Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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Abuse of Interpol for Transnational Repression: Assessing the FY22 NDAA’s Provisions for Prevention
The act needs work, but could set a new standard in limiting Interpol abuse for assassinations, abductions, financial blacklisting and more.

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.

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.

Biden Approach to Immigration, Outlined at UN Human Rights Council, Leaves Serious Gaps
The administration has the authority to protect people and comply with international law and best practices. That requires concrete steps immediately.

To Fix the Immigration System, We Need To Start With Immigration Courts
If we want to re-build a better, stronger immigration system, we need to start with immigration courts.

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.

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.

Mass Deportations to Cameroon Undermine US Foreign Policy and Violate International Law
Trump’s immigration policy increasingly undermines U.S. foreign policy goals, as seen with the recent deportation of Cameroonian asylum-seekers.

The President and Immigration Law: Restoring Faith in Our Immigration System Through Enforcement Discretion and Reform
In the next installment of our President and Immigration Law series, Tom Jawetz argues that an unnecessarily narrow concept of “enforcement" frames appropriate administrative…

The President and Immigration Law Series: The Consequences of the Free Rein of Enforcement on Borderlands Society
Next in our President and Immigration Law series, Josiah Heyman explores how an emphasis on enforcement transforms U.S. borderlands into enforcement zones of maximal executive…

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…

The President and Immigration Law Series: Executive Power Beyond Enforcement
Nicholas Espiritu cautions that presidential power goes beyond enforcement - and neither bureaucratic nor constitutional safeguards are sufficient to check these quasi-legislative…