ProfNet Experts Available on Deportations, Trump Presidency

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EXPERT ALERTS

• Changing Definition of 'Criminal Alien'

EXPERT ROUNDUPS

• Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch
• Immigration Reform
• Future of Obamacare
• Trump Presidency Predictions

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EXPERT ALERTS:

Changing Definition of 'Criminal Alien'
Cecilia Menjívar
Foundation Distinguished Professor of Sociology
University of Kansas
Menjívar, who leads the KU Center for Migration Studies, can discuss the changing definition of "criminal alien" and what the shift in policy will likely mean for deportations and number of people detained in immigration-related cases: "The definition goes pretty far and wide -- much broader than past administrations. We have seen already that with each expansion of this category -- such as new crimes added to the list of deportable offenses -- there is a sharp increase in deportations, but also and very importantly, in detentions. Private prisons are expanding rapidly and most of the people they house are immigrants, so a broadening of the category of 'criminal alien' has the direct effect of sending more immigrants to detention."
Menjívar's broad research focuses on U.S.-bound migration from Central America and how the laws and the legal context that receive immigrants influence their lives and trajectories in America. She has also co-authored recent research on how media portrayals drive perception of immigration policy and issues that migrants returning to Mexico face.
Contact: George Diepenbrock, [email protected]

EXPERT ROUNDUPS:

We've recently compiled several expert roundups related to the Trump presidency that you might find useful in your reporting:

Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch (19 experts): http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/profnet-experts-available-on-supreme-court-executive-orders-more-300404336.html

Immigration Reform (22 experts): http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/profnet-experts-available-on-isis-immigration-reform-more-300400624.html

Future of Obamacare (21 experts): http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/profnet-experts-available-on-future-of-obamacare-president-obamas-legacy-more-300389412.html

Trump Presidency Predictions (125 experts): http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/profnet-expert-roundup-trump-presidency-300370613.html

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