Center Vision
The America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) Center for Homeland Security and Immigration is devoted to protecting the American people, American interests, and the American way of life. Our “America First” approach requires an immigration system that prioritizes border security and the value of citizenship, a strong and persistent counter-terrorism effort, resiliency of our critical physical and digital infrastructure, and agility in the face of ever-shifting foreign threats and influence.
As our world becomes more complex, so do the threats we face. Terrorism remains a global reality, and America’s ability to prevent attacks in the United States is only as strong as its weakest link at any given moment. America’s enemies no longer need to physically come to our shores to hurt us in the digital age. Threats that strike at the heart of our infrastructure—and, therefore, our civilization—can be achieved with the touch of a button from anywhere in the world. In some cases, these threats are sponsored or shielded by foreign governments; in some cases, they are foreign governments. While these threats are omnipresent, courageous leadership at all levels of government and society is essential for success and security.
POLICY OVERVIEW
- Strengthen America’s border security and immigration policies
- Support counterterrorism efforts
- Create and maintain a strong physical and digital infrastructure
- Defend against foreign influence
President Biden’s FY2024 DHS Budget Has Misplaced Priorities
Robert Law
DHS Docket Number USCIS 2022-0016: Circumvention of Lawful Pathways
Robert Law
FACT SHEET: How Fentanyl Enters American Communities
Kristen Ziccarelli
FACT SHEET: Deceptive border numbers: Funneling illegal aliens through Ports of Entry
Robert Law & Kristen Ziccarelli
FACT SHEET: Understanding U.S. Asylum Law
Robert Law & Kristen Ziccarelli
FACT SHEET: The Worst January Ever: Border Crisis Continues in New Year
The Biden Administration’s Day One Immigration Proposal: Mass Amnesty and No Border Security
Robert Law & Kristen Ziccarelli
The Worst Border Month Ever: December 2022 In Perspective
Another Record-Breaking Month for the Southern Border Crisis
Analysis of H.R. 29, the Border Safety and Security Act of 2023
Rob Law & Kristen Ziccarelli
The Biden Administration’s New Plan Fails to Solve the Border Crisis
Robert Law
The Biden Administration, Not Congress, is Responsible for the Border Crisis
Fact Sheet - H.R. 29, the Border Safety and Security Act of 2023
Rob Law & Kristen Ziccarelli
Using Executive Action to Secure the Border
Using Executive Action to Secure the Border: In-Depth
State Legislative Priority: Ensuring a Legal Workforce
Rob Law & Kristen Ziccarelli
State Legislative Priority: International Wire Transfer Fees
Rob Law & Kristen Ziccarelli
Fentanyl: The Deadly Consequences
Robert Law, Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, Kristen Ziccarelli, & Abigail Chance
Fentanyl Fatalities in Perspective
Fentanyl Q&A: The Pills That Are Plaguing Our Population
Rob Law & Kristen Ziccarelli
FY 2022: By the Numbers
Perspective on The Record-Breaking Fiscal Year 22 Border numbers
Fact Sheet - A Border Crisis by Design
Fact vs Fiction: The Southern Border
Immigration Survey: The Biden Administrations Border Crisis
Expert Insight: Biden Administration Setting All the Wrong Border Records
Robert Law
How the Biden Administration Exploited the Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal to Import Countless Unvetted Afghans into the U.S.
