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A Start for AI Transparency at DHS with Room to Grow

An assessment of the achievements and areas for improvement in the DHS's most recent AI use case inventory.
A line of people wait outside a border fence, joined by a white Mexican police car.

Trump’s Immigration Agenda: A Closer Look

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…

How Democratic Govts Become Complicit in Transnational Repression: Another Rwanda-US Case

In this one, the US government may have fallen prey to disinformation planted by an autocratic regime, and the pattern isn't rare.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas wears a dark suit and red tie while sitting in the East Room of the White House.

Republicans Are Calling to Impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Here’s Why Their Case is Bunk

The arguments to impeach Sec. Mayorkas boil down to disapproval of the Biden administration’s relaxation of Trump-era immigration policies.
Immigrants from Ecuador warm themselves by a fire after sunrise along a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border barrier, as they await processing by the U.S. Border Patrol, after crossing from Mexico on May 22, 2022 in Yuma, Arizona.

The Absurdity and Destruction of the Push to Force Title 42 Continuation

"The forced continuation of Title 42 serves to prevent border officers from upholding immigration law, and leads to more disorder, human suffering, and the subversion of law."
An immigrant mother from Colombia embraces her daughter and husband after traveling for 20 days and crossing the U.S.-Mexico border barrier on May 20, 2022 in Yuma, Arizona.

Title 42 is a Failure Yet Still Dominates U.S. Border Policy

The Biden administration must do more to defend and implement its decision to finally end Title 42.

Mayorkas Must Rein in Homeland Security Investigations

Urgent action is needed to rein in this part of DHS that has too much power and is subject to too little oversight.
Bill Browder, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and two others speak while sitting at a press conference in London on November 20, 2018. People sit facing them with recording equipment.

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.
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.
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.
Refugees on an inflatable raft in the dark of night.

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.
A young Honduran asylum seeker waits with her family on the international bridge from Mexico to the United States on December 09, 2019 next to the border town of Matamoros, Mexico. They

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.
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