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Presidential Power: The Border

We have the University of Washington School of Law to thank for parts of this outstanding review of Presidential power.

Government Documents

Border security: key agencies and their missions
Call Number: LC 14.23:RS 21899/
Border security: the role of the U.S. Border Patrol
Call Number: LC 14.23:RL 32562/
Oversight of ICE detention facilities: examining ICE contractors' response to COVID-19
Call Number: Y 4.H 75:116-75
A review of the fiscal year 2020 budget request for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Call Number: Y 4.H 75:116-19
U.S. Border Patrol strategy
Call Number: HS 4.101/2-2:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection strategy
Call Number: HS 4.101/2:

National Emergencies Act

Jennifer K. Elsea, Cong. Research Serv., LSB10267, Definition of National Emergency under the National Emergencies Act (2019)

Emily E. Roberts, Cong. Research Serv., LSB10252, Declarations under the National Emergencies Act, Part 1: Declarations Currently in Effect (2019)

Emily E. Roberts, Cong. Research Serv., LSB10253, Declarations Under the National Emergencies Act, Part 2: Declarations No Longer in Effect (2019)

Closing the Border

Ben Harrington, Cong. Research Serv., LSB10283, Can the President Close the Border? Relevant Laws and Considerations (2019)