Immigration
Highlights:
Defending ‘Sanctuary’ Principles During the Chicago Crackdown
Local governments must exercise their constitutional power to cut off cooperation with federal authorities that undermine residents' rights.
Collection: Just Security’s Coverage of Trump Administration Executive Actions
Coverage of key developments, including in concise “What Just Happened” expert explainers, legal and policy analysis, and more. Check back frequently for updates.
Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part IV: DOJ’s Ineffective Responses to Plaintiffs’ Statutory Argument
Analysis of birthright citizenship statutory arguments now before the Supreme Court.
Private Prison Companies’ Enormous Windfall: Who Stands to Gain as ICE Expands
With unparalleled funding for ICE, corporations supporting the growth of detention infrastructure will continue to see soaring profits.
The U.S. Deportation Industrial Complex: Arrests and Detention by the Numbers
Detaining citizens & immigrants without a public safety rationale is inconsistent with American values and wastes of taxpayer money.
Immigration Law: Syllabus Supplements
Editor’s Note: This immigration law syllabus supplement offers curated articles from Just Security’s archives, intended to be combined with traditional casebooks and other…
300 Articles
In Immigration Decision K-E-S-G-, a Break with Precedent Turns Back the Clock on Women’s Rights
A recent Board of Immigration Appeals ruling could seriously undermine protection for women fleeing fundamental human rights violations.
How the United States Is Undoing the Post-9/11 Security Architecture That Has Kept It Safe
"I fear the worst is yet to come."
Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part III: DOJ’s Arguments Regarding Domicile and Unauthorized Immigrants
Unpacking the Justice Department's arguments in the birthright citizenship litigation.
Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part II: Making Sense of the Three Established Exceptions
Analysis of the aftermath of Trump v CASA and the pending litigation about the Trump executive order on birthright citizenship.
In Congress, a Welcome, and Well-Executed, Next Step to Stop Trump’s Transfers to Torture
Six new bills demanding that the executive branch provide basic information about deportations from U.S. shores should pass unanimously.
Big Budget Act Creates a ‘Deportation Industrial Complex’ That Will be Hard to Dismantle
An assessment of how DHS and ICE will spend new funds and the balance between deportation enforcement and the system's humanitarian goals and proper legal process.
Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part I: Unpacking Trump v. CASA, Inc.
Analysis of the aftermath of Trump v CASA and the pending litigation about the Trump executive order on birthright citizenship.
The Legal Fig Leaf: The US-El Salvador Detainee Diplomatic Notes
Declassified U.S.–El Salvador documents expose a shaky legal cover and continued U.S. control over detainees in CECOT, raising questions about complicity in potential abuses.
Whistleblower Documents Implicate Emil Bove in Criminal Contempt Order by Chief Judge Boasberg
Email released by whistleblower would presumably implicate Bove in the “contumacious conduct” identified by Chief Judge Boasberg.
Hanging “Like a Guillotine”: Trump v. CASA and the Risk of Statelessness
For the first time in modern history, children born on American soil may be rendered stateless. The risk to non-citizen children is real and urgent.
Pathways to “Universal” Relief After Trump v. CASA
CASA’s reasoning left open multiple avenues for litigants seeking to obtain broad relief against unlawful executive actions
After CASA: The Administrative Procedure Act Option for Challenging the Birthright Citizenship and Other Illegal Executive Actions
After Trump v. CASA, the APA offers a path to nationwide relief against unconstitutional executive actions—without relying on universal injunctions.