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Long Resident, Still Removable

Books that document how U.S. immigration enforcement targets people who have lived, worked, and built institutional roles in this country for decades, and what their removal costs communities.

Optimized for books about books about ICE detention and deportation of long-term U.S. residents and how immigration enforcement disrupts established lives.

6 booksApril 16, 2026
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  1. In the Shadow of Liberty

    1. In the Shadow of Liberty

    Minian’s history traces how U.S. immigration enforcement and exclusionary laws have shaped immigrant lives and...
    Shelf signal: U.S. History
  2. The Line Becomes a River

    2. The Line Becomes a River

    Cantú’s border memoir reveals enforcement practice and human costs at the front lines of immigration control,...
    Shelf signal: Cultural Heritage Lives
  3. Separated

    3. Separated

    Soboroff documents family separation and enforcement policy that contextualizes modern detention practices and their...
    Shelf signal: 21st-Century America
  4. The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez

    4. The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez

    Bobrow‑Strain’s microhistory shows how deportation and removals affect individual lives and local institutions, useful...
    Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino Biography
  5. Someone Like Me

    5. Someone Like Me

    Arce’s memoir offers a Texas‑based perspective on living undocumented and navigating legal systems over decades,...
    Shelf signal: Immigration & Emigration
  6. The Cost of Being Undocumented

    6. The Cost of Being Undocumented

    Dick and Garcia analyze the structural costs of undocumented life and state enforcement, grounding readers in the...
    Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino Biography
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