Tyler McBrien
@tylermcbrien.com
Managing Editor at Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org
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Writing in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Slate, Mother Jones, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and more: www.tylermcbrien.com
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Writing in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Slate, Mother Jones, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and more: www.tylermcbrien.com
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🚨The first installment of "DEPORTATION, INC.: The Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy"—a series of short videos examining the multi-billion-$ industry in which profit increasingly dictates policy and enforcement priorities—is out today from @lawfaremedia.org and @situ-research.bsky.social.
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Marco Rubio's using the "foreign policy" provision in the INA again.
For the history of this provision and its limited intended use, check out this article I wrote with @tylermcbrien.com in @lawfaremedia.org ⬇️🗃️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
For the history of this provision and its limited intended use, check out this article I wrote with @tylermcbrien.com in @lawfaremedia.org ⬇️🗃️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
December 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Marco Rubio's using the "foreign policy" provision in the INA again.
For the history of this provision and its limited intended use, check out this article I wrote with @tylermcbrien.com in @lawfaremedia.org ⬇️🗃️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
For the history of this provision and its limited intended use, check out this article I wrote with @tylermcbrien.com in @lawfaremedia.org ⬇️🗃️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
NEW: @hrcberkeley.bsky.social says they were "shocked" to learn CBS pulled its 60 Minutes segment INSIDE CECOT "just hours before broadcast" after it "had already cleared CBS’s legal review and editorial standards," and directly respond to Bari Weiss' question about their students' analysis
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
NEW: @hrcberkeley.bsky.social says they were "shocked" to learn CBS pulled its 60 Minutes segment INSIDE CECOT "just hours before broadcast" after it "had already cleared CBS’s legal review and editorial standards," and directly respond to Bari Weiss' question about their students' analysis
NEW: Sen. Blumenthal and the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations sent letters to Roblox CEO David Baszucki—and 10 others who attended an Oct 15 fundraising dinner for Trump's ballroom construction—demanding info on their donations and the management of the project
December 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
NEW: Sen. Blumenthal and the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations sent letters to Roblox CEO David Baszucki—and 10 others who attended an Oct 15 fundraising dinner for Trump's ballroom construction—demanding info on their donations and the management of the project
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Lawfare Lecture: The Making of the MAGA New Right with Dr. Laura Field, Lecture 1 is now publicly available.
In her first class, @lkatfield.bsky.social discussed her new book, talked about what the rest of the series will cover, and took audience questions.
In her first class, @lkatfield.bsky.social discussed her new book, talked about what the rest of the series will cover, and took audience questions.
Lawfare Lecture: The Making of the MAGA New Right with Dr. Laura Field, Lecture 1
YouTube video by Lawfare
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December 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Lawfare Lecture: The Making of the MAGA New Right with Dr. Laura Field, Lecture 1 is now publicly available.
In her first class, @lkatfield.bsky.social discussed her new book, talked about what the rest of the series will cover, and took audience questions.
In her first class, @lkatfield.bsky.social discussed her new book, talked about what the rest of the series will cover, and took audience questions.
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Time for everyone to dig up their best take on Bari Weiss. Here’s mine:
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Time for everyone to dig up their best take on Bari Weiss. Here’s mine:
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I knew something was wrong when 60 Minutes started airing Swan Lake
December 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I knew something was wrong when 60 Minutes started airing Swan Lake
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
It's a shame that—after Bari Weiss pulled the 60 Minutes segment—tonight the public won't get to learn about the vital work that @hrcberkeley.bsky.social Investigations Lab students have done using OSINT research to document abuses suffered by migrants the U.S. government sent to CECOT.
Tune into @60minutes.bsky.social this Sunday to watch @alexakoenig.bsky.social & our Investigations Lab students highlight their research with @hrw.org + @cristosal.bsky.social, documenting inhumane conditions in El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison:
www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-news-and...
www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-news-and...
