Migration Policy Institute

New Jersey has invested a record $1.4 billion in preschool education, but challenges remain in providing consistent language support for multilingual learners. While state laws mandate language services, implementation varies across districts, and preschoolers were only recently included in multilingual learner policies. Over 47% of children ages 0–5 in the state are multilingual learners, yet infrastructure and targeted approaches are still lacking.

The Supreme Court's immigration rulings and their potential impact on asylum are discussed by Amna Nawaz with Doris Meissner, a senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute. Meissner previously held leadership roles at the Immigration and Naturalization Service under President Reagan and President Clinton.

New Jersey has invested a record $1.4 billion in preschool education, but support for multilingual learners remains inconsistent despite state mandates. While the state recently updated policies to include preschoolers as multilingual learners, experts argue that infrastructure and targeted funding are needed to address language barriers for over 11,300 preschool-aged students identified as multilingual learners.

Arizona has one of the highest numbers of bilingual children but ranks poorly in preschool support for dual language learners. A report by the National Institute for Early Education Research highlights insufficient eligibility criteria and policies, resulting in only 23% of state-funded preschool students being bilingual despite 41% of three- and four-year-olds in Arizona being dual language learners.

Voluntary departure agreements in immigration courts increased sevenfold under the Trump administration compared to the Biden era, with critics alleging pressure on immigrants to leave despite legal rights to remain. Detention centers face scrutiny for squalid conditions and mandatory detention policies, prompting concerns about humane treatment and forced exits.

Voluntary departure agreements in immigration courts surged sevenfold under the Trump administration compared to Biden's term, raising concerns about unfair pressure on immigrants to leave despite legal rights to stay. Mandatory detention without bond and squalid detention conditions are cited as factors driving immigrants to accept voluntary departure, which requires paying for their own departure and facing fines for delays.

Voluntary departure agreements in immigration courts increased sevenfold under the Trump administration, with immigrants facing squalid detention conditions and pressure to leave despite legal rights to stay. Mandatory detention policies and dire facility conditions are cited as factors driving immigrants to accept voluntary departure, which requires self-funded departure and fines for delays.

Voluntary departure agreements in immigration courts surged under the Trump administration, with 89,494 cases as of May 1, 2025, compared to 11,977 in the last 16 months of the Biden administration. A mandatory detention policy without bond and squalid detention conditions are cited as factors pressuring immigrants to leave, even if they have legal rights to remain.

A surge in voluntary departure agreements under the Trump administration has raised concerns about unfair pressure on immigrants to leave the U.S., despite legal rights to stay. Mandatory detention policies and squalid detention conditions are cited as factors driving the sevenfold increase compared to the Biden administration's figures.

Voluntary departure agreements in immigration courts surged under the Trump administration, with 89,494 cases by May 2025, a sevenfold increase compared to Biden's 16-month total. Mandatory detention without bond and squalid detention conditions are pressuring immigrants to leave, even if they have legal rights to stay.

Voluntary departure agreements in immigration courts have surged sevenfold under the Trump administration compared to the Biden administration, with concerns that immigrants are pressured to leave due to squalid detention conditions and mandatory detention policies. A lawsuit alleges the Broadview detention center in Illinois pressured immigrants to sign voluntary departure papers.

Voluntary departure agreements in U.S. immigration courts surged sevenfold under the Trump administration compared to the Biden era, with concerns that immigrants are pressured to leave due to squalid detention conditions and mandatory detention policies. The rise coincides with a policy requiring detention without bond, which critics argue forces individuals into costly voluntary departure to escape inhumane facilities.