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Understanding DHS’s and ICE’s New Powers in Comparative Perspective

Highlights of podcast discussion by experts on DHS, DOJ and Congress.
The Just Security Podcast

The Just Security Podcast: What Just Happened, The Budget Bill and the Future of DHS and ICE

Host David Aaron is joined by Steve Cash to discuss institutional constraints on the FBI and law enforcement agencies compared to DHS.
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A Warm Welcome to Mark Nevitt as a Just Security Editorial Board Member!

We are thrilled to welcome distinguished scholar and Emory law professor Mark Nevitt, Commander, JAGC (ret.), as a new member of Just Security's Editorial Board.
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Incoming DHS Intelligence Lead Promotes Unlawful Activities

The public, Congress, and the media should insist that the DHS's domestic intelligence practices be sunset, rather than expanded.
The logo of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seen at the Los Angeles Federal Building after a news conference to provide an update on the investigation into a May 18, 2025, bombing at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, on June 4, 2025, in Los Angeles. Daniel Park, 32 from Washington state, was arrested by the FBI at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 3, 2025, as he was arriving. He is a suspect in the investigation into the May 18, 2025, bombing at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Setting the Record Straight on Nihilistic Violence

Confusion over “nihilistic violence” risks mislabeling attacks, hindering efforts to prevent mass violence by non-ideological subcultures.
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, speaks next to a Tesla Cyber Truck and a Model S on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

American Businesses Still Face International Human Rights Obligations, Even as Oversight Diminishes at Home

Even amid domestic retrenchment of business regulation and oversight, corporations must adhere to internationally recognized human rights responsibilities.
The Just Security Podcast

The Just Security Podcast: The Situation in Los Angeles and the U.S. Military

An expert discussion with audience Q&A on the events in Los Angeles, the federalization of the National Guard, and use of U.S. Marines.
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June 12 YouTube Live Event: The Situation in Los Angeles and the U.S. Military

A public event including audience Q&A on pressing legal and policy issues at stake.
A picture obtained by AFP outside Iran shows an Iranian police officer (C) raising a baton to disperse demonstrators during a protest for Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran on September 19, 2022. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)  

A Roadmap for Justice in Iran: An Update from the UN’s Fact-Finding Mission

Leaders of the U.N. Independent Fact-Finding Mission in Iran provide a path for accountability, reparations, and steps for the international community to provide support.
California National Guard members stand guard outside the Federal Building as protests continue in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025. (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)

The Mounting Crisis of Militarizing Immigration Enforcement

When part-time soldiers police their neighbors, federal authority displaces state and local officials, and strains civil-military relations.
Photo credit from ICE.gov on X on June 10, 2025 with the social media post reading: "Photos from today’s ICE Los Angeles immigration enforcement operation."

Mass Deportation Policy and the Constitution: My Testimony Before the Senate Spotlight Forum

McCord's remarks for Senate panel address the administration’s mass deportation policy and constitutional rights of citizens and noncitizens.
National Guard soldiers and US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Police officers clash with demonstrators outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, MDC, in downtown Los Angeles, California on June 8, 2025. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

“The Insurrection Act” by Any Other Name: Unpacking Trump’s Memorandum Authorizing Domestic Deployment of the Military

"The Memorandum ... raises many of the same concerns as an Insurrection Act invocation would, and that could end up looking quite similar in practice."
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