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Refugees walk through the rainforest in the Darien Gap in route towards the United States on October 05, 2021 near Acandi, Colombia. Some of the adults carry large backpacks while others carry small children on their backs.

US Brutality Against Haitian Migrants Highlights US-Mexico Collusion and Repositioning in Latin America

Mexico intensifies crackdown on migrants and trade alliance with US, while renewing bid for Latin American leadership.
Two tall greyscale rectangles cast dark shadows representing the Twin Towers. Text reads, “How Perpetual War Has Changed Us: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11”

Immigration Policy Before and After 9/11: From the INS to DHS – Where Did We Go Wrong?

Creating DHS, escalated the adversarial approach to immigration by blurring the lines between national security and immigration enforcement.
Two tall greyscale rectangles cast dark shadows representing the Twin Towers. Text reads, “How Perpetual War Has Changed Us: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11”

The Costs of 9/11’s Suspicionless Surveillance: Suppressing Communities of Color and Political Dissent

The domestic intelligence system has grown dramatically since 9/11, often targeting Muslims, people of color, and political movements. It's time to rethink the system.
The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is seen behind a barbed wire fence on January 14, 2021. The barbed wire was installed after the attempted coup on January 6, 2021.

GAO Faults DHS for Failing to Designate Jan. 6 as a Protected Event in Advance of Attack

DHS erroneously considered activities at the Capitol “routine congressional business” and failed to properly consider threat environment, GAO report says.
Haitian citizens, including children gather in front of the US Embassy in Tabarre, Haiti on July 10, 2021, asking for asylum after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise explaining that there is too much insecurity in the country and that they fear for their lives. They wear face masks due to COVID-19.

Doubling Down on Deterrence

The Biden administration’s anti-asylum rhetoric harms refugees and won’t win votes.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Chief of Staff Ron Klain and other cabinet members and immigration advisors in the State Dining Room on March 24, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Biden’s First 100 Days on Immigration: A Test of Leadership

The president may ultimately be judged not on any so-called border “crisis,” but for whether he remains true to his principles in the face of opposition.
An activist of Vesna (Spring) youth movement fills a bag with two thousand paper planes, as a symbol of Telegram, during a flash-mob near the Roskomnadzor building in Saint Petersburg on April 13, 2018, as they protest against the blocking of the popular messaging app "Telegram" in Russia, after it refused to give state security services access to private conversations.

Telegram: A Growing Social Media Refuge, for Good and Ill

It is used in some quarters as a tool of constructive political resistance, and in others abused to spread disinformation and illicit content.
An American flag flies at the U.S. Border Patrol station where lawyers reported that detained migrant children had been held unbathed and hungry on June 26, 2019 in Clint, Texas. A fence with barbed wire surrounds the complex.

Ending PACR/HARP: An Urgent Step Toward Restoring Humane Asylum Policy

An under-reported policy change has left asylum-seekers in inhumane detention conditions, unable to access legal counsel. The Biden administration must end the policy.
A lock highlighted in blue embedded on a computer chip has numbers written all over it.

A Key Step in Preventing a Future SolarWinds

Federal action is needed to establish a cloud security certification that can applies across the ecosystem of information and communications technology.
An asylum seeker staying at the Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, sprays disinfectant on tents on April 3, 2020 as stronger cleaning measures are being implemented to fight the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic.

Father-Son Separation at US Border Illustrates Lasting Harm That Demands Redress

The abuses they faced under the Trump administration's immigration policy echo those revealed in a new Human Rights Watch investigation.
Acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and Senior Adviser Jared Kushner arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, on December 7, 2018.

Loyalty Above All: The “Shallow State” of the Trump Administration

A compilation of executive branch positions deprived of competence and expertise, and filled instead with political loyalists.
A Christmas nativity scene depicts Jesus, Mary, and Joseph separated and caged, as asylum seekers detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at Claremont United Methodist Church on December 9, 2019 in Claremont, California.

The President and Immigration Law Series: The Urgent Need to Shrink Immigration Detention

Next in our series on The President and Immigration Law, Margo Schlanger argues that the current immigration detention regime – a co-production of Congress and the executive…
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