Immigration
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National Security at the United Nations This Week (May 8-15)
(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
The Trump Administration’s Indefensible Legal Defense of Its Asylum Ban
"The Trump administration has finally made public its legal justification for its decision to halt asylum processing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is embarrassingly bad.…
National Security at the United Nations This Week (May 1-8)
(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
Trump’s COVID-19 Immigration Proclamation May Be Legal, But It’s Still an Abuse of Power
The president may have power to suspend immigration given the Supreme Court's green light. The key question is about abuse of that power.
There is No Public Health Rationale for a Categorical Ban on Asylum Seekers
"We asked six infectious disease epidemiology experts to respond to the CDC's public health justifications for closing the border to asylum seekers." Their unanimous response:…
Coronavirus Border Expulsions: CDC’s Assault on Asylum Seekers and Unaccompanied Minors
Relying on obscure 1944 provision that provides no such authority, CDC tries to block all asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors in violation of congressional statutes, writes…
COVID-19 and Humanitarian Access for Refugees and IDPs: Part 2 – Syria and Bangladesh
The coronavirus crisis should not function as a cover for repressive action under the guise of protecting health, especially in already vulnerable populations.
COVID-19 Could Ravage Refugees and Asylum Seekers
The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers has been long recognized, yet the vast majority of countries have not even included refugees and asylum seekers in their pandemic…
Revised Justice Department Policy Still Silences Immigration Judges
Some of the sharpest critics of the Trump administration’s immigration policies are the former immigration judges who were once charged with enforcing them. But there’s a reason…
Senators Call for Prosecution of Gambian Paramilitary Fighter in US Custody
Rare opportunity to criminally prosecute a person implicated in extremely grave human rights abuses in a U.S. court.
Building Walls and Deporting People to “Safe” Countries Is Not Deterrence, It’s Defense
Labeling highly militarized, defense-based policies as forms of migration “deterrence” masks their true nature.
Never Mind “America First” — Trump’s Newly Expanded Immigration Ban Puts Americans Last
Nationality-based restrictions will separate families and are the wrong tool to promote public safety and national security.