Immigration
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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.
The “Virtual Wall”: Mexico, Part 1
The Trump administration has established its wall on the U.S.- Mexico border without putting one brick in place.
Counterterrorism Laws Punish Legitimate Asylum Seekers
Exclusions to refugee status in U.S. law -- originally developed to prevent Nazi war criminals from attaining asylum -- have dramatically expanded in scope, preventing many innocent…
A Gambian Paramilitary Fighter Could Face Justice in the United States
While Gambia wrestles with its past and decides how to hold those accused of human rights violations to account, the United States must similarly determine what to do with a former…
Boochani’s Tribunal: Normalizing Human Degradation at Borders
A complaint to the ICC on Australia's detention practices highlights a very clear risk that this precedent represents an emerging global normalcy of human degradation when it comes…
Holding DHS Accountable for a Child’s Death in the Custody of Border Patrol
A thorough federal criminal investigation under the civil rights laws is warranted in the case of 16-year-old Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez.
Social Media Vetting of Visa Applicants Violates the First Amendment
The Knight First Amendment Institute and the Brennan Center for Justice sued the US government to stop social media vetting of visa applicants.
National Security at the United Nations This Week
Security Council members condemn US policy shift on Israeli settlements, a Russia-sponsored cyber agreement that could pave the way for more Internet censorship moves forward,…
Calling Out the Misuse of Terrorism Rhetoric Against Refugee and Asylum Seekers
Using terrorism tropes to deny legitimate protection to refugee and asylum seekers is not a new phenomenon. But, given the ongoing deployment of such incendiary and poorly grounded…