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Refugee Status
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Rise Seen in Asylum Denial Rates
The odds of an asylum claim being denied in Immigration Court have been rising. After reaching a historic low of only 44.5 percent turned down in FY 2012, the asylum…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Credible Fears, Unaccompanied Minors, and the Causes of the Southwestern Border Surge by Scott Rempell
Credible Fears, Unaccompanied Minors, and the Causes of the Southwestern Border Surge by Scott Rempell, South Texas College of Law July 31, 2014 Chapman Law Review, Vol. 18, Winter 2015Abstract:…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Meet Carolina, Who Brought Her Daughters 1,500 Miles to the U.S. So They Wouldn’t Be Raped
Speaking through a translator and using exaggerated hand gestures to emphasize her points, Carolina told ThinkProgress how she came to the U.S. from the La Unión municipality of El Salvador,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Ninth Circuit to Hear En Banc CAT Claim/Internal Relocation Burden of Proof Issue
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered that Maldonado v. Holder be heard en banc. The case was submitted on the briefs in December 2013, then the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Humanitarian protection for unaccompanied children from Central America
Jennifer Moore in Humanitarian protection for unaccompanied children from Central America powerfully writes: "For the unaccompanied children from Central America seeking refuge in the United States, humanitarian protection signifies that they…
ImmigrationProf Blog
First Circuit on Mayan Asylum Claim
FROM LEXIS NEXIS LEGAL: NEWSROOM IMMIGRATION LAW: Professor Nancy Kelly of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic writes: "In a landmark First Circuit decision, the Court today issued an opinion…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Border Children—They are Not Criminals and They Need Counsel by Geoffrey A. Hoffman
The Border Children---They are Not Criminals and They Need Counsel By Geoffrey A. HoffmanOur nation's response to this humanitarian crisis at the border has not been clear or coherent. From the…
International Law Prof Blog
U.S. Is Violating Domestic and International Law By Failing to Provide Attorneys to Children in Immigration Proceedings
News reports have recently been full of stories regarding the current crisis involving more than 50,000 Central American unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexican border in the last six months. Many of these children…
International Law Prof Blog
World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day is commemorated every year on June 20. It is a day to reflect on the plight of persons who are forcibly displaced from their homes and communities,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant Children Need Safety, Shelter and Lawyers
The New York Times editorial board is mortem. The administration needs to mount a sustained surge of its own, of humanitarian care, shelter and legal assistance for children who have faced…