Border Enforcement

Unaccompanied Child Migration to the United States: The Tension between Protection and Prevention

U.S. enforcement responses to the 2014 Central American child migration surge cut flows rapidly but left adjudication failures and the root causes of this migration unresolved.

Child and Family Migration to the United States: Continuing Flows and Evolving Responses

A webinar examining the shifting pattern of Central American migration between 2011 and 2014 and expectations for 2015, why inflows in this period present a particularly acute policy challenge, and how states, localities, the U.S. government, and other countries in the region are responding to the crisis. 

Securing the Border: Defining the Current Population Living in the Shadows and Addressing Future Flows

The Potential and Pitfalls of Extraterritorial Processing of Asylum Claims

With more than 3,500 Mediterranean deaths in 2014, debate has grown over extraterritorial asylum processing as the European Union faces legal, practical, and political hurdles.

A Review of the Department of Homeland Security’s Policies and Procedures for the Apprehension, Detention, and Release of Non-Citizens Unlawfully Present in the United States

Examining the Adequacy and Enforcement of Our Nation’s Immigration Laws

Border Controls under Challenge: A New Chapter Opens

In 2014, migrants and smugglers turned rescue and protection policies into entry strategies as Mediterranean deaths surpassed 3,000, up from 700 in 2013.

President Obama Breaks Immigration Impasse with Sweeping Executive Action

President Barack Obama's 2014 executive actions sought to shield up to 5.2 million unauthorized immigrants, but faced legal challenges and political opposition.

Building Borders around Ebola

Ebola-related border closures and travel bans reshaped mobility from West Africa, but also stranded refugees and may have complicated some efforts to contain the virus.

New Era in Immigration Enforcement at the U.S. Southwest Border

Central American family and minor migration in 2014 reshaped U.S. Southwest border enforcement, forcing officials to rethink strategies built for single adults.