Immigration
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Desperate Migrants as “Armed Bands”? A Response to Sari and Hudson
Characterizing migrants as “armed bands” shapes the legal vocabulary - with potentially dire consequences. A call for empathy and restraint in legal discourse.

Litigation Tracker: Major Decisions Facing the Biden Administration
The Biden administration must decide whether to change course or maintain the Trump administration’s litigation approach in major Trump-era cases concerning national security…

Stirring Trouble at the Border: Is Belarus in Violation of International Law? – Part 2
Is Belarus violating its bilateral and human rights commitments at the border?

Stirring Trouble at the Border: Is Belarus in Violation of International Law? – Part 1
Belarus has been criticized for using desperate migrants to pressure EU borders. But is it breaking international law by doing so?

American Society Will Not Abandon Our Afghan Allies
If we claim to honor their service, we must not leave our veterans to hold the weight of our collective national commitment on their own.

Living in Limbo: The Impact of Greece’s Safe Third Country Policy on Afghan Asylum Seekers
Designating Turkey as a safe third country is Greece's latest attempt to shift its obligations under international and European law.

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.

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.

How Congress Can Improve Visa Bans
Inconsistent legal frameworks for visa restrictions have meant that some of their targets can be publicly identified, while others cannot. Congress has an opportunity to close…

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.

Islands of Advances in a Sea of Setbacks: Central American Rule of Law
The Biden administration’s promise to attack the root causes of migration from Central America just got harder to keep.

The United States Is the Only Place for Afghan Allies, Not Foreign Bases
As the US scrambles to evacuate its allies, sending them to third countries risks leaving them in limbo without needed resources.