Immigration may not be a defining issue in Michigan or Wisconsin, but the divide between Abolish ICE & Reform ICE isn’t going away. In today’s Substack, I argue Dems should unite around legalization, the one immigration policy both wings of the party can fight for. open.substack.com/pub/securing...

The Immigration Policy that Could Unite Democrats Again

Over the past month, as the Trump administration pressured ICE to accelerate mass deportations, ICE agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Texas, and Johan Sebastian Guerrero in Bid...

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I joined @cnn.com to discuss my latest New York Times essay. Democrats need to understand that President Biden’s decision to stop pushing for legalization, alongside his border policies, helped drive Latino voters away.

Talking about immigration on the campaign trail doesn’t have to be complicated. My latest New York Times piece lays out a path forward, and on @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social I explain why making the economic case for legalization is one of the easiest ways to show Americans how they benefit.

I’ve been struggling to put into words what these past few weeks have felt like as a Latina lawyer who has spent my career trying to reform our immigration system. I’m grateful to @nytimesoped.bsky.social for giving me space to reflect on how we got here: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/o...

Opinion | Can Democrats Finally Understand the Latino Voter in an Era of Mass Deportations? (Gift Article)

For decades, Democrats have misunderstood Latino voters. Trump’s deportation campaign offers a chance for them to get it right.

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Thursday w/ @zerlinamaxwell.bsky.social! Coming up: @repaprildelaney.bsky.social from MD-06, Mother Jones' @ariberman.bsky.social and fmr. DHS official @andreaflores.bsky.social. ☎️ 866-997-4748 📻 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina

Coming up on The @deanobeidallah.bsky.social Show: @andreaflores.bsky.social @sjdemas.bsky.social from @lincolnsquare.media "Law & Disorder" with Danny Cevallos ☎️: 866-997-4748 🔊: siriusxm.us/Dean

Today’s the day for the birthright citizenship case. Catch me on @ms.now after 10 a.m. for analysis.

“This entire juggernaut was supposed to go after people who conducted themselves unlawfully,” says @dahlialithwick.bsky.social to @andreaflores.bsky.social [at 58:30] “and it’s the people whose addresses and whose information is known who will now pay the price and it is unconscionable.”

The Supreme Court Decided to Punish 1.3 Million People Who Used the Legal Immigration System

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern break down the Supreme Court's sweeping immigration rulings on TPS, asylum, and green cards with Andrea Flores.

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This week on the TPS, green card and asylum opinions. With @mjsdc.bsky.social and @andreaflores.bsky.social. shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...

The Roberts Court Shows Its True Colors | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

Using loopholes and cynical wordplay, the right-wing supermajority delivers a series of devastating decisions on legal immigration, plunging millions of lives into uncertainty.

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I’ll be on @deadlinewh.bsky.social at 4pm Eastern to talk about the Supreme Court’s decision to give Trump the power to revoke legal status from 1.3 million people.

My latest Substack covers why the debate about Democrats moving to the center on immigration is the wrong conversation to be having: open.substack.com/pub/securing...

The Problem With Moving to the Center on Immigration

Before Trump took control of the Republican Party, Democrats and Republicans argued about immigration on broadly similar terms.

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"As miserable as possible”: Andrea Flores on Trump’s immigration tactics Ex-DHS and White House official @andreaflores.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss Trump's immigration crackdown and whether mass detention is necessary to enforce immigration laws.

Join us today at 2pm Eastern to learn more about Trump’s latest attacks on the legal immigration system: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

NEW: I sat down with immigration expert and former White House, NSC, and DHS official @andreaflores.bsky.social She's arguing that neither party is talking about immigration reform the way it matters to most people--as a pocketbook issue.

For decades, Democrats framed immigration reform mainly as a moral cause, good for immigrants, but not clearly beneficial for American voters. That case didn't land. They need a new approach. Here's what a stronger argument looks like: open.substack.com/pub/securing...

We’re Making the Wrong Case for Immigration Reform

In the last twenty years, both Democratic and Republican presidents have attempted to update the immigration system—to legalize the undocumented, modernize legal avenues into the country, and increase...

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On April 29th, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about the future of TPS. This decision will not only impact TPS holders from Syria & Haiti, it could potentially impact 1.3 million people. Read what that means for one of the lead plaintiffs: securingamericaspromise.substack.com/p/im-a-tps-h...

I’m A TPS Holder. This Week, My Future Is On The Supreme Court Docket

On April 29th, the U.S.

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🧵On DHS Funding deal: This is a major victory for Democrats. They held firm in blocking funding for ICE & Border Patrol after Republicans refused to agree to basic public safety measures—like restricting ICE enforcement at schools and requiring judicial warrants to enter a person’s home.

Had a great conversation with Tavis Smiley on the DHS funding fight, and how Democrats can build a new affirmative vision for immigration reform. www.youtube.com/live/75Z1EoQ...

