I wrote this extended primer on refugee law back in November 2015. For obvious reasons, it is of even greater relevance today. Seemed appropriate to bring it back to the top of the blog.

Editor’s Note: Programs for countering violent extremism—or CVE, as it is known in the jargon—may be in jeopardy. The incoming administration, in its rhetoric at least, has emphasized "tough" solutions t...

Earlier today, President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum titled “Plan to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria,” directing the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with other senior ...

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has granted an emergency motion to stay the removal of immigrants and refugees detained and prevented from entering the United States as a res...

Earlier today, President Donald Trump issued NSPM-2, which reorganizes the National Security Council. Every president that comes into office creates a National Security Policy Memorandum to reorganize...

Unsurprisingly, President Trump’s Executive Order suspending immigrant and refugee entry to the US has set off a firestorm of high-profile reactions. Below are a few notable responses.

President Trump has signed three executive orders on reorganization of the National Security Council, U.S. strategy against ISIS, and ethics commitments by executive branch appointees. The three document...

On Friday, President Donald Trump set into motion the fulfillment of one of his cornerstone campaign promises—restricting the entry of refugees and immigrants for the purposes of national security. Advoc...

Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” instituting a suspension of entry to the U.S. and issuan...