Regina Jefferies

she/they Evacuations Research Hub @UNSW @KaldorCentre @reginajefferies.bsky.social Bureaucrats, borders & transnational law. Coach @UNSWFC

[No More Deaths | No Más Muertes @NoMoreDeaths]

URGENT NEWS 🚨Today, Border Patrol shot a man who is now in critical condition. The identity of the victim is currently unknown, but what we do know is that for over two decades, Border Patrol has acted with impunity.

[Regina Jefferies @ReginaJefferies]

Oh hey, just reposting this overview of the CBP Officer Basic Training Curriculum from the FLETC that predates the Trump reductions in training. TLDR; they weren't getting much to begin with. This obviously is only one of 9,000 reasons CBP and ICE should be abolished.

[Regina Jefferies @ReginaJefferies]

I've been seeing a lot of posts lately on the training required to become a police officer. For perspective, here is an overview of the CBP Officer Basic Training Curriculum I received through #FOIA to FLETC. Total of 710 hours required, w/ breakdown. /1
https://t.co/Obplj8AtLz

[Regina Jefferies @ReginaJefferies]

Latest piece with @profjmcadam and @ThomasMulderPhD on why the global treaty on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters must ensure that displacement, evacuation and planned relocations are reflected in the provisions. @RID_networks

[Jane McAdam @profjmcadam]

Read our latest piece about the impacts of displacement from Hurricane Melissa. While large-scale evacuations undoubtedly saved lives, this will likely be the start of a much longer period of displacement for some individuals and communities @KaldorCentre https://t.co/ytWNgdaTiX

[Jane McAdam @profjmcadam]

In this blog, I explain how the ICJ’s historic Advisory Opinion on Climate Change addresses displacement, international protection and ongoing statehood https://t.co/RMq3LHzehR

[Jane McAdam @profjmcadam]

'In its climate Advisory Opinion, the Inter-American Court clearly states that we are in a climate emergency that is undermining the human rights of present and future generations and that human rights must be at the center of any effective response' https://t.co/OVN5E78X4X.

[Jane McAdam @profjmcadam]

Do governments have a duty to repatriate people under international law? We explain in this new blog @ThomasMulderPhD @ReginaJefferies @KaldorCentre https://t.co/liZWmnl1jz

[Regina Jefferies @ReginaJefferies]

These @StraussCenter reports have been critical in cataloguing the changes to access to asylum @ the US/Mexico border. The latest report doesn’t disappoint.

[Stephanie Leutert @Sleutert]

Slightly late, but the May 2025 @StraussCenter asylum processing report with @yatescait is now out!

CBP is not processing asylum seekers and the number of migrants waiting in MX border cities is dropping (less than 6,000 people border-wide).

https://t.co/cbYZzZBG0f

[Jane McAdam @profjmcadam]

Excellent analysis by @ReginaJefferies from @KaldorCentre

[Regina Jefferies @ReginaJefferies]

Catch me with Damien Carrick on The Law Report @ABCaustralia breaking down the latest SCOTUS opinions, as well as the Court's continued willingness to empower an increasingly authoritarian executive.
https://t.co/tqeuCo3rQu

[L.A. TACO🌴🌮 @LATACO]

DAILY MEMO: Monday, June 30th, the 25th straight day of I.C.E.’s siege of L.A. These are your recaps and related news for today.

Topics:
- Weekend Taco Stand Raids
- Today’s Home Depot Raids
- Recommended reading, How to Spot misinformation by @LAPublicPress
- Ventura Sheriff is “Glad” that ICE is there
- Montebello sets up relief program for affected immigrant families
- Leaked video of Border Patrol arguing with each other (it’s old footage)
- DOJ is prioritizing denaturalizing citizens & suing L.A.

@el_tragon_de_LA

[L.A. TACO🌴🌮 @LATACO]

“They’re not going to call the police to defend them, they’re going to call us.”

The incredible story of community members organizing effectively against ICE. https://t.co/2KvMj8Qtie

By @theglutster

cc: @UniondelBarrio

[Adil Haque @AdHaque110]

“So, bottom line – all of these arguments are really trying to dress up purely preventative action into something more legally respectable. These arguments are not just weak, they are fatally weak.”

Peak Marko. Hang it in the Louvre.

[UNSW Kaldor Centre @KaldorCentre]

Does the Australian government have a duty to repatriate citizens and permanent residents stuck in Iran and Israel?
Our own @profjmcadam, @ThomasMulderPhD & @ReginaJefferies explain what international law says ...
@UNSWLaw @UNSW
https://t.co/0YirtvGTtC via @ConversationEDU

[UNSW Kaldor Centre @KaldorCentre]

2,700 Australians in the Middle East are looking for assisted departure, @RichardMarlesMP told @abcnews Afternoon Briefing today.
@profjmcadam @ReginaJefferies and @ThomasMulderPhD explain the law behind such evacuations in today's @ConversationEDU: https://t.co/4Xlxj9XEoh

[Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold]

SCOOP by @Zhirji28 w/@laurenthal & me

In a newly revealed March memo, titled "Abolishing FEMA," officials proposed ways to dramatically curtail the US government’s disaster response role.

Also the memo proposed four possible new names for FEMA, which inlcuded the National Office of Emergency Management (NOEM) — an acronym that dovetails with the name of the DHS secretary.
https://t.co/LOA2fzU8Nx

[Regina Jefferies @ReginaJefferies]

@JasonLeopold @Zhirji28 @laurenthal Incredible scoop. Has the memo been made public? I didn't see a link in the story, but may have just missed it.

[Jane McAdam @profjmcadam]

Does the Australian government have a duty to repatriate citizens and permanent residents stuck in Iran and Israel? @ThomasMulderPhD, @ReginaJefferies Mulder and I explain what international law says ... https://t.co/Uoxl0CTrg0

[L.A. TACO🌴🌮 @LATACO]

The fear is understandable with ICE being known for racially profiling even citizens, the streets don’t feel the same for many, especially in communities like East L.A., where the Latino community makes up more than 90% of the population.
By @Janette__V

https://t.co/gvnacmWmlJ

[Regina Jefferies @ReginaJefferies]

Our latest piece on the repatriation of citizens by Australia, with @profjmcadam and @ThomasMulderPhD in @ConversationEDU @KaldorCentre
https://t.co/WFKO202LCn

[UNSW Kaldor Centre @KaldorCentre]

"The government has a duty of care and has to be assured there is a safe way to evacuate people."
–@ReginaJefferies from our @arc_gov_au Evacuations Research Hub, in a fascinating @SBSNews story about evacuating Australians from Iran and Israel
https://t.co/48RlvtXgWx