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Refugee Status
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JURIST
UN human rights chief concerned over new EU migration law
By Rhys Groen | U. Ottawa Faculty Of Law, CA
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Saturday expressed deep concern about the adoption of the new European Union regulation facilitating detention and deportation of migrants and asylum seekers.…
JURIST
Rights group warns against UK facial age estimation plans for asylum process
By Alex Kwok | HKU Faculty Of Law, CN/HK
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the UK Home Office on Friday to abandon its 2027 plans to use facial age estimation (FAE) AI to assess young asylum seekers, warning that…
EJIL: Talk!
The Chișinău Declaration in the Data: Non-Refoulement and States’ Insatiable Appetite for a Restrained Court
By Ezgi Yildiz
There is a striking hidden controversy at the heart of the recent Chișinău Declaration issued by the members of the Council of Europe on May 15, 2026. All 46 member…
Free Movement Articles
What is the difference between a “refugee” and an “asylum seeker”?
By Larry Lock
Table of Contents This piece is about refugees, asylum seekers, and the Refugee Convention. It outlines who can be a refugee, and how being a refugee and having “refugee status”…
Free Movement Articles
Home Office unlawfully removed asylum accommodation protections for torture and trafficking survivors
The High Court has ruled that the Home Office acted unlawfully when it removed long-standing accommodation protections for survivors of torture, trafficking and other serious violence. The court found that…
JURIST
Federal court strikes down a slew of immigration restrictions impacting 39 countries
The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island on Friday ruled that the Trump administration had enacted illegal immigration restrictions on citizens of 39 countries. In vacating the…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Federal judge invalidates Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries
By Reuters
Listen to this article Summary Chief U.S. District Judge John McConnell issues ruling Policies targeted immigrants from 39 countries under Trump USCIS barred asylum, work permits, green cards processing Lawsuit…
The Asylumist
Rumors of Asylum’s Death Have Been Greatly (Somewhat? Slightly?) Exaggerated
By Jason Dzubow
In a recent announcement, the White House stated that asylum grant rates have “collapsed” in Immigration Court. “Under President Trump,” […]
Free Movement Articles
Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #122
By Alina Lor
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!A briefing from JRS UK and Humans for Rights Network exposed that age-disputed children are being detained under the UK-France ‘one-in-one-out’ scheme. Despite children being excluded…
EU Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy
Towards 12 June: some progress but many delays in implementing the Pact on Migration and Asylum
By Prof. Alessia di Pascale, Universita Degli Studi di Milano (UNIMI) 1. With just under two weeks to go before the full implementation of the new European Pact on Migration…