Michael Kagan In The News

U.S.A. Today
Bovino鈥檚 departure from Minnesota comes as the White House on Monday announced that border czar Tom Homan is being sent to the state as the Trump administration鈥檚 new point person for immigration enforcement operations.
U.S.A. Today
The replacement of Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino has offered migrant-rights activists both in Minneapolis and nationwide a glimmer of hope that the Trump administration may be reconsidering its harsh approach to mass deportations.
Newsweek
President Donald Trump has said his administration plans to revoke the citizenship of naturalized immigrants who are convicted of defrauding Americans鈥攂ut legal experts say doing so isn鈥檛 straightforward and the law restricts when citizenship can be taken away.
The New York Times
A federal judge in Boston last September issued a landmark ruling that the Trump administration deliberately chilled the speech of international students with a string of targeted arrests intended to 鈥渟trike fear鈥 in demonstrators and academics critical of Israel鈥檚 conduct in Gaza. Now Judge William G. Young will decide what should be done about that violation.
The Nevada Independent
Of the 124 deportation flights that stopped in Nevada in 2025, nearly three-fifths were operated by Avelo. The airline is ending its ICE contract, citing costs.
City Cast Las Vegas
Professor Michael Kagan is a noted scholar of international refugee law and immigrant rights in the United States. Before coming to the Boyd School of Law in 2011, Professor Kagan spent 10 years building legal aid programs for refugees throughout the Middle East and Asia. In addition to directing the 性视界传媒 Immigration Clinic, he has consulted on hundreds of criminal cases involving non-citizens with the Clark County Public Defender. We selected Professor Kagan as one of the City Cast 7 in 2025 because of his tireless work advocating for immigrant rights in a year when those rights are under steady and increasing attack. His research, public speaking, and role as a mentor and teacher to the next generation of immigration lawyers has created a space for clarity and hope in a time of fear and confusion.
K.N.P.R. News
The number of Mountain West law-enforcement agencies that have agreed to collaborate with the federal government鈥檚 immigration enforcement efforts has risen significantly since January. Signed agreements, known as 287(g), rose from 10 to 54 in seven Mountain West states.
KUER 90.1
The ICE arrest of a youth soccer coach at his green card interview sparked headlines and protests in Salt Lake City. When KUER asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement why Jair Celis was arrested, the official statement was that he overstayed his visa. When The Salt Lake Tribune reported on his plight, ICE didn鈥檛 respond to their inquiries. Instead, they later got a response from Homeland Security on social media.