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The US federal government's authority over foreign affairs and its implications for local law enforcement
Title 8 U.S.C. § 1357 is the federal statutory backbone for immigration officers’ field powers—authorizing certain interrogations, arrests, searches, seizures, and oath‑taking in immigration matters—a...
A multipronged strategy led by voters, state and local officials, civil-society groups, and the courts is the clearest path for Americans to blunt executive overreach when Congress fails to act; litig...
law‑enforcement activity on foreign soil is governed by a mix of (notably the territorial sovereignty principle), bilateral and multilateral cooperation instruments, and that constrain overseas operat...
Federal prosecutors use C. § 111 to target individual acts that “forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with” s while they are performing official duties, and they use 18 U...
Enforcement priorities from the federal executive have repeatedly reshaped whether and how local police cooperate with ICE: when Washington prioritized interior removals, it pressured—and sometimes su...