by Kelli Ross | Nov 20, 2020 | Belize, In the News, Our Stories, Stories from the Field
The U.S. Embassy in Belize announced the Institute as one of four recipients of the 2020 Central America Regional Security Initiative, Economic Support Fund (CARSI ESF) grant on October 27, 2020. Theses grants support good governance, using civil society engagement to...
by Samantha Franks | Oct 14, 2020 | #InContext
By: SAMANTHA FRANKS By the time Madeleine Albright was a teenager, she had escaped fascism twice. When she was almost two years old, her family fled from the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia by going to the United Kingdom. After the war, they returned home. However, in...
by Kelli Ross | Sep 16, 2020 | Our Stories
By: KELLI L. ROSS John Freeman joined the Institute as the new Director of Law Enforcement Operations on August 17. He brings 21 years of experience with the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), U.S. Department of State, where he retired in July 2020. As the Director of...
by Faith Laken | Feb 13, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: FAITH LAKEN Thanks to the popular TV show 90 Day Fiancé, millions of viewers have followed the high-drama journeys of U.S. citizens bringing their fiancé(e)s from abroad to race down the aisle. As highlighted in the show, obtaining a K-1 visa — commonly known as...
by Rebecca Jun | Jan 1, 2020 | #InContext
By: REBECCA JUN On January 4, 2010, President Barack Obama made a Presidential Proclamation, declaring January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month. “I call upon the people of the United States to recognize the vital role we can play in ending...
