in Minneapolis and Portland
ICE Out for Good vigils and rallies are being tracked online by Indivisible, the group behind the No Kings protests
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Dear US government: Stop killing our neighbors. Stop killing, period.
Reposted by Beth Shakman Hurd
The New York Times states it plainly in display type:
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The New York Times states it plainly in display type:
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Reposted by Beth Shakman Hurd
“.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.”
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January 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
“.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.”
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Congrats Ramzi Kassem on being named Chief Counsel in Mayor Mamdani’s administration.
If you can’t stand the heat…just wait a few months for the weather to change
On July 15, at a congressional hearing, New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik subjected CUNY’s chancellor, Félix Matos Rodríguez, to a humiliating round of questions about the alleged views...
coreyrobin.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Congrats Ramzi Kassem on being named Chief Counsel in Mayor Mamdani’s administration.
My colleagues Heidi and Paul at Northwestern's Pritzker School of Law argue that the university's agreement with the Trump administration is illegal.
Trump/Northwestern Deal Violates Federal Law, Pritzker Professors Say
Professors at Northwestern's Pritzker School of Law argue that the university's agreement with the Trump administration is illegal.
patch.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My colleagues Heidi and Paul at Northwestern's Pritzker School of Law argue that the university's agreement with the Trump administration is illegal.
Reposted by Beth Shakman Hurd
The people who circulated this lie should be banned from all public platforms forever. Such irresponsible cruelty — of course it’s what they accuse others of — and at such a trying time! It is reprehensible.
Islamophobic Elites Lied to Destroy the Life of a Palestinian Brown Student
Plutocrats, pundits, and government officials joined together in a racist smear campaign against a queer Palestinian student at Brown University.
www.thenation.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The people who circulated this lie should be banned from all public platforms forever. Such irresponsible cruelty — of course it’s what they accuse others of — and at such a trying time! It is reprehensible.
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Stop using Spotify until the ICE recruitment ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
December 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Stop using Spotify until the ICE recruitment ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
“Nearly 250 years after American colonists threw off their king, this is arguably the closest the country has come during a time of general peace to the centralized authority of a monarch.“
Timely, important piece by
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
Timely, important piece by
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Nearly 250 years after American colonists threw off their king, this is arguably the closest the country has come during a time of general peace to the centralized authority of a monarch.“
Timely, important piece by
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
Timely, important piece by
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
"To foster a campus climate of real inclusion, we need to convene and converse, not record and report. The details are tricky, but teachers and students can figure them out together. Our administrations and governments just have to give us the respect, job security and academic freedom to do so."
A Better Way to Approach Antisemitism on Campus (opinion)
Policing speech about Israel is counterproductive.
www.insidehighered.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"To foster a campus climate of real inclusion, we need to convene and converse, not record and report. The details are tricky, but teachers and students can figure them out together. Our administrations and governments just have to give us the respect, job security and academic freedom to do so."
What’s really going on at the Justice Dept?
Jaweed Kaleem explains why so many DOJ attorneys are quitting their jobs rather than break the law by concocting unfounded accusations of antisemitism in order to bring universities to their knees.
Jaweed Kaleem explains why so many DOJ attorneys are quitting their jobs rather than break the law by concocting unfounded accusations of antisemitism in order to bring universities to their knees.
Times Investigation: Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say 'fraudulent' UC antisemitism probes led them to quit
The Times spoke to nine former Department of Justice civil rights attorneys tasked with investigating antisemitism complaints at the University of California. They all resigned during their investigat...
www.latimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What’s really going on at the Justice Dept?
Jaweed Kaleem explains why so many DOJ attorneys are quitting their jobs rather than break the law by concocting unfounded accusations of antisemitism in order to bring universities to their knees.
Jaweed Kaleem explains why so many DOJ attorneys are quitting their jobs rather than break the law by concocting unfounded accusations of antisemitism in order to bring universities to their knees.
A leading public health scholar whose career has been defined by work on racial justice, poverty, HIV, and global inequality appears to have been removed because the political costs of applying those commitments to Palestinians became too great for Harvard to tolerate.
A Harvard scholar’s ouster exposes a crisis of institutional integrity | Eric Reinhart
The dismissal of a a renowned health leader who refused to ignore Palestine highlights false claims of universality in human rights, global health and academia
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A leading public health scholar whose career has been defined by work on racial justice, poverty, HIV, and global inequality appears to have been removed because the political costs of applying those commitments to Palestinians became too great for Harvard to tolerate.
Northwestern alums plz sign and circulate.
This is the core definition of extortion in administrative law: the use of government power to coerce compliance unrelated to the lawful purpose of the funds.
This is the core definition of extortion in administrative law: the use of government power to coerce compliance unrelated to the lawful purpose of the funds.
Sign-On Letter from Northwestern Alumni
On November 28, 2025, Northwestern bent the knee to Trump. People were very upset over the course of that day. We got the formal agreement along with some analysis. Kevin Brown then wrote an analysis ...
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December 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Northwestern alums plz sign and circulate.
This is the core definition of extortion in administrative law: the use of government power to coerce compliance unrelated to the lawful purpose of the funds.
This is the core definition of extortion in administrative law: the use of government power to coerce compliance unrelated to the lawful purpose of the funds.
With more and more regulators burning out of the machine, Trump’s retrogression has no limit but his expiration date.
The Sheriff of Sundown City - Truthdig
As the final regulators burn out of the machine, Trump's mental retrogression has no limit but his expiration date.
www.truthdig.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
With more and more regulators burning out of the machine, Trump’s retrogression has no limit but his expiration date.
Press release: Two Northwestern Law Profs explain that the Trump Administration violated federal law when it withheld federal funds from Northwestern and that portions of the Agreement with the Government violate both the First Amendment and federal antidiscrimination law.
Updates
2025.12.08 | Northwestern Law Professors Detail Legal Violations in Northwestern/Trump “Deal”
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2025
Download this document as a PDF here
Northwestern Pritzker School...
www.theuniversityunderthreat.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Press release: Two Northwestern Law Profs explain that the Trump Administration violated federal law when it withheld federal funds from Northwestern and that portions of the Agreement with the Government violate both the First Amendment and federal antidiscrimination law.
You may’ve heard the Northwestern has joined the list of universities striking a “deal” with the Trump regime. Hard to believe we’ve stooped this low.
Here’s why it was a mistake.
Here’s why it was a mistake.
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd: Northwestern’s deal with the federal government is not about antisemitism
Northwestern’s agreement with the federal government is about punishing universities and repressing political opponents.
urldefense.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
You may’ve heard the Northwestern has joined the list of universities striking a “deal” with the Trump regime. Hard to believe we’ve stooped this low.
Here’s why it was a mistake.
Here’s why it was a mistake.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Cancel your Spotify subscription until the ICE ads stop. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Cancel your Spotify subscription until the ICE ads stop. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
Why does the First Amendment often fail to stand as a bulwark against official religious prejudice, as was the case with the Muslim ban? My latest for Canopy Forum, drawing on my new book Heaven Has a Wall.
"No Kings?: Plenitudo potestatis and the sanctity of US national security" by Elizabeth Shakman Hurd - Canopy Forum
Doctrine of the Two Swords by Unknown (US-PD) This article is part of our series on Law, Religion, and Immigration. If you’d like to explore other articles in this series, click here. In the domain of...
canopyforum.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Why does the First Amendment often fail to stand as a bulwark against official religious prejudice, as was the case with the Muslim ban? My latest for Canopy Forum, drawing on my new book Heaven Has a Wall.