Issue Brief: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022
Bill Woolf
Murderous Cartels, Illicit Drugs, and Human Trafficking: The Threat and Atrocity of America’s Porous Southern Border
Alex Zemek
Twenty Years After 9/11: Strong Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Collaboration Remains Essential in the Fight Against Terror – But It’s Under Attack
Scott G. Erickson
America is Less Secure Today: How Our Adversaries Are Gaining Strength
Chad Wolf
The Case for an “America First” Approach to Homeland Security and Immigration
Center for Homeland Security and Immigration Overview
The Honorable Chad Wolf and John Zadrozny
Protecting Title 42 Amicus Brief
The Honorable Chad Wolf & The Honorable Pam Bondi
STATEMENT: House GOP’s American Security Task Force unveils legislative blueprint to secure the border in the next Congress
STATEMENT: Total Border Apprehensions Surpass Last Year’s Record with 3 Months Remaining in the Fiscal Year
STATEMENT: AFPI URGES BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO SECURE THE BORDER AFTER BIDEN V. TEXAS RULING ALLOWS FOR MPP TERMINATION
Statement on May’s Record-Setting Border Apprehensions Including 50 Individuals on the Terrorist Screening Database
Statement on Police Week
Chad Wolf joined America Reports to discuss the end of Title 42 and the growing crisis at the border
NEW POLLING: Biden Administration is Wrong at the Border and on Masks on Airplanes
2022 State of America’s Border and Security
The Leadership of the America First Policy Institute Provided the Following Reactions and Insight Into the State of America One Year Into the Biden Administration
CHSI Post: The Biden Administration Expands the (Illegal) Central American Minors Program
John A. Zadrozny
STATEMENT: CHAD WOLF ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S ATTACK ON U.S. BORDER PATROL
Biden Administration Moves on to Censorship to Conceal Border Failure
John A. Zadrozny
STATEMENT: CHAD WOLF ON AUGUST BORDER APPREHENSION NUMBERS
STATEMENT: CHAD WOLF ON SCOTUS REINSTATING ‘REMAIN IN MEXICO’ POLICY
AFPI Statement from Chad Wolf On June Illegal Border Apprehension Numbers
AFPI’s President & CEO Brooke Rollins Issues Statement on VP Harris’ Border Visit
ICYMI: LT. GEN. (RET.) KEITH KELLOGG PREVIEWS BIDEN’S PRESS CONFERENCE ON RUSSIA SUMMIT
CHSI Post: The Victims of Illegal Alien Crime Demand Vigilance
John A. Zadrozny and Emily Tubb
Solving the Immigration Crisis Starts at Home
Chad Wolf
AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO CENTER LEADERSHIP
President & CEO Brooke Rollins Issues Statement on President Biden’s First 100 Days in Office
VIDEO: America First, Always.
President Biden’s FY2024 DHS Budget Has Misplaced Priorities
Robert Law
‘All of the above’ approach needed to defeat Mexican drug cartels
Chad Wolf & Rob Law
Biden wants you to believe America’s border crisis is getting better. Here’s why it’s not.
Chad Wolf
Remarks - Panel on the Case for Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas
Robert Law
State of the Union Address Glosses Over Border Crisis
Robert Law
House Committee Hearings Confirm: Open Borders are Bad for Everyone
Kristen Ziccarelli
Joe Biden Could Secure The Border Today. Here’s How
Chad Wolf & Rob Law
Biden must get serious about ending human trafficking
Chad Wolf & Rob Law
Biden’s Mexico visit: A change in strategy or more of the same?
Chad Wolf
Biden’s refusal to act on Title 42 creates ‘state of emergency’ at border, and Nationwide
Chad Wolf
Let’s Put America First and Secure the Border
Chad Wolf
As the Mexican press disappear, cartels take over and endanger public
Alex Zemek
The Crimes that are 100% Preventable
Kristen Ziccarelli
The American People Know that the Failure to Secure the Border is the Real Immigration Scandal
Rob Law
Border governors taking action on illegal immigration because Biden administration caused crisis
Chad Wolf & Rob Law
Expert insight: As we remember 9/11, DHS is Forgetting ITS Mission
Robert Law and Kristen Ziccarelli
21 Years After 9/11, Has DHS lost its Mission?
Robert Law, Andrew Whitaker, and Kristen Ziccarelli
H.R. 1901, the Stopping Border Surges Act
Robert Law
The Biden Administration’s Afghan Executive Amnesty Exploited our Immigration Laws and Jeopardizes National Security
Supreme Court’s “Remain in Mexico” Decision is Not the Win Open Borders Crowd Think it is
Robert Law
Op-ed: Biden’s open borders encourage child trafficking and smuggling
Robert Law
AFPI 2022 Annual Policy Summit
Selection of America’s Next Top Cop to Regulate Firearms
Bill Woolf
AFPI Speaker Series: The Systematic Dismantling of American Border Security ft. Rep. Jim Jordan
Chad Wolf joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business to discuss the latest on the border crisis
Chad Wolf joined Newsmax to discuss the Buffalo shooting and the latest on the border crisis
Chad Wolf joined Fox & Friends to discuss the Buffalo shooting and the border crisis
Chad Wolf joined Newsmax to discuss the record levels of drugs pouring across the border
Chad Wolf joined Mornings with Maria to discuss the historic border crisis
America First Policy Institute Applauds the American Governor’s Border Strike Force Initiative
Happy First Birthday AFPI!