Paramount Press Express | “60 MINUTES” LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 21
Airs 7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT, After NFL Football, on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+ INSIDE CECOT – Earlier this year, the Trump adm
www.paramountpressexpress.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
It's a shame that—after Bari Weiss pulled the 60 Minutes segment—tonight the public won't get to learn about the vital work that @hrcberkeley.bsky.social Investigations Lab students have done using OSINT research to document abuses suffered by migrants the U.S. government sent to CECOT.
“If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient,” 60 Minutes Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi wrote.
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO."
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO."
December 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
“If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient,” 60 Minutes Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi wrote.
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO."
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO."
This Epstein files copypasta mass text I just got is truly pushing the boundaries of the form
December 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This Epstein files copypasta mass text I just got is truly pushing the boundaries of the form
If you are in line to access the Justice Department's latest tranche of the Epstein Files, STAY in line
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
If you are in line to access the Justice Department's latest tranche of the Epstein Files, STAY in line
According to @airwars.bsky.social tracker, the U.S. military has now killed over 100 people in the Caribbean (and Pacific) across at least 28 strikes on small boats since September.
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
According to @airwars.bsky.social tracker, the U.S. military has now killed over 100 people in the Caribbean (and Pacific) across at least 28 strikes on small boats since September.
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This is the true cost of fulfilling Trump’s mass deportation agenda and who’s profiting.
Deportation, Inc.
Kilmar Ábrego Garcia's attorney shares updates on his case, and Lawfare and SITU Research share their investigative video series examining the deportation economy.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This is the true cost of fulfilling Trump’s mass deportation agenda and who’s profiting.
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This is an immensely important step in removing a statutory authorization that had long outlived its original intended purpose, and was primed to be used in unexpected and potentially problematic ways.
Great to see bipartisan leadership from Sens. Kaine and Young yield results like this.
Great to see bipartisan leadership from Sens. Kaine and Young yield results like this.
Huge news: after many years, my bipartisan bill with Senator Todd Young to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq was signed into law. This is a historic win for Americans and allows us to close the book on this forever war.
December 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is an immensely important step in removing a statutory authorization that had long outlived its original intended purpose, and was primed to be used in unexpected and potentially problematic ways.
Great to see bipartisan leadership from Sens. Kaine and Young yield results like this.
Great to see bipartisan leadership from Sens. Kaine and Young yield results like this.
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Deportation Inc., a new investigative video series from @lawfaremedia.org & @situ-research.bsky.social, explores the immigration industrial complex ⬇️⬇️ bsky.app/profile/lawf...
Deportation Inc. produced with @situ-research.bsky.social, is a new video series that dives into how immigration enforcement has expanded into a powerful, profit-driven ecosystem.
Watch the first two videos–an introduction and an episode focused on detention–now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Watch the first two videos–an introduction and an episode focused on detention–now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Deportation Inc., a new investigative video series from @lawfaremedia.org & @situ-research.bsky.social, explores the immigration industrial complex ⬇️⬇️ bsky.app/profile/lawf...
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NEW POD 🎧: there’s a sprawling and lucrative economy behind Trump’s deportation machine. I speak with @tylermcbrien.com and Gauri Bahuguna of @situ-research.bsky.social about the burgeoning immigration industrial complex and its bipartisan architects podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Deportation, Inc.
Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · 12/19/2025 · 46m
podcasts.apple.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
NEW POD 🎧: there’s a sprawling and lucrative economy behind Trump’s deportation machine. I speak with @tylermcbrien.com and Gauri Bahuguna of @situ-research.bsky.social about the burgeoning immigration industrial complex and its bipartisan architects podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com spoke to Gauri Bahuguna (@situ-research.bsky.social), Setareh Ghandehari (@detentionwatchnetwork.org), @naynagupta.bsky.social, and @paromitashah.bsky.social about the rise of the immigration enforcement economy. youtu.be/tHVmAEd7_H0
Lawfare Daily: ‘Deportation, Inc.’ and the Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy
YouTube video by Lawfare
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December 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com spoke to Gauri Bahuguna (@situ-research.bsky.social), Setareh Ghandehari (@detentionwatchnetwork.org), @naynagupta.bsky.social, and @paromitashah.bsky.social about the rise of the immigration enforcement economy. youtu.be/tHVmAEd7_H0
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On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com sat down with @cristindorgelo.bsky.social, a former senior adviser at OMB, and Rob Storch, former inspector general of the Defense Department, to discuss the Trump administration's attacks on inspectors general. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
December 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com sat down with @cristindorgelo.bsky.social, a former senior adviser at OMB, and Rob Storch, former inspector general of the Defense Department, to discuss the Trump administration's attacks on inspectors general. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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It's the fear. The fear is the point.
