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A two-year-old Honduran asylum seeker cries as her mother is searched and detained near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12, 2018 in McAllen, Texas.

Forced Family Separation During COVID-19: Preventing Torture and Inhumane Treatment in Crisis

The US government is threatening forced separation of migrant families again, this time with the added coercion of risking COVID exposure if they stay together.
Jul. 8, 2020 and
Trump makes a statement in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House October 27, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in October 2019

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those…
Nov. 4, 2019
Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin from the Oval Office of the White House on January 28, 2017, in Washington, DC.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in September 2019

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those…
Oct. 4, 2019
Words from 'The New Colossus' poem by Emma Lazarus are engraved on the Emma Lazarus Memorial Plaque in Battery Park on August 14, 2019 in New York City.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in August 2019

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those…
Sep. 11, 2019
President Donald Trump hosts survivors of religious persecution from 17 countries around the world, including Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad, in the Oval Office at the White House July 17, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in July 2019

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those…
Aug. 2, 2019
Silhouettes of Trump and Putin as they arrive for a group photo at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in June 2019

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those…
Jul. 8, 2019
Trump and Barr walking together in the White House

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in May 2019

Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those norms in reactions…
Jun. 7, 2019
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein joins U.S. Attorney General William Barr as he speaks during a press conference on the release of the redacted version of the Mueller Report at the Department of Justice April 18, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in April 2019

Our latest collection of a month's most significant breaks with democratic traditions highlights threats to investigate the Russia probe investigators and to release migrants as…
May 3, 2019
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets with unidentified members of Bikers for Trump during the annual Rolling Thunder First Amendment Demonstration Run May 29, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in March 2019

Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those norms in reactions…
Apr. 5, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up his fist after he spoke on border security at a Rose Garden event at the White House February 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in February 2019

Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those norms in reactions…
Mar. 1, 2019
rump welcomes members of the press to the State Dining Room Monday, January 14, 2019, where the 2018 NCAA Football National Champions, the Clemson Tigers, will be welcomed with food from Domino’s, McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in January 2019

Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those norms in reactions…
Feb. 1, 2019
Michael Cohen, personal lawyer for President-elect Donald Trump, gets into an elevator at Trump Tower, December 12, 2016 in New York City.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in December 2018

Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those norms in reactions…
Jan. 4, 2019
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