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18th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference

The 2021 annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference featured a keynote conversation with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas and top experts analyzing immigration in the early months of the Biden administration.

Two Decades after 9/11, National Security Focus Still Dominates U.S. Immigration System

National security continues to shape U.S. immigration policy, driving federal immigration enforcement spending to $25 billion annually.

A U.S. Customs agent looks at wreckage following the 9/11 terror attacks

From Immigrant Detention to a More Effective U.S. Immigration Custody System

The sprawling U.S. immigration detention system has long been controversial for its conditions of care, detention numbers, and costs. This discussion provides a vision for a reimagined immigration custody system.

Migration Management and Border Security: Lessons Learned

Former CBP Commissioner Alan Bersin draws on North American and European migration crises to recommend a multilateral, networked approach to border management.

Gang Membership in Central America: More Complex than Meets the Eye

U.S. and Central American anti-gang policies often rely on outdated models of organized crime, enabling deportation practices that can reinforce gang growth and misidentify victims as perpetrators.

From Jailers to Case Managers: Redesigning the U.S. Immigration Detention System to Be Effective and Fair

U.S. immigration detention cost up to $200 per person per day in fiscal year 2021. Shifting to case management and supervised release can reduce costs and improve outcomes.

Immigrants in an outdoor space at Eloy Federal Contract Facility

Biden Administration Asylum Processing Revamp at the U.S. Border Could Be a Game Changer

The Biden administration’s proposed asylum processing rule represents a fundamental retooling of the asylum system that preserves asylum as a bedrock element of the U.S. immigration system while also recognizing that a secure border and deterring unlawful crossings are legitimate and necessary attributes of an effective, credible immigration system, as this commentary explains.