It's not easy to denaturalize. But ... it's the fear of denaturalization & the chilling effect that results, including on freedom of speech & association, that is used as a tool of political repression.
See also Ch. 5 on the Cold War in "Threat of Dissent" 🗃️
It's not easy to denaturalize. But ... it's the fear of denaturalization & the chilling effect that results, including on freedom of speech & association, that is used as a tool of political repression.
See also Ch. 5 on the Cold War in "Threat of Dissent" 🗃️
December 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It's the fear. The fear is the point.
It's not easy to denaturalize. But ... it's the fear of denaturalization & the chilling effect that results, including on freedom of speech & association, that is used as a tool of political repression.
See also Ch. 5 on the Cold War in "Threat of Dissent" 🗃️
It's not easy to denaturalize. But ... it's the fear of denaturalization & the chilling effect that results, including on freedom of speech & association, that is used as a tool of political repression.
See also Ch. 5 on the Cold War in "Threat of Dissent" 🗃️
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This paragraph from the NYT piece is bonkers. For an in-depth analysis of what the Trump administration can and can’t do in this area, see my @lawfaremedia.org piece from July:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
December 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This paragraph from the NYT piece is bonkers. For an in-depth analysis of what the Trump administration can and can’t do in this area, see my @lawfaremedia.org piece from July:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
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I’m sorry, but that’s not how this works.
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’m sorry, but that’s not how this works.
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The ICC's arrest of former Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte for the killing of drug traffickers by government officials as a crime against humanity may provide precedent for future prosecutions of U.S. officials who ordered airstrikes on alleged drugboats in the Caribbean, writes Charlie Trumbull.
The Administration’s Drug Boat Strikes Are Crimes Against Humanity
Members of Congress are wrong to call the strikes war crimes in the absence of an armed conflict, but the strikes are serious crimes under international law.
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The ICC's arrest of former Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte for the killing of drug traffickers by government officials as a crime against humanity may provide precedent for future prosecutions of U.S. officials who ordered airstrikes on alleged drugboats in the Caribbean, writes Charlie Trumbull.
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Deportation Inc. produced with @situ-research.bsky.social, is a new video series that dives into how immigration enforcement has expanded into a powerful, profit-driven ecosystem.
Watch the first two videos–an introduction and an episode focused on detention–now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Watch the first two videos–an introduction and an episode focused on detention–now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
December 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Deportation Inc. produced with @situ-research.bsky.social, is a new video series that dives into how immigration enforcement has expanded into a powerful, profit-driven ecosystem.
Watch the first two videos–an introduction and an episode focused on detention–now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Watch the first two videos–an introduction and an episode focused on detention–now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The Trump admin issued an executive order to "designate illicit fentanyl and...precursor chemicals as Weapons of Mass Destruction," claiming "the potential for fentanyl to be weaponized for concentrated, large-scale terror attacks by organized adversaries is a serious threat"
December 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Trump admin issued an executive order to "designate illicit fentanyl and...precursor chemicals as Weapons of Mass Destruction," claiming "the potential for fentanyl to be weaponized for concentrated, large-scale terror attacks by organized adversaries is a serious threat"
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🚨The first installment of "DEPORTATION, INC.: The Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy"—a series of short videos examining the multi-billion-$ industry in which profit increasingly dictates policy and enforcement priorities—is out today from @lawfaremedia.org and @situ-research.bsky.social.
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚨The first installment of "DEPORTATION, INC.: The Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy"—a series of short videos examining the multi-billion-$ industry in which profit increasingly dictates policy and enforcement priorities—is out today from @lawfaremedia.org and @situ-research.bsky.social.