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Border Security
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ImmigrationProf Blog
VP ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused
Jason Dearen and Garance Burkeap for the Associated Press reports that Vice President Mike Pence in March directed the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Ethics of DNA Testing at the Border
Medha D. Makhlouf (Penn State), The Ethics of DNA Testing at the Border, 46 Am. J. L & Med. 253 (2020):From 2018 to 2020, the U.S. government dramatically expanded DNA…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Border Patrol made this dramatized video showing migrant killing innocent victim in a dark alley
Can it get any worse? Nick Miroff for the Washington Post broke a story that makes me wonder whether the Trump administration could be even more problematic when it comes to…
The Right Coast
Steve Bannon Charged in Alleged Border-Wall Fundraising Scheme – WSJ
Former senior Trump adviser Steve Bannon was arrested and charged with fraud Thursday in connection with an alleged scheme to siphon hundreds of thousands of dollars from a crowdfunding campaign…
ImmigrationProf Blog
CBP Creates Southern California Traffic Jam
Southern California is famous for its traffic jams. One now-recurring jam is a direct result of U.S. government measures attributed to halting the spread of the coronavirus. The Los Angeles…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Saturday Deadline: Call For Papers–AALS 2021, Outsourced Borders and Invisible Walls
CALL FOR PAPERS“Outsourced Borders and Invisible Walls”Association of American Law Schools · Section on Immigration Law January 5-9, 2021· OnlineSubmission Deadline: August 15, 2020 The Section on Immigration Law of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Americans Back Trump On Immigration To Stop COVID-19 But Immigration Not the Biggest Concern, Poll Finds
Joel Rose for NPR reports that most Americans support Trump administration efforts to stop immigrants from coming to the United States to slow the spread of the coronavirus, according to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Border Security
The American Immigration Council offers a helpful summary of the cost of immigration enforcement and border security. The American Immigration Council’s fact sheet provides you with an overview of the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Call For Papers–AALS 2021, Outsourced Borders and Invisible Walls
CALL FOR PAPERS“Outsourced Borders and Invisible Walls”Association of American Law Schools · Section on Immigration Law January 5-9, 2021· San Francisco, CA Submission Deadline: August 15, 2020 The Section on…
Capital Thinking
US Executive Branch Update – June 23, 2020
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 9:20 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Washington,…