Alex Nowrasteh, immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, looks at termination rates at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) amid plans to increase the number of agents by 5,000. He notes that little direct evidence exists to evaluate alleged misconduct at CBP, but border agents are more likely to […]
Border Security
Trump Announces Refugee Vetting Enhancements as Travel Ban Ends
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday that established new vetting enhancements for refugee admissions. The 120-day refugee travel ban upheld by the Supreme Court came to an end the same day. According to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement, the enhancements include “increased data collection to more thoroughly investigate applicants, better information […]
Border Security Leads Trump Administration’s ‘Immigration Principles and Policies’
The Trump administration sent its “Immigration Principles and Policies” report to Congress on Oct. 8, outlining priorities ranging from the border wall and undocumented alien children to sanctuary cities and merit-based immigration. Border security received top billing, with “funding for the southern border wall and associated infrastructure” as the primary item. (In September, six contracting […]