July 27, 2017
The United States has long been a global leader in protecting and resettling persecuted refugees, and over the years has encouraged other countries to launch…
July 18, 2017
Earlier this year the Trump Administration and its Congressional allies advanced proposals to foist U.S. refugee protection obligations onto Mexico and to block from the…
May 31, 2017
Brothers and Sisters in Arms
As veterans, we served with and often depended on interpreters, translators, and other local allies to carry out missions in…
May 8, 2017
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump pledged to “bring back waterboarding, and a hell of a lot worse.” That was a red line for us.
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Over the last fifteen years, thousands of Afghans—working primarily as interpreters and translators—have provided crucial support to the U.S. military. Because of their affiliation with…
May 3, 2017
The U.S. government is illegally turning away asylum seekers at official land crossings all along the southern border. Border agents must refer a person seeking…
April 18, 2017
The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (PL 114-328, Subtitle F) (the “Act”), enacted on December 23, 2016, authorizes the President to impose financial sanctions…
April 12, 2017
The information battle: How governments in the former Soviet Union promote their agendas and attack their opponents abroad Introduction
There has already been much discussion…