Immigration Syllabus Supplement
37 Articles

What Just Happened: At Guantanamo’s Migrant Operation Center
Sending anyone from the United States to Guantanamo raises a host of legal, moral, and policy questions.

Birthright Citizenship and Undocumented Immigrants
"If the new administration goes through with this proposal whether by executive action or legislation, courts should and most likely would strike it down."

US Is Finally Aiding Stranded Afghan Allies, But Congress Needs to Step Up
Crucial bipartisan legislation has been stalled for years, placing the burden of care on hardworking Americans instead.

AI at the Border: Racialized Impacts and Implications
The use of AI in immigration enforcement poses a growing risk to marginalized communities.

Why Trump v. Anderson Undermines State Efforts to Hijack Immigration Enforcement
Faithful application of the Supreme Court’s federalism principles should doom Texas’s attempt to seize control of national immigration policy.

Immigration Is Not an “Invasion” under the Constitution
The claim that a large increase in the number of migrants gaining entry at the southern border is an “invasion” is constitutional nonsense.

Shaming without Naming: The Limits of Anonymous U.S. Visa Sanctions for Accountability
The Biden administration needs to use visa sanctions more transparently if they are to have a serious political impact.

With New “Alien Land Laws” Asian Immigrants Are Once Again Targeted by Real Estate Bans
"These laws on their face may make superficial efforts to distinguish between persons of Chinese ancestry and the CCP, but they also equate all Chinese denizens with foreign agents,…

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.
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Abandoning Afghan Allies: The Latest Chapter in Shameful History of US in Afghanistan
Existing US refugee and SIV programs are insufficient for Afghan refugee crisis. The US must massively expand programs to bring Afghans to safety.

COVID-19 and International Law: Refugee Law – The Principle of Non-Refoulement
[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series, COVID and International Law. All articles in the series can be found here.] The threat posed by COVID-19 has…

The President and Immigration Law: The Danger and Promise of Presidential Power
In our penultimate installment of this series, Lucas Guttentag discusses causes for concern and hope. He argues that the Supreme Court has signaled recent retreat from judicial…