Center for Immigration Studies

Department of Justice Moves Against Sanctuary Jurisdictions

“Immigration Enforcement is an Essential Part of Law Enforcement”

Attorney General William Barr announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) would be taking a variety of new actions against sanctuary jurisdictions.

He spelled out a series of options, from lawsuits to debarment from funds to potential criminal prosecution under the harboring provisions of federal law.

DHS Blocks New Yorkers from Trusted Traveler Programs

State Driver’s License Law Creates National Security Concerns

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf announced on Wednesday the termination of eligibility for enrollment and re-enrollment in Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) for residents of New York.

It was important for the Department to act due to significant public safety, national security, and document integrity concerns stemming from the state’s new driver’s license law.

DHS Announces Expansion of Travel Restrictions

Citing national security interests, DHS announces new travel restrictions for six countries, to take effect February 22nd. DHS and State Department officials say that as many as 12,400 immigrant visa applicants could be affected (based on 2018 issuances from those countries), but of course there will be waivers.

CIS Reports From America's Other Southern Border: Guatemala-Mexico

CIS Senior National Security Fellow Todd Bensman traveled to Mexico's southern border with Guatemala. A primary purpose was to assess the impacts of President Donald Trump's policies to slow the 2018-2019 mass illegal immigration from Central American countries through that key chokepoint to the American southern border.

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Maryland to Consider Raft of Sanctuary Bills This Week

Endangering the public and ICE agents, and violating federal law

Apparently not wanting to be left out of some of the worst sanctuary legislation passed by certain of its sister states, Maryland's bills endanger the public and ICE officers and agents, as well as in one instance (at least) violate federal law. Did I mention that one hurts aliens themselves, and that as a whole they could cost the state a lot of well-paying government jobs? There is also a chilling effect on state and local law-enforcement officers.

Topics: Sanctuary Cities, Maryland

Migrant Pressure-Cooker Buildup in Balkans Holds Key Lessons for U.S.-Mexico Border Control Policy

A buildup of more than 50,000 migrants is pooling up in Bosnia behind a Central European dam of border fences and "push-back" policies. The U.S. and Mexican governments, which have recently built their own dams to halt mass illegal population transfers from Central America, should carefully watch how this pressure cooker situation ends for lessons that can and must be learned. The parallels between what is happening over there and at both the U.S. and Mexican southern borders are too striking to let pass without close observation.

Topics: Immigration in Foreign Countries, Illegal Immigration

Joe Biden: Moratorium on Deportations in First 100 Days

Ignorance or indifference by the press? They don't know and they don't care

The vast majority of people deported by ICE are criminal aliens, a fact absent from reporting on Joe Biden's pledge to halt deportations upon taking office.

Topics: Politics

N.Y. Governor Decides He Won't Give One Federal Agency Information Owned by Another Federal Agency

Supporters of New York's "Green Light Law" protecting illegal aliens were shocked when for once in its lackluster existence, DHS showed some backbone and in turn declared that it would no longer issue or renew trusted traveler certifications for New Yorkers.

Topics: Sanctuary Cities, New York