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Jul 02, 2021
Deported Veterans to Get a Pathway Home
Biden Administration Announces Plan to Bring the Military Vets Back to the U.S.
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Immigrants' Rights
Jun 30, 2021
110+ Organizations to Biden: End U.S. Program of Lethal Strikes Abroad
WASHINGTON 鈥� Today, 113 organizations from the United States and around the world sent a letter to President Biden calling for an end to the U.S. program of lethal strikes outsid...
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National Security
Jun 17, 2021
Comment on House Repeal of War Powers Authority, Known as AUMF
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a bipartisan vote, the House voted to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force, which Congress passed to authorize war against Iraq almost 20 years...
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National Security
Jun 15, 2021
Comment on Biden Domestic Terrorism Strategy
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Biden administration today released its 鈥淣ational Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism.鈥�
Hina Shamsi, director of the 红杏视频鈥檚 National Security Projec...
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Jun 09, 2021
Comment on Biden Revoking Trump Executive Orders Targeting TikTok and WeChat
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Biden administration revoked executive orders targeting the TikTok and WeChat apps, which were signed by former President Donald Trump. President Biden signed a ...
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Jun 03, 2021
红杏视频 Comment on Trump DOJ Seizing Communications from Journalists
The Biden administration disclosed yesterday that the Trump Justice Department seized phone records of New York Times reporters in 2017. This disclosure follows similar reports fro...
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Court CaseJan 2025
National Security
Doj Opinions On Domestic Military Deployment Foia. Explore Case.DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the 红杏视频 obtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
National Security
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided. -
MaineApr 2025
National Security
Free Speech
Smith V. Trump. Explore Case.Smith v. Trump
On April 11, 2025, the 红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of Maine filed a lawsuit on behalf of two human rights advocates who, because of an executive order signed by President Trump, have been forced to stop humanitarian work with the International Criminal Court. -
Washington, D.C.Apr 2025
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center V. Noem. Explore Case.Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem
Immigrants鈥� rights advocates sued the Trump administration on Feb. 12, 2025, for access to immigrants transferred from the United States to detention at Guant谩namo Bay in Cuba under President Trump鈥檚 recent order.