The International Criminal Police Organization – officially ICPO-INTERPOL, and commonly known simply as Interpol – plays an important role in international law enforcement, and its publications are often used in U.S. immigration and asylum cases. But neither Interpol nor its publications, including its famous Red Notice, are well understood. This can lead attorneys to fail to challenge Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assertions about Interpol that damage the interests of their clients, and cause judges to defer uncritically to Interpol publications in their decisions. Moreover, some argue that Interpol is increasingly being abused – being used for political purposes – by authoritarian regimes, and these abusive Red Notices have long-lasting effects outside the courtroom, as well as in it. The more the U.S. legal profession knows about Interpol, the more it will be able to prevent and combat this abusive politicization of law enforcement, and prevent it from affecting the U.S. legal system.
Featuring:
Theodore R. Bromund, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in Anglo-American Relations, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation
Thomas Firestone, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Moderator: Adam R. Pearlman, Former Associate Deputy General Counsel, Department of Defense


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