Professor Mary Hoopes Quoted in "Trump Makes 'National Interest' Top Factor in Immigration Relief" -- Bloomberg Law

Professor Mary S. Hoopes is quoted in the Bloomberg Law article "Trump Makes 'National Interest' Top Factor in Immigration Relief." The article examines the Trump administration's termination of the temporary protected status (TPS) programs for Venezuelans.

Excerpt from "Trump Makes 'National Interest' Top Factor in Immigration Relief"

Regardless of conditions in immigrants’ home countries, DHS said, expanding TPS had put pressure on local communities “where local resources have been inadequate to meet the demands caused by increased numbers.” It moreover linked TPS recipients—without evidence—to Tren De Aragua, a Venezuelan gang listed as a transnational criminal organization by the US.

“It fits with Trump’s language of invasion. And it fits their overall strategy of saying we’re going to focus on America first,” said Mary Hoopes, an associate professor at Pepperdine University’s Caruso School of Law. “Both because of this potential criminality that seems to be fabricated and the idea that we don’t have local resources.”

The complete article may be found at Bloomberg Law