INTERPOL Blog

New Report Co-Authored by Sandra Grossman Tackles Transnational Repression in the U.S.

We’re proud to share a new policy report co-authored by Managing Partner Sandra Grossman, published by the New Lines Institute: “What the U.S. Can Do to Address Transnational Repression Within Its Borders.”

INTERPOL Blue Notices as a Tool for Locating and Notifying Individuals: New CCF Decision Upholds Blue Notice in Case Involving Claim of Mistaken Identity

This article is the fourth and final installment in our series analyzing the latest 2025 decisions from the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF). In this piece, we explore the CCF’s assessment of Blue Notices, specifically their use for locating individuals and notifying them of legal proceedings. 

INTERPOL Green Notices and the Challenge of Proportionality: The CCF Reaffirms Its Jurisprudence and its Deference to the Goal of Police Cooperation

This article is the third in a four-part series analyzing the latest 2025 decisions from the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF). In this installment, we examine the CCF’s approach to Green Notices, focusing on the conditions for their publication and the challenges of contesting them. 

INTERPOL Red Notices and Administrative Offenses: The CCF’s Strict Application of the 2022 List of Prohibited Offenses

The CCF started 2025 with four new anonymized decisions on Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green Notices. Our four-part series analyzes their impact. This second article explores how the CCF applies INTERPOL’s 2022 policy on offenses for which Red Notices cannot be issued, with a focus on tax evasion and licensing violations.

New CCF Decision on the Limit and Function of INTERPOL Notices in Parental Child Abduction Cases

The CCF starts 2025 with four new anonymized decisions on Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green Notices. Our four-part series analyzes their impact. In the first article, Charlie Magri and Ariel Rawls examine a key ruling on Red and Yellow Notices in custody disputes, confirming and refining INTERPOL’s 2022 policy approach.

Interpol General Assembly Inches Forward on Transparency, Still Needs Reform Strategy

The most recent INTERPOL General Assembly highlighted the organization’s evolving role in global law enforcement while underscoring the urgent need for transparency reforms. In a compelling analysis for Just Security, Sandra Grossman and Ted Bromund examine the assembly’s outcomes and their implications for INTERPOL’s operations.

BRIEFING – Countering Authoritarian Abuse of INTERPOL

On Tuesday, October 29th, GYH Managing Partner Sandra Grossman and Of Counsels Dr. Ted Bromund and Charlie Magri testified at briefing before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the “U.S. Helsinki Commission”) on the topic of autocratic abuse of INTERPOL.

How to Challenge an INTERPOL Red Notice – AILA Law Journal

It’s been five years since the American Immigration Lawyers Association published Sandra Grossman and Ted Bromund’s comprehensive piece on How to Challenge a Red Notice: A Guide for Immigration Attorneys. This latest update provides critical new information on the evolution of legislative, policy, and legal developments in the area of Red Notice abuse.

Understanding INTERPOL’s Evolving Jurisprudence: Key Insights & Takeaways from the Most Recent CCF Decisions

The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (“CCF” or the “Commission”) recently published five decision excerpts. Though they are heavily redacted, the decisions offer much needed and valuable insight into the Commission’s approach to resolving a range of critical issues in INTERPOL cases, including due process, misuse of INTERPOL’s channels, family-related cases, and the handling of stolen vehicles.