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ImmigrationProf Blog
Report: Refugee Status Determination in Latin America: Regional Challenges and Opportunities
Asylum Access Ecuador and USCRI are excited to launch our report on “Refugee Status Determination in Latin America: Regional Challenges and Opportunities". This report is a joint effort with the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Agreement Reached in National Class Action Lawsuit on Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers
The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have agreed to settle a nationwide class action lawsuit challenging the denial of work authorization to asylum seekers who have…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Comparing French Approach to Immigration Reform
From the American Immigration Council:A Different Take on Immigration ReformHow France and the United States Are Grappling with a Path to Citizenship and Access for Asylum-Seekers in the 21st Century April…
International Law Prof Blog
Refugee and asylum claims on the rise
Recent data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the European Union (EU) show a sharp rise in refugee and asylum applications, much of it attributable to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Support for Film on Gay Asylum Seekers
Dear Friends,I'm a documentary film maker -- and have worked for PBS, Nat Geo, CNN, and HBO, among others.Over the last four years, I've been making a film documenting the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Domestic Violence as a Basis for Asylum: An Analysis of 206 Case Outcomes in the United States from 1994 to 2012 by Blaine Bookey
Domestic Violence as a Basis for Asylum: An Analysis of 206 Case Outcomes in the United States from 1994 to 2012 by Blaine Bookey University of California Hastings College of…
International Law Prof Blog
Websites We Like: The Refugee Law Reader
The Refugee Law