Border Migrants Have a Right to Apply for Asylum, But...
Aliens at the Southwest border and ports have an almost absolute right to apply for asylum, but under the section 235 inspection protocol Congress has established, they must be detained while that application process plays out.
[But in] FY 2022, just 9.6 percent of all aliens apprehended entering the United States illegally were subject to expedited removal, which would have allowed CBP to quickly remove them if they did not have credible fear claims. By contrast, CBP simply released more than 689,000 — nearly 60 percent — of the illegal migrants apprehended by Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico line that year.
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2023 National Intelligence Strategy For The Intelligence Community
The six goals outlined in this NIS reflect key elements of the current strategic environment: the centrality of strategic competition between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian Federation; the growing importance of emerging technologies, supply chains, and economic statecraft to national security; the increasing influence of sub-national and non-state actors; and the challenges stemming from the convergence of shared global challenges, such as climate change and health security.
The NIS is a foundational document for the IC and reflects the input of leaders from each of the 18 intelligence elements, as it directs the operations, investments, and priorities of the collective.
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A Front Row View of the NSA
On August 10, the Center for Strategic & International Studies hosted a wide-ranging discussion with U.S. Army General Paul M. Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency, who oversees the nation's premier signals and cybersecurity intelligence service. GEN Nakasone discusses his unique five-year perspective on geopolitical upheaval, evolving threat matrixes, advances in artificial intelligence, the power of partnerships, and importantly, the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
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