Immigration
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Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking all the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.

Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part IV: DOJ’s Ineffective Responses to Plaintiffs’ Statutory Argument
Analysis of birthright citizenship statutory arguments now before the Supreme Court.

Collection: Just Security’s Coverage of Trump Administration Executive Actions
Coverage of key developments, including in concise “What Just Happened” expert explainers, legal and policy analysis, and more. Check back frequently for updates.

Private Prison Companies’ Enormous Windfall: Who Stands to Gain as ICE Expands
With unparalleled funding for ICE, corporations supporting the growth of detention infrastructure will continue to see soaring profits.

The U.S. Deportation Industrial Complex: Arrests and Detention by the Numbers
Detaining citizens & immigrants without a public safety rationale is inconsistent with American values and wastes of taxpayer money.

Immigration Law: Syllabus Supplements
Editor’s Note: This immigration law syllabus supplement offers curated articles from Just Security’s archives, intended to be combined with traditional casebooks and other…

In Immigration Decision K-E-S-G-, a Break with Precedent Turns Back the Clock on Women’s Rights
A recent Board of Immigration Appeals ruling could seriously undermine protection for women fleeing fundamental human rights violations.

Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part III: DOJ’s Arguments Regarding Domicile and Unauthorized Immigrants
Unpacking the Justice Department's arguments in the birthright citizenship litigation.

Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part II: Making Sense of the Three Established Exceptions
Analysis of the aftermath of Trump v CASA and the pending litigation about the Trump executive order on birthright citizenship.

In Congress, a Welcome, and Well-Executed, Next Step to Stop Trump’s Transfers to Torture
Six new bills demanding that the executive branch provide basic information about deportations from U.S. shores should pass unanimously.

Big Budget Act Creates a ‘Deportation Industrial Complex’ That Will be Hard to Dismantle
An assessment of how DHS and ICE will spend new funds and the balance between deportation enforcement and the system's humanitarian goals and proper legal process.

Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part I: Unpacking Trump v. CASA, Inc.
Analysis of the aftermath of Trump v CASA and the pending litigation about the Trump executive order on birthright citizenship.