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Border Security
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The Right Coast
President Trump hints he may use Defense budget to build the border wall now
Note that Nick Mulvaney, head of the OMB, outmaneuvered and outsmarted Elizabeth Warren s cats paws at the Consumer Financial Protection Board, and became simultaneously the director there in order…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Undocumented: Immigration and the Militarization of the United States-Mexico Border by John Moore
Undocumented: Immigration and the Militarization of the United States-Mexico Border by John MooreJohn Moore has focused on the issue of undocumented immigration to the United States for a decade. His access to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Column: Trump’s wall is performance art, not border security
President Donald Trump inspects border wall prototypes in San Diego on March 13, 2018. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images) Earlier this week, President Donald Trump visited California for a photo opportunity to view the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Possible Problems at the San Clemente Checkpoint by Elizabeth N. Jones,
Possible Problems at the San Clemente Checkpoint by Elizabeth N. Jones, Western State College of Law, 6 Va. J. Crim. L. 43 (2018)AbstractThis Article explores the U.S. Border Patrol’s administration of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Under Trump, Border Patrol Steps Up Searches Far From the Border
As promised, President Trump continues to increase the enforcement of the immigration laws. Rob Nixon for the New York Times reports that "Border Patrol officers are working without permission on private…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Law & Border Enforcement: A One Week Summer Program for Law Students
Hofstra Law is once again offering its Immigration Law and Border Enforcement Program. This one-week 3-credit class for law students runs from Sunday May 20 to Sunday May 27, 2018.It…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantú
The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantú (2018) For Francisco Cantú, the border is in the blood: his mother, a park ranger and daughter of a Mexican…
The Mobile Workforce
President Announces National Vetting Center To Screen Visitors and Immigrants
By Elizabeth (Liz) Espín Stern
The President issued a memorandum directing the establishment of a National Vetting Center (the Center), subject to oversight by a National Vetting Governance Board (the Board), to coordinate screening and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
SENATORS McCAIN & COONS TO INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION COMPROMISE
From Senator John McCain's website: U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Chris Coons (D-DE) will introduce legislation today to address two pressing issues (DACA and border security), providing a path to…
The Right Coast
Report: Border wall prototypes almost impossible to breach, climb over
Fox News reports that breach testing of the border wall prototypes was a success. Special Ops soldiers attempted to climb them but only one person was able to climb to…