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Two women wearing t-shirts under bulletproof vests, helmets and handcuffs, are escorted by armed guards on either side, walking up stairs to a court building. The vests and helmets have the letters BJMP on them, for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, part of the country's Ministry of the Interior.

The Philippines Is Jailing Journalists in the Name of “Terror Financing”: Why the World Should Be Alarmed

The case of a jailed journalist in the Philippines is a warning for how efforts to counter terrorism financing can be manipulated into political tools of repression.
Statue Of Liberty

The Spirit of Liberty—Horace E. Read Memorial Lecture

Finding the spirit of liberty in the United States requires looking beyond the leadership of elite institutions. Among ordinary citizens, there’s no scarcity of civic courage.

The Taken

Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
A woman is arm-in-arm with a younger woman, both crying, with others behind them heads bowed, as they leave a church in a procession, a white coffin behind them being carried on the shoulders of police officers in dark dress uniforms.

Guatemala’s New State of Emergency Isn’t Just About Gangs

President Arévalo's state of emergency provides him a short window to use the gang crackdown to also crack open the country's structures of impunity.
People visit a makeshift shrine at the site where Alex Pretti was killed on January 29, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA medical center died on January 24 after being shot multiple times during an interaction with border patrol agents. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

CBP Was a Leader in Transparency. Can It Still Restore that Reputation?

CBP’s handling of the investigation into Alex Pretti's death signals a troubling shift away from the agency’s commitment to transparency and accountability.
Graph: Monthly border patrol apprehensions

Fact Checking the “Success” of Trump Border Patrol Policies

U.S. border policy does not define migration. A new study shows that restrictions on border crossings under both Biden and Trump had little immediate effect.
Anti-ICE signs decorate the front of a home on January 29, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

DHS Warrantless Home Entry Memo’s Fourth Amendment Problem

An internal ICE memo authorizes agents to enter homes for immigration arrests without judicial approval, breaking with DHS policy and raising Fourth Amendment concerns.
Map of the US's Exclusive Economic Area, including Navassa Island but not Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank.(via WikiCommons)

How Greenland’s Relationship with Denmark Exposes the Shortcomings of Being a “U.S. Territory”

The relationship between the U.S. and its island territories should concern anyone who believes in the “consent of the governed” and the idea of “all created equal."
U.S. President Donald Trump uses gold scissors to cut a red tape tied between two stacks of papers representing the government regulations of the 1960s (L) and the regulations of today (R) after he spoke about his administration's efforts in deregulation in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 14, 2017.

The Trump Administration’s Deregulatory Playbook

A deep dive into the Trump administration’s first-year deregulatory agenda, Supreme Court influences, and the evolving limits of agency authority.

The Top 10 Questions the Trump Administration Needs to Answer About Minnesota

These are questions that the Trump administration has not answered, and journalists and members of Congress could – and should – pose.

What a Proper Investigation of Alex Pretti’s Killing Would Look Like

On Saturday morning shortly after 9am local time, U.S. Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old I.C.U. nurse, on the streets of Minneapolis. The facts are…
A sign reading "Justice for Renee Nicole" stands among flowers and candles at a makeshift memorial outside a home along Portland Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Emerging Evidence Provides Basis for Opening Investigation of ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good

The Justice Department’s refusal to investigate ICE Agent Jonathan Ross’s killing of Renee Good breaks with decades of DOJ civil-rights practice and standards.
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