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Border Enforcement
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Bulgaria and Romania to Fully Join Schengen Area in New Year
By Paul J. Sarauskas, James Perrott
On December 12, 2024, the European Council announced that European Union (EU) member states have agreed to abolish checks on persons at the internal land borders with and between Bulgaria…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Newsweek: What the New Border Czar Says Isn’t Necessarily What Goes | Opinion
Shayak Sarkar and Josh Rosenthal in Newsweek ("What the New Border Czar Says Isn't Necessarily What Goes | Opinion ") identify some of the pitfall in zero tolerance immigration enforcement:"[S]tates…
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The Conversation: Trump’s plans for tougher border enforcement won’t necessarily stop migrants from coming to US − but their journeys could become more costly and dangerous
In Trump’s plans for tougher border enforcement won’t necessarily stop migrants from coming to US − but their journeys could become more costly and dangerous, Katrina Burgess for The Conversation observes that fluctuating…
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Top 10 Immigration Stories of 2024
As 2025 nears, I am taking the opportunity to highlight the biggest immigration stories in 2024. The top 10 immigration stories of 2023 are listed here. 2024 was another year to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump announces Tom Homan, former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will serve as ‘border czar’
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The nation is well-aware of President-Elect Trump's promises to greatly bolster immigration enforcement, including a mass deportation campaign. He is now making decisions about who will…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Podcast: Views on First: Speech & the Border
The Knight First Amendment Institute, “Views on First: Speech & the Border,” a five-episode podcast season exploring how law and digital technology has reshaped and reinforced the government’s power to…
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Borders and the Exchange of Humans for Debt: Borders and debt are new instruments of violence in a system that has had many names
Wealthy States Outsource Their Borders to Poorer, Indebted States / Heba GowayedThis Is Hell!Play In this podcast, Heba Gowayed discusses her In These Times article, "Borders and the Exchange of Humans…
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Beyond the Border: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Presence at Racial Justice Protests in Summer of 2020
Many people mistakenly believe that the role of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is confined to border enforcement.But in the summer of 2020, CBP officers were deployed alongside local…
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EU Announces Start Date for Electronic Entry/Exit System
By Paul J. Sarauskas, James Perrott
European Union Commissioner of Home Affairs Ylva Johansson has announced that the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) will launch on November 10, 2024. EES is intended to function as an…
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Art exhibition aims to reframe Texas border city’s image beyond immigration battle
Eagle Pass, Texas, often finds itself at the center of the conflict between U.S. government and the state over immigration enforcement. Governor Greg Abbott has placed buoys with razor wire…