Nekima Levy Armstrong, Marcus Collins, Andrea R. Flores, and Ray Richardson join Tavis Smiley

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Another great convo on Flux with @jtaylorskinner.bsky.social and @andreaflores.bsky.social. Makes me think of a recent sanitary nightly news broadcast on ICE in airports. Imagine if they'd found people to interview too scared to show up to airports - actually experiencing the effects of MAGA policy?

Who’s Really Running DHS Right Now?

Podcast Episode · Flux Podcasts (Formerly Theory of Change) · March 26 · 32m

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I joined @joyannreid.bsky.social to talk about ICE at airports, and the future of immigration enforcement.

Joy-Ann Reid@joyannreid.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Tonight on TJRS: ICE is deployed in 13 airports across the US, as TSA workers are still not being paid. This plus the push by republicans to privatize the TSA are worrying signs for anyone traveling into, or out of the United States, while the oligarchs get richer. www.youtube.com/live/L_yeWMB...

Getting millions of dollars to run a think tank where every suggestion you make is just "what if we tried sounding more like the right on [insert issue]?" sounds like a sweet gig, tbh

Dan Ancona@danancona.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Dems are never, ever going to regain the public's trust on immigration so long as this is the kind of imagery they are using to represent immigration. I don't even need to read this to know it's stupid.

Joining @theweekendprime.bsky.social to discuss the latest news on ICE going to airports instead of Republicans funding TSA.

The Weekend: Primetime@theweekendprime.bsky.social · 5mo ago

JOINING US - @robertgarcia.house.gov, @markhertling.bsky.social, @eavis.com, Rob Copeland, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social, @andreaflores.bsky.social, Ian Ward, @ezralevin.bsky.social, @letsgomathias.bsky.social, @suzannemaloney.bsky.social, @jamessample.bsky.social, @paoramos.bsky.social, @wisdems.org.

In my latest newsletter, I share what I’m learning right now about immigration policy — including a great podcast on the history of DACA, new research on the health impacts of enforcement, and a powerful ICE whistleblower story. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/securing...

What I’m Learning About Immigration Right Now

From a new immigration policy podcast to new research on the health impacts of enforcement, here are a few resources shaping my thinking

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My latest on why the DHS Secretary is the least important leader shaping immigration policy right now: open.substack.com/pub/securing...

A New DHS Secretary Won’t Change Trump’s Immigration Agenda

Donald Trump is replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after a year of disastrous leadership.

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I joined @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social to make clear that replacing Noem is not a policy change. If Trump keeps keeps Miller & Homan in charge, swapping in Senator Mullin is just political cover for the same enforcement overreach. Dems should ask Mullin on how he will constrain ICE & Border Patrol.

Border Patrol has been dropping people onto city streets without coordination for decades. This case is particularly horrific, but it’s part of a longstanding pattern. This is why Dems should subject Border Patrol to the same scrutiny & reform demands as ICE.

Nick Kristof@nickkristof.bsky.social · 5mo ago

US immigration officials picked up a blind Rohingya refugee last week in Buffalo, NY. Then, realizing they had no basis to deport him, they released him five miles from his home. He needed a walking stick and died trying to make his way back to his house: www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

Thanks to the work of @kennedyhrc.bsky.social, we know that effective alternatives to family detention exist. Now, we need to push our leaders to phase out family detention and replace it with a more cost effective and humane alternative.

Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center@kennedyhrc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

(1/2) “There is no justification for detaining families when more effective alternatives exist,” said former DHS employee @andreaflores.bsky.social in her new Substack article, “How to Build a Future Without Family Detention.” 🔗 Read Andrea's article: arosaflores.substack.com/p/how-to-bui...

Trump's speech to Congress was a belabored slog through recycled grievances, misinformation, and hyperbole – but we managed pull out key observation about immigration policy you should know about. @andreaflores.bsky.social austinkocher.substack.com/p/unpacking-...

Unpacking Immigration Themes in Trump's 2026 State of the Union Address w/ Andrea Flores and Austin Kocher

Trump's speech to Congress was a belabored slog through recycled grievances, misinformation, and hyperbole – but we managed pull out key observation about immigration policy you should know about.

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Last week, my former DHS colleagues and I detailed the harm family detention inflicts on children. This week, we propose practical alternatives that protect kids and uphold immigration law. open.substack.com/pub/arosaflo...

How to Build a Future Without Family Detention

For decades, leaders in both parties have argued that once families are released into communities while seeking asylum, it becomes difficult to deport them if they do not qualify for legal status.

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“Detention should be saved for people who are public safety threats, it shouldn’t be punitive” Former Acting ICE Chief of Staff @dtfleisch.bsky.social blasts the Trump administration’s plan of buying up warehouses to detain more immigrants.