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Blocking or Aiding Asylum Seekers? The U.S.-Canada “Safe Third Country” Agreement and Examples from Europe

The Trump administration's new asylum regulation attempts an end run around the statutory requirements of an actual “Safe Third Country” agreement. Here's how such an agreement…

The Early Edition: July 16, 2019

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A caravan of more than 1,500 Honduran migrants moves north after crossing the border from Honduras into Guatemala on October 15, 2018 in Esquipulas, Guatemala.

“Safe Third Country” Agreements with Mexico and Guatemala would be Unlawful

The Trump Administration is seeking "safe third country" agreements with Mexico and Guatemala to keep Central American asylum seekers from reaching the country - they can't meet…
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Outside the Beltway: An Experiment on Human Rights & Potential CLOUD Act Agreements

What questions remain in assessing the human rights concerns of potential CLOUD Act agreements? How would executive branch lawyers approach these questions?

The Early Edition: July 15, 2019

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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (July 8-12)

Immigration and Refugees Ryan Vogel, We Treat America’s Wartime Detainees better Than Migrant Children Human Rights, Civil Rights Jayne Huckerby (@jaynehuckerby), Sarah…
Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement about the Russia investigation on May 29, 2019 at the Justice Department in Washington, DC.

Five Takeaways from Talking Feds’ Mueller Preview Panel

As we prepare for the upcoming congressional testimony of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, we thought it would be helpful to tune into the Talking Feds podcast, which taped a series…
Jordan's King Abdullah II and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attend a welcome ceremony at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman on March 28, 2017 ahead of talks on the eve of the Arab League summit.

Why the ICC’s Judgment in the al-Bashir Case Wasn’t So Surprising

A look at why the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court made the right decision when it decided Jordan should have arrested then-Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir…

The Early Edition: July 12, 2019

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A visitor takes a selfie near a framed tweet by US President Donald Trump at "The Daily Show Presents: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library" exhibition in Washington, DC on June 14, 2019. The tweet is from August 6, 2012 and reads, “An ‘extremely credible source’ called my office and told me that @BarackObama’s birth certificate is a fraud.”

The Distorter-in-Chief is Hosting a Summit on Distortion on Social Media

By pushing Russian-planted disinformation and indulging America’s own conspiracy theorists, Trump is doing the opposite of what he claims to be attempting with the White House…

Now is the Time to Repeal the 2002 AUMF

Repealing the 2002 AUMF would take an unnecessary force authorization off the books, ensure it can’t be improperly invoked to drag the U.S. into unauthorized war, and reassert…

Congress Will Ignore Trump’s Foreign Affairs Budget Request. Others Will Not.

President Donald Trump’s proposal to make massive cuts to the Fiscal Year 2020 U.S. foreign affairs budget has not attracted much attention in Washington, reflecting confidence…
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