U.S. Department of State
"Advance freedom for the benefit of the American people and the international community by helping to build and sustain a more democratic, secure, and prosperous world composed of well-governed states that respond to the needs of their people, reduce widespread poverty, and act responsibly within the international system."
"The two units within the State Department that deal with migration management are the Bureau of Consular Affairs and its considerably smaller cousin, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Both are headed by Assistant Secretaries."
WSJ Inadvertently Reveals Big Downside of U.S. Ukrainian Resettlement
We should not draw off the human capital that will be essential to rebuilding
Biden Administration Finalizes Plan to Rubber-Stamp Asylum Grants
Hiding the border disaster by turning ‘illegal aliens’ into ‘asylum seekers’ with the stroke of a pen
Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Asylum
As Predicted, Mayorkas Grants Amnesty-Lite to Visa-Less Afghans
TPS designation was inevitable after last fall’s mass parole effort
Podcast: The Hijacking of Asylum - Responses in the U.S. and Europe
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 44
D.C. Circuit ‘Sort of’ Affirms Title 42 Expulsions
And raises the question of whether DHS should be adjudicating statutory withholding and CAT claims
Why Hungary and Poland Are Welcoming Ukrainian Refugees
Poland and Hungary are showing to the world what an “abuse-proof” international asylum system would look like.
Who Makes U.S. Immigration Policy?
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 43
DoD Watchdog Issues Chilling Indictment of Afghan Vetting
‘The United States faces potential security risks.’
Topics: National Security, Afghan Refugees