Immigration
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Censorship at the Border Threatens Free Speech Everywhere
Defending one’s political and religious beliefs to government officials is an obligation we associate with life in authoritarian regimes, not open societies. It’s becoming…
‘America First’ Leaves the Border Behind
Border security is a concept that, among Americans, usually conjures up images of dusty, desert expanses in our southwest. Maybe it includes a cactus or a dark-green clad Border…
To Senate Committee on Homeland Security: Five Questions for Secretary Kelly About Passwords Demands at the Border
On January 31, an NASA engineer and U.S. citizen, Sidd Bikkannavar, was informed by federal border agents he hat he was required to turn over the password to his smartphone on…
Trump’s Islamophobic Record Provides Backdrop for New Counterterrorism Policies
Every one of the 10 airports targeted by the new “laptop ban,” issued last week by the Department of Homeland Security, is located in a Muslim-majority country. Unsurprisingly,…
President Trump’s Campaign Promises Stick with Us—They should stick with him, too
The ongoing travel ban litigation has triggered intense debate on whether an assessment of the ban’s constitutionality must be limited to the “four corners” of President…
US Cites Ongoing Litigation as Reason for Not Attending Human Rights Hearing on Travel Ban
The Trump administration said it didn’t attend two Tuesday hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights because the topics being discussed are related to matters…
The Boomerang Effect: National Security, Human Rights and Iran
Weeks have passed since President Donald Trump signed his first Executive Order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from traveling to the US. Heart-wrenching personal…
Why Trump’s Travel and Refugee Ban is Doomed
Contrary to President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that his revised travel ban is the victim of “judicial overreach,” his problem isn’t just courts in the Ninth Circuit,…
…and the Ninth Circuit Weighs Back in on the Original Travel Ban…
Busy night. The Ninth Circuit has released an order denying en banc rehearing of the three-judge panel decision in Washington v. Trump from last month (which, readers may recall,…
Hawai’i District Court Grants TRO of the “New” Immigration Executive Order
The 43-page ruling is here. In a nutshell, the court held that, at least at the temporary restraining order stage, a balance of the relevant factors weighed in favor of the plaintiffs…
The Washington State Lawsuit on the Travel Ban—Do the Plaintiffs Have Standing?
The issuance of President Trump’s new (somewhat) revised executive order, temporarily suspending entry into the United States by nationals of six predominantly Muslim…
Just Security’s Coverage of Immigration and Refugee Executive Order
I. Latest Coverage 1. Explainers and Information on Revised Executive Order of March 6, 2017 Just Security, EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Fact Sheets on New Executive Order…