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Mullin v. Al Otro Lado (2026)

September 13, 2026 by

Our Composite Nationality

August 27, 2026 by

Prevention Through Deterrence

August 26, 2026 by

Sanctuary Movement Public Launch

August 26, 2026 by

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

August 26, 2026 by

Operation Metro Surge

August 26, 2026 by

Insular Cases

August 26, 2026 by

The Flores Settlement

May 21, 2020 by

Mariel Boatlift of 1980

May 19, 2020 by

Final Rule on “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility”

April 21, 2020 by

Muslim Travel Ban

April 20, 2020 by

Immigration Act of 1891

April 17, 2020 by

Angell Treaty of 1880

April 17, 2020 by

H-2 Guestworker Visa Program

February 6, 2020 by

Undesirable Aliens Act of 1929 (Blease’s Law)

June 17, 2019 by

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Refugee Protocol

January 23, 2019 by

Haitian Refugee Immigrant Fairness Act

January 23, 2019 by

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act

January 23, 2019 by

The 1951 Refugee Convention

December 1, 2018 by

Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966

December 1, 2018 by

Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

December 1, 2018 by

Refugee Act of 1980

August 5, 2018 by

Jones-Shafroth Act (1917)

July 5, 2018 by

Chy Lung v. Freeman (1875)

June 25, 2018 by

Zadvydas v. Davis (2001)

May 9, 2018 by

Fulbright-Hays Act of 1946

May 9, 2018 by

Ex Parte Endo (1944)

May 9, 2018 by

Anti-American Boycott (1905)

May 9, 2018 by

People v. Hall (1854)

May 9, 2018 by

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)

May 9, 2018 by

Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and DACA Program expanded

May 8, 2018 by

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (2012)

May 8, 2018 by

Secure Fence Act (2006)

May 8, 2018 by

Homeland Security Act (2002)

May 8, 2018 by

Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act (2002)

May 8, 2018 by

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) (1996)

May 8, 2018 by

Chinese Student Protection Act (1992)

May 8, 2018 by

Immigration Act of 1990

May 8, 2018 by

American Baptist Churches (ABC) Settlement Agreement

May 8, 2018 by

Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) (1986)

May 8, 2018 by

Korematsu v. United States (1984)

May 6, 2018 by

Plyler v. Doe (1982)

May 5, 2018 by

Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976 and 1978

May 5, 2018 by

Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act (1975)

May 5, 2018 by

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (Hart-Celler Act)

May 5, 2018 by

An Act: To facilitate the entry of alien skilled specialists and certain relatives of United States citizens, and for other purposes (1962)

May 5, 2018 by

Act of September 26, 1961

May 5, 2018 by

Chinese Confession Program (1956-1965)

May 5, 2018 by

Parole of Hungarians (1956-57), Cubans (1959-62), Chinese (1962)

May 5, 2018 by

Operation Wetback (1953-1954)

May 4, 2018 by

Refugee Relief Act (1953)

May 4, 2018 by

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (The McCarran-Walter Act)

May 4, 2018 by

Displaced Persons Act (1948)

May 4, 2018 by

War Brides Acts (1945 & 1946)

May 4, 2018 by

Luce-Celler Act of 1946

May 4, 2018 by

Repeal of Chinese Exclusion (1943)

May 4, 2018 by

Korematsu v. United States (1944)

May 4, 2018 by

Executive Order 9066 (1942-1945)

May 4, 2018 by

Bracero Agreement (1942-1964)

May 4, 2018 by

Mexican Repatriation (1929-1936)

May 4, 2018 by

Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934

May 4, 2018 by

Labor Appropriations Act of 1924

May 4, 2018 by

Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act)

May 4, 2018 by

Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

May 4, 2018 by

Thind v. United States (1923)

May 4, 2018 by

Ozawa v. United States (1922)

May 4, 2018 by

Emergency Quota Law (1921)

May 4, 2018 by

Alien Land Laws in California (1913 & 1920)

May 4, 2018 by

The Palmer Raids (1919-1920)

May 4, 2018 by

Wartime Measure of 1918

May 4, 2018 by

Immigration Act of 1917 (Barred Zone Act)

May 4, 2018 by

Dillingham Commission Reports (1911)

May 4, 2018 by

Gentlemen’s Agreement of 1907-1908

May 4, 2018 by

Cable Act of 1922

May 4, 2018 by

Expatriation Act of 1907

May 4, 2018 by

Extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act (1904)

May 4, 2018 by

Immigration Act of 1903

May 1, 2018 by

United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898)

May 1, 2018 by

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

May 1, 2018 by

Wong Wing v. United States (1896)

May 1, 2018 by

Immigration Restriction League

May 1, 2018 by

Fong Yue Ting v. United States (1892)

May 1, 2018 by

Geary Act (1892)

May 1, 2018 by

Immigration Bureau established (1891)

May 1, 2018 by

Chae Chan Ping v. United States (1889) (aka the Chinese Exclusion Case)

May 1, 2018 by

Scott Act of 1888

May 1, 2018 by

The Dawes Allotment Act

May 1, 2018 by

Elk v. Wilkins (1884)

May 1, 2018 by

Immigration Act of 1882

May 1, 2018 by

Chinese Exclusion Act aka “An Act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese”

May 1, 2018 by

Page Law (1875)

May 1, 2018 by

Chinese Educational Mission 1872-1881

May 1, 2018 by

14th Amendment

May 1, 2018 by

Naturalization Act of 1870

May 1, 2018 by

Foran Act of 1885 (aka Alien Contract Labor Law)

May 1, 2018 by

Burlingame Treaty of 1868

April 27, 2018 by

Immigration Act of 1864

April 27, 2018 by

Emancipation Proclamation

April 27, 2018 by

Act to prohibit the “coolie trade” (1862)

April 27, 2018 by

Passenger Cases

April 17, 2018 by

Indian Removal Act (1830)

February 22, 2018 by

Ban on “importation” of “any negro, mulatto, or other person of colour” (1803) (effective 1808)

February 22, 2018 by

Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798

February 22, 2018 by

Nationality Act of 1790

February 22, 2018 by