Michael Kagan
@michaelgkagan.bsky.social
UNLV Immigration Clinic Director | Bagel expert | Author: The Battle to Stay in America | Private chef to my kids | Vegas law prof | Mets fan | Frequent typo writer | Speaking for myself only. Obv. | https://behindtheborder.substack.com
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Michael Kagan
@michaelgkagan.bsky.social
· Aug 18
The Battle To Stay in America
Now out in paperback, with a new afterword
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My book, with a new afterword reflecting on COVID, the Biden years and the return of Trump, is out in paperback. Get your copy.
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ICE “is looking into constructing a ‘soft-side’ facility — a makeshift structure composed of tents — at the Nevada Southern Detention Center.” thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Nevada ICE detainee population up by more than 30 percent since September - The Nevada Independent
The new numbers come as ICE eyes creating a new detention facility in Nevada while the state struggles to meet capacity. At a press conference this weekend, Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noe...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
ICE “is looking into constructing a ‘soft-side’ facility — a makeshift structure composed of tents — at the Nevada Southern Detention Center.” thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
“I’m a U.S. Citizen.”
“I don’t care.”
“I don’t care.”
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“I’m a U.S. Citizen.”
“I don’t care.”
“I don’t care.”
Memo to every reporter who treats the Trump Administration’s sanctuary list like it’s definitely something that matters www.cnn.com/2025/11/22/p...
Judges block Trump from cutting hundreds of millions in grants to cities, counties | CNN Politics
A pair of federal judges on Friday separately blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from unilaterally imposing new conditions on hundreds of millions in US Department of Homeland Security gr...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Memo to every reporter who treats the Trump Administration’s sanctuary list like it’s definitely something that matters www.cnn.com/2025/11/22/p...
Everything is fine (Brett Kavanaugh edition)
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Everything is fine (Brett Kavanaugh edition)
Sometimes I hear people say that ICE enforcement hasn’t really seemed to increase so much in Nevada.
To those people I say: Nope.
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To those people I say: Nope.
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ICE is Detaining 25 Percent More People in Southern Nevada Than 8 Weeks Ago
ICE is now holding 554 people per day in its two Southern Nevada detention centers according to data posted yesterday (November 20).
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November 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Sometimes I hear people say that ICE enforcement hasn’t really seemed to increase so much in Nevada.
To those people I say: Nope.
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To those people I say: Nope.
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Last week I was able to part of a discussion about the state of immigration enforcement in Nevada at INDYFest 2025. open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
The State of Immigration Enforcement (and Immigrant Defense) in Nevada
From INDYFest 2025, a panel discussion with Martha Menendez and The Nevada Independent
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November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Last week I was able to part of a discussion about the state of immigration enforcement in Nevada at INDYFest 2025. open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
Everything is fine
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Everything is fine
Everything is fine
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Everything is fine
Reposted by Michael Kagan
It’s quaint, I know, but the President of the United States calling for the hanging of Democratic service members for saying that no one should follow an illegal order should inspire a conversation about the 25th Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It’s quaint, I know, but the President of the United States calling for the hanging of Democratic service members for saying that no one should follow an illegal order should inspire a conversation about the 25th Amendment.
Bye
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Bye
Everything is fine www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a ‘Terrorist Organization’
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November 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Everything is fine www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
As someone whose livelihood depends indirectly on the hospitality industry in Las Vegas, I think we should work on our pitch to foreign tourists
NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care.
“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"
“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"
Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
As someone whose livelihood depends indirectly on the hospitality industry in Las Vegas, I think we should work on our pitch to foreign tourists
Reposted by Michael Kagan
Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
Everything is fine
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
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How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Everything is fine
Reposted by Michael Kagan
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
Reposted by Michael Kagan
If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
If Lowe’s made campaign donations to Trump, it was money well spent
As Bovino and masked DHS officers sweep another Home Depot looking to round up day laborers, a reminder of the meeting in May when Stephen Miller screamed at ICE to stop doing targeted enforcement, start hitting Home Depots and 7/11s and “just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.”
November 16, 2025 at 4:53 AM
If Lowe’s made campaign donations to Trump, it was money well spent
Very relevant for NSHE and @unlv.edu where institutional leaders have made key decisions premised on fear that it is not possible to fight Trump threats against university funding. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Very relevant for NSHE and @unlv.edu where institutional leaders have made key decisions premised on fear that it is not possible to fight Trump threats against university funding. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
My email Inbox is not in great shape. There are many to blame for this.
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
My email Inbox is not in great shape. There are many to blame for this.
Everything is fine
Breaking WSJ:
Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter.
Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter.
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Everything is fine