Immigration

On Friday, the Trump administration appeared to start the process of carrying out the deportation of Venezuelan nationals pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime authority…

A list of Just Security's expert analysis on the Trump administration's reported plans to invoke the Alien Enemies Act.

Legal experts explain First Amendment and Due Process rights in case of Mahmoud Khalil and potential deportations of other pro-Palestinian protestors.

A long line of authority holds that persons or things within a country’s territorial borders are subject to its jurisdiction.

A case that prompted a court injunction helps show executive orders on refugee resettlement and on South Africa are egregious and unlawful.

U.S. military action in Mexico would not only be illegal, it would sabotage Trump’s stated immigration policy priorities and could lead to retaliation against Americans.

"In their apparent effort to give credence to the Trump Executive Order, Professors Barnett and Wurman indefensibly ignore these core, constitutive principles."

The president is wrong about what an invasion is—and what powers it triggers.

While the executive order is intended to enhance national security, it raises significant concerns.

Sending anyone from the United States to Guantanamo raises a host of legal, moral, and policy questions.

Updated to account for reply briefs and Feb. 5 judicial opinion issuing a nationwide preliminary injunction

Bringing foreign cartels under the umbrella of terrorism may seem appealing, but it is unnecessary and dangerous.