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In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, members of the Salvadoran army stand guard at the gates of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador.

Deportation to CECOT: The Constitutional Prohibition on Punishment Without Charge or Trial

Sending migrants to El Salvador’s CECOT prison raises grave constitutional concerns under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments.
A man with tattoos on his arms is handcuffed behind his back.

The Missing Due Process for Gang Allegations

There is a long history of immigration agencies using tattoos and a set of notoriously flawed gang databases to bring false or weak claims of gang involvement.
Judge James E. Boasberg, chief judge of the Federal District Court in DC, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse

Dissecting the Trump Administration’s Strategy for Defying Court Orders

The Trump administration is banking on Americans giving it a pass on violating District Chief Judge Judge Boasberg's court order.
In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, members of the Salvadoran army stand guard at the gates of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador.

The Trump Administration’s Recent Removals to El Salvador Violate the Prohibition on Transfer to Torture

US and international law prohibit transferring or removing any person when there are substantial grounds for believing that the person would be at risk of certain serious human…
Elevated view of E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, as seen from the East Building of the National Gallery of Art.

Is the Trump Administration Deliberately Violating a Federal Court Order?

Addressing the Trump administration's theories for why it did not violate a court order by deporting Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador.
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5 Big Questions in the Alien Enemies Act Litigation

Major legal issues following Chief Judge Boasberg's ordering a temporary block to the presidential proclamation.

Timeline of US Flight to El Salvador and Judge’s Order to Turn Around Planes

Timeline of the Trump administration sending hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador compared to the timing of the federal court proceedings.

Trump Administration Appears to Launch ‘Alien Enemies Act’ Deportation Program

On Friday, the Trump administration appeared to start the process of carrying out the deportation of Venezuelan nationals pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime authority…
In this photo illustration, the logos of social media applications, WeChat, Twitter, MeWe, Telegram, Signal, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on October 06, 2021 in Paris, France. Frances Haugen, a former employee of the Facebook social network created by Mark Zuckerberg, told the US Senate on October 05 that Facebook was prioritizing its profits at the expense of security and the impact of the social network on young users. To support her claims, Frances Haugen draws on her two-year experience as a product manager at Facebook and on the thousands of documents she took with her last spring, grouped together under the name of "Facebook Files ".

Political Propaganda Runs Wild on Messaging Apps – Platform Owners Can Help Counter It

Messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters.
A man holds a long, colorful ballot paper diagonally, from the top left of the screen to the bottom middle, with what looks like a classroom blackboard in the background.

The Essential Role of ‘Civic Space’ in Safeguarding Electoral Integrity: How a Decision in Africa Can Reverberate

The landmark African Union case over an Ethiopian election provides a roadmap for safeguarding democracy in the face of authoritarianism.
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The Just Security Podcast: The Evolution of U.S. Hostage Policy

Joining this episode are Jim Foley’s mother, Diane Foley, and Luke Hartig, a former senior director at the National Security Council.

Since James Foley’s Death, a `Moral Awakening’ in America on Hostages Held Abroad

August 19 will mark 10 years since our son, James W. Foley, an American freelance journalist, was publicly beheaded by ISIS to fuel the violent extremist group’s hate-filled…
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