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The Early Edition: September 16, 2019

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Sept. 9-13)

Yemen War, Border enforcement, White nationalism, Disinformation and 2020 elections, Terrorism watchlist, Israeli airstrikes, Afghanistan, United Nations + more
The new U.S. Ambassador to the United Nation (UN), Kelly Craft, takes up the United State's seat at the Security Council at UN headquarters on September 12, 2019 in New York City.

National Security at the United Nations This Week

New U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft taking her UN seat, Russia’s use of force, Israel’s annexation plans, hope for U.S. talks with Iran, U.K. austerity, and more. The latest in…
Protestors led by a coalition of interfaith religious leaders demonstrate against US immigration policy that separates parents from their children, June 23, 2018 outside the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. A sign reads, “Stop caging families,” and many protestors wear shirts reading, “& Vote.”

Fear and Loathing on the Border: A First-Hand Look at the Travesty

Far from the loophole-ridden sieve described by the administration, the asylum system we saw was a Kafka-esque labyrinth designed to punish migrants who dare to exercise their…
Yemeni graffiti artists paint tally marks on a damaged building that was hit by a previous air strike, during a campaign called 'Shrapnel' in the capital Sanaa on June 23, 2018.

The UN Report and Indiscriminate Attacks in Yemen

The UN Group makes a number of important legal findings, a leading international humanitarian law expert discusses.

The Early Edition: September 13, 2019

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An ICE agent with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and police lights in the background.

If National Security Was Driving Immigration Arrests, Employers Would be Charged Too

Since 2014, across the country, there have been no more than 200 prosecutions for alleged violations of 8 U.S.C. § 1324a, the law that makes hiring undocumented immigrants illegal.
Yemeni fighters loyal to the country's exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi ride a tank past a destroyed building during clashes with Shiite Huthi rebels in the country's third-city of Taez on May 30, 2019.

The UN Yemen Report and Siege Warfare

Following the UN Human Rights Council report on Yemen, experts provide detailed analysis of how international humanitarian law rules on starvation, proportionality, and precautions…
A small Yemeni child walks barefoot on rubble of a building destroyed in an airstrike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition, at the Old City of Sana'a, on July 07, 2019 in Sana'a, Yemen.

Introduction to Just Security Series on UN Yemen Report

We're launching a series by legal experts discussing a major UN report on the Yemen War.

The Early Edition: September 12, 2019

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Words from 'The New Colossus' poem by Emma Lazarus are engraved on the Emma Lazarus Memorial Plaque in Battery Park on August 14, 2019 in New York City.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in August 2019

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those…
FBI agents check vehicles outside the Cielo Vista Mall Wal-Mart where a shooter killed 23 people in El Paso, Texas, on August 4, 2019.

Leaked Documents Contain Major Revelations About the FBI’s Terrorism Classifications

New revelations about the FBI’s classification system for domestic terrorism investigations raise questions about its treatment of the white supremacist threat.
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