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A Case Study in the Outsourcing of U.S. Border Control
Over the past year, the Trump administration has put forth an array of measures to deter immigration to the United States, including separating families, enacting a zero-tolerance stance toward irregular... -
Bill Barr’s Low Moment
Attorney General Bill Barr’s statements today on supposed “spying” by the FBI on the Trump campaign before the Senate Committee on Appropriations were indefensible. They were at once indecipherable and c... -
The U.S. Names the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a Terrorist Organization and Sanctions the International Criminal Court
On April 8, the Trump administration designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. A few days... -
Hamama v. Adducci: Narrowing Habeas Relief for Immigrants in Removal Proceedings
Earlier this April, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied a petition for en banc rehearing in Hamama v. Adducci, finalizing its reversal of the district court’s preliminary injunctions s... -
New Poll: Despite Partisan Divides on Immigration, Americans Oppose Family Separation
With a purge of the leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump seems poised to toughen U.S. -
Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction on Remain in Mexico
A federal court issued a preliminary injunction against the administration’s policy of making asylum seekers wait in Mexico pending the resolution of their cases. The decision prevents the government fro... -
Document: Transcripts of Jim Baker Interview with House Judiciary and Oversight Committees
Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary Doug Collins (R-Ga.) released the transcript of House Judiciary and Oversight committees' interviews with former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker from ... -
Document: Judge Halts Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' Policy
On Monday, Judge Richard Seeborg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injuction of the Trump administration's Migrant Protection Protocols requiring no... -
D.C. Circuit’s Lockdown on Grand Jury Material May Hinder Congress and Historians
McKeever v. Barr, a ruling issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on April 5, rejects the argument that federal judges can release grand jury evidence whenever they think it’s in the pu... -
Summary: D.C. Circuit Rules on Grand Jury Secrecy in McKeever v. Barr
On April 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in McKeever v. Barr, a case concerning the court’s power to release material protected under grand jury secrecy. Its opinion, which holds ... -
Document: House of Representatives Sues Over Border Wall
The House of Representatives has filed suit over President Trump's efforts to construct a wall along the southern border. The document is available here and below. -
Document: D.C. Circuit Rules in McKeever v. Barr
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled in McKeever v. Barr, a case concerning whether federal courts have the inherent authority to release grand jury information protected under Rule 6...
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