Immigration
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Family Separations: Evolved Not Resolved
In a new development, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California has approved a settlement in a set of family separation cases.
“Abolish ICE” Is a Dangerous Distraction from Real Immigration Reform
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has become a political lightning rod in recent months. Out of the debate surrounding ICE and the Trump administration’s immigration…
DHS Spins the Border Numbers… Again
The July border numbers were released on Wednesday and, once again, DHS saw it as an opportunity to dissemble to the American people in the service of the Trump administration’s…
Just Following Orders: Overdue Oversight and Unanswered Questions on Family Separations
Nearly three months after the Trump administration’s family separation policy began and over one month after a public outcry led to its end, Congress finally held its first hearing…
Grace v. Sessions– Suing to Stop Shutting Down Asylum Claims at the Border
In the D.C. federal district court today, the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, together with the American Civil Liberties Union, filed suit to stop the U.S. government from…
Just Security Podcast: ACLU’s David Cole on Defending our Democratic Traditions
Roughly a year ago, I sat down with ACLU Legal Director and Just Security editorial board member David Cole to pick his brain about what our various independent government branches…
Human Trafficking’s Vicious Link to Anti-Immigration Action
It is logically irreconcilable to claim a position opposing the brutality of modern-day slavery while simultaneously pursuing an anti-immigration policy that perpetuates it.
Trump Admin’s Distorted Data Doesn’t Prove Its Cruel Border Policy Deters Migration
The Trump administration's data on border security doesn’t prove the cause and effect of its "zero-tolerance" policy that DHS is touting.
The Real-Life Consequences of the (Now Lawful) Travel Ban
This is how the third version of Trump’s travel ban, the one that the Supreme Court says is lawful, affects one person. One American. One family. As an immigration lawyer,…
Denmark Leading the Pack on European Anti-Immigration Policy
Like the other generous welfare states of Scandinavia, Denmark has historically been known as a uniquely broadminded and tolerant nation. And so, a recent package of laws passed…
The Travel Ban: Part of a Broad National Security Exceptionalism in U.S. Law
As various scholars have noted, the Supreme Court’s Trump v. Hawaii decision last week to uphold a law that many experts call “the Muslim Ban” is shocking in its analysis.…
Global Responses to President Trump’s Family Separation via “Zero-Tolerance” Detention Policy
Children in cages. Children under five crying alone. Anguished parents. As these images have assaulted Americans’ sensibilities in recent weeks, they have also brought international…