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Is the FBI Punishing Employees’ Political Speech?
In his lawsuit against the Justice Department filed last week, former FBI agent Peter Strzok made an arresting claim: -
How Many Central Americans are Traveling North? An Update
Every month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Mexico's National Migration Institute (Instituto Nacional de Migración, INM) release their migration apprehension numbers that chart the movement... -
Andrew McCabe Sues Attorney General and FBI Director
On August 8, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray ove... -
Should We Create a Federal Crime of ‘Domestic Terrorism’?
The El Paso terrorist attack has revived interest in the possibility of making “domestic terrorism” a federal offense. -
Peter Strzok Sues Attorney General and FBI Director
Former Special Agent Peter Strzok has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Attorney General Bill Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray, as well as the Justic... -
Judge Vacates Trump Asylum Order
Judge Randolph Moss of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated on Friday a presidential proclamation barring people who enter the country outside ports of entry from seeking asylum. ... -
Barr Limits Asylum Claims Based on Family Ties
On July 29, Attorney General William Barr overruled a Board of Immigration Appeals decision, writing that most nuclear families do not qualify as “particular social groups” for the purposes of the Immigr... -
Supreme Court Grants Stay on Wall Injunction
The Supreme Court has granted a stay of an injunction on the Trump administration's construction of a wall along the southern border pursuant to a declaration of national emergency. Justices Ruth Bader G... -
Ninth Circuit Ruling Limits Illegal Entry Prosecutions
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit limited the scope of the government’s ability to prosecute people for illegally crossing the border, holding that only people who cr... -
East Bay District Court Enjoins New Asylum Rule
Editor's note: This post has been updated to address the Guatemala Safe Third Country Agreement that United States and Guatemalan officials announced on Friday, July 26. -
The Most Prosecuted Federal Offense in America: A Primer on the Criminalization of Border Crossing
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Mueller’s Testimony: The Baton Passes to Congress
The former special counsel’s testimony is not ultimately important for any bombshells or revelations but for initiating the long-belated creation of an Article I record of the president’s conduct.
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