Border Enforcement

Shaping a Narrative of "Crisis" at Border, Trump Administration Takes Muscular Action

The Trump administration deployed 5,200 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018, advancing sweeping enforcement even as unauthorized crossings remained below their peak.

Children on the Frontlines

Children were at the center of global migration crises in 2018; in the United States, more than 2,600 were separated from parents under a “zero-tolerance” enforcement policy.

Transnational Organized Crime Groups, Immigration, and Border Security: Connections, Distinctions, and Proposals for Effective Policy

Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Actions on Asylum at the Southern Border Hit Legal Roadblock

The Trump administration's November 2018 asylum ban barring asylum for migrants who crossed the border illegally was blocked by a federal judge.

Sessions: The Trump Administration’s Once-Indispensable Man on Immigration

In under two years, Attorney General Jeff Sessions limited asylum, stripped immigration judges of key tools, and pushed the immigration court backlog past 1 million cases.

Asylum Reform, Not Troops, Is the Solution to Current Border Reality

Asylum reform, not the "shock-and-awe" deployment of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, represents the real path to addressing the current realities of mixed economic and humanitarian migration flows.

After Revolution, Tunisian Migration Governance Has Changed. Has EU Policy?

Since Tunisia's 2011 revolution, migration is no longer a state bargaining chip—but the EU keeps treating it as one, pushing border deals and disembarkation centers Tunis has rejected.

15th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference

At a time of intense and fast-moving action on immigration, 2018's Immigration Law and Policy Conference offered an excellent opportunity to go beyond the headlines with thoughtful analysis from leading experts.

The U.S. Asylum System in Crisis: First Steps for Rescue

Faced with a growing case backlog in the U.S. asylum system and seeking to reduce humanitarian protection claims at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Trump administration has made efforts to narrow access to asylum. On this webinar, experts discuss findings from a report that explores the factors that have brought the system to a crisis point and steps that can be made to restore it.

Trump Administration’s New Indefinite Family Detention Policy: Deterrence Not Guaranteed

Proposed to deter Central American families, indefinite family detention faces major legal hurdles. And it may not slow unauthorized arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border.