Chad Wolf joined Sunday Night in America to discuss his recent border trip and the ongoing crisis
Chad Wolf joined Sunday Night in America to discuss his recent border trip and the ongoing crisis
The deliberate plan behind the border crisis
Chad Wolf
WOLF: Biden Admin Pulled The Plug On Title 42. Now America Is In For A Reckoning
Chad Wolf
Chad Wolf joined Mornings with Maria to discuss the latest on the border crisis
DHS-DOJ Joint Rule Latest Deliberate Attempt to Dismantle the Immigration System
Scott Erickson
Chad Wolf joined the National Report on Newsmax to discuss border security and immigration
Chad Wolf joined Fox and Friends to discuss threats from China and border security
Chad Wolf reacts to President Biden’s State of the Union address on Fox & Friends
Federal Labor Relations Authority’s Small Victory for Immigration Enforcement
John A. Zadrozny and James Sherk
Biden’s First Year of Immigration Failures
Chad Wolf
An Examination of the First Year of Biden’s Presidency
Chad Wolf joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss border security and immigration
Where is President Biden on Human Trafficking?
Chad Wolf and Bill Woolf
Chad Wolf joins Fox News Live to Discuss Border Security & Immigration
No Law and No Order, The Policies of the Left
Troup Hemenway
The Anti-tyranny Case for a Smaller Federal Government
John Zadrozny and Alex Caro Campana
The deadly consequences of emboldening criminals and undermining police
Chad Wolf joined Fox News Live
Protecting the Role of State and Local Law Enforcement in the Nation’s Collective Effort to Prevent Terrorism
Scott G. Erickson
In Biden’s World, Parents are the Threat
Troup Hemenway
Questioning Kamala with Chad Wolf on OAN’s The Real Story
Putting Americans last: Biden’s immigration payout
Chad Wolf and Keith Kellogg
Biden’s Vaccine Tyranny Threatens National Security, Public Safety
John Zadrozny
Op-Ed: Biden’s Federal Bureau of Intimidation
John Zadrozny
VIDEO: Chad Wolf joined America Reports on Fox News with John Roberts
The Reality Behind the Biden Administration’s Talking Points
VIDEO: Chad Wolf joins Eric Bolling on Newsmax to discuss immigration and border security
Op-Ed: Democrats’ reconciliation amnesty push puts Americans last
John Zadrozny in The Washington Times
VIDEO: Chad Wolf joined America Reports on Fox
VIDEO: John Zadrozny joined OAN’s “The Real Story with Natalie Harp”
VIDEO: John Zadrozny joined American Agenda on Newsmax
VIDEO: Chad Wolf joined Elizabeth MacDonald on Fox’s “The Evening Edit”
Blog: House Oversight Republicans Demand Hearing on Border Security, COVID-19, and Title 42 Implementation
John A. Zadrozny
VIDEO: Chad Wolf joined American Agenda on Newsmax
Op-Ed: Texas Has A Sovereign Obligation To Protect Its Citizens With Border Enforcement
John A. Zadrozny in The Federalist
Op-Ed: As COVID-19 pandemic continues, Biden must maintain Title 42 at the southern border
John Zadrozny in The Washington Times
Blog: Report Shows Americans are Paying for the Southern Border Disaster in Display of Government Abuse
John A. Zadrozny and Emily Tubb
Blog: Trafficking and Oversight Issues with R-1 Visas
Emily Tubb
VIDEO: Chad Wolf joined Rob Schmitt on Newsmax
Op-Ed: Is Biden making terrorism great again?
