During FY 2016, the Department of Homeland Security detained 352,880 noncitizens, the Congressional Research Service noted in a newly updated report, citing the most recent DHS statistics. See A Primer on U.S. Immigration Policy, June 22, 2018.
Other recently issued CRS reports include the following.
Enforcing U.S. Trade Laws: Section 301 and China, CRS In Focus, June 25, 2018
Debates over Exchange Rates: Overview and Issues for Congress, updated June 22, 2018
U.S. Global Health Assistance: FY2001-FY2019 Request, updated June 22, 2018
The G-7 Summit in Charlevoix, Canada: Changing U.S. Leadership in Global Forums, CRS Insight, June 25, 2018
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy, updated June 22, 2018
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity, updated June 22, 2018
With summer 2025 in the rearview mirror, we’re taking a look back to see how federal actions impacted heat preparedness and response on the ground, what’s still changing, and what the road ahead looks like for heat resilience.
Satellite imagery of RAF Lakenheath reveals new construction of a security perimeter around ten protective aircraft shelters in the designated nuclear area, the latest measure in a series of upgrades as the base prepares for the ability to store U.S. nuclear weapons.
It will take consistent leadership and action to navigate the complex dangers in the region and to avoid what many analysts considered to be an increasingly possible outcome, a nuclear conflict in East Asia.
Getting into a shutdown is the easy part, getting out is much harder. Both sides will be looking to pin responsibility on each other, and the court of public opinion will have a major role to play as to who has the most leverage for getting us out.