Borders

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"The risks to U.S. persons, as well as non-U.S. persons, from the misuse, abuse, and exfiltration of data are quite substantial."

With few safeguards to govern AI deployment, high-risk experimentation at the border will likely continue during Trump's second term.

Judith Cabrera and Petra Molnar discuss how border technologies are impacting migration and what to expect from the incoming Trump administration.

Existing law, the fate of Trump’s immigration policies from 2017-2020, and the campaign’s public statements to date all offer fertile ground for understanding the potential…

Petra Molnar’s book "The Walls Have Eyes" is a sweeping portrait of how new technology is transforming borders around the world.

Donors must help pursue justice and accountability for Kurdish victims as they do for other Syrian victims.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott's invocation of "invasion" is based in the white supremacist "great replacement" conspiracy theory.

More robust and enforceable governance mechanisms are needed to regulate the high-risk AI experiments at borders, including a moratorium on violent technologies and red lines under…

A new Texas bill would give state and local police the power to unilaterally remove people they believe to be undocumented from the U.S.

Florida governor and U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has proposed action that would flout constitutional and statutory limits.

The Stolen and Lost Travel Document (SLTD) system, which has less internal scrutiny and checks, can also be wielded against critics.