John A. Zadrozny in The Washington Times
ICYMI: Chad Wolf joins Hallie Jackson Reports on MSNBC
Op-Ed: New York Sun: Squad’s Success in Moving Democrats on Israel Portends Trouble on Other Issues
Larry Kudlow
Former Acting Secretary Wolf joins “Your World” on Fox
VIDEO: John Zadrozny joins OANN’s Dan Ball
VIDEO: John Zadrozny joins Seb Gorka: America First
Op-Ed: Jerusalem Post: Ex-US Intel Chief to ‘Post’: Biden is Surrendering to Iran-Opinion
John Ratcliffe
Chad F. Wolf serves as AFPI’s Executive Director, Chief Strategy Officer, and the Chair for the Center for Homeland Security and Immigration. In this role, Wolf is responsible for the day-to-day management and strategic direction of AFPI with a focus on setting policy goals and research priorities. Prior to joining AFPI, Wolf served as Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the third-largest federal department in the U.S. Government. During his time at DHS, he successfully navigated numerous global and domestic challenges to the nation’s security, including COVID-19, civil unrest, numerous border and immigration crises, historic natural disasters, and threats to global aviation security. Wolf is a former Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and currently a Member of the Texas Public Policy Foundation Border Security Coalition. He also serves as President and Founder of Wolf Global Advisors. Wolf has written and speaks frequently on national security, border security, immigration, China, counterterrorism issues. Prior to his service at DHS, he spent over 10 years in the private sector helping clients manage risks and earlier in his career worked on Capitol Hill. He has received the U.S. Secretary of Transportation 9/11 Medal, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal, and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal.
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood ....”
Theodore Roosevelt
Scott Glabe is from Columbia, Missouri, and serves as a Senior Fellow in the Center for Homeland Security and Immigration at AFPI. Previously, Glabe served as Acting Under Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where he led a 200-person team focused on issues including cybersecurity, counterterrorism, and economic security. Before DHS, Glabe was a Special Assistant to the President and Associate Counsel at the White House in the Trump Administration and worked for the U.S. House of Representatives in progressively senior legal and policy roles, including Staff Director of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He also practiced at two large law firms, clerked for a federal appellate judge, and served in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Glabe is a graduate of Yale Law School and Dartmouth College; he earned a master’s degree in defense and strategic studies from Missouri State University. Outside of work, Glabe enjoys spending time with his wife and children.
“Peace-time plans are of no particular value, but peace-time planning is indispensable.”
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert Law grew up in Northern Virginia but now calls Washington, D.C., home and serves as the Director of the Center for Homeland Security and Immigration at AFPI. From 2017 to 2021, he served in the Trump Administration as a senior policy advisor and chief of policy at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security. Law has a decade of immigration law, regulation, and policy expertise and has held leadership positions at other immigration-focused think tanks. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. When not working, Law and his wife, Torrey, are kept busy by our two daughters and Irish doodle puppy, though they try to find time to travel, enjoy the D.C. restaurant scene, and cheer on the Nationals and Capitals.
“The wise know their weakness too well to assume infallibility: and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows.”
Thomas Jefferson
Alex Zemek from McLean, Virginia, and serves as a Senior Fellow in the Center for Homeland Security & Immigration at AFPI. He is also the founder and president of The Gethsemane Group. Previously, Zemek served at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Assistant Secretary (acting) for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, where he oversaw strategy and policy related to combating violent extremists, aviation security, international information sharing, and identity management. Before DHS, Zemek was served as Chief of Staff for the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. Additionally, during his two decades of federal service, he has served at multiple agencies in a range of disciplines, including as a State Department diplomat, Legislative Fellow with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, and an intelligence officer. As a senior executive in the private sector, Zemek led the strategy, policy, and congressional affairs disciplines for the non-profit National Defense Industrial Association while serving as Vice President. Prior to 9/11, he traded stocks on Wall Street, taught high school, and coached high school athletics. Zemek has degrees from Yale University and the National Defense University and conducted advanced studies with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Zemek lived in rural Kenyan village for a summer while training with professional distance runners. He enjoys coaching the sports teams of his three sons.
“The struggle of today, is not altogether for today – it is for a vast future also. With a reliance on Providence, all the more firm and earnest, let us proceed in the great task which events have devolved upon us.”
Abraham Lincoln
Kristen Ziccarelli grew up in Germany, Slovenia, Boston, Chicago, and Virginia, and serves as a Production Assistant and Policy Analyst in the Center for Homeland Security and Immigration at AFPI. She was previously a White House Intern with the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs during the Summer of 2020, where she helped coordinate between state and local leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kristen also nurtured her passion for diplomacy working at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany for three summer terms. In 2021, she founded the media organization Respect Perspective to encourage people to see all sides of controversial issues. Kristen attended the University of Edinburgh in Scotland for her Master’s in International Business and received Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Finance at Christopher Newport University.
“We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars”
Oscar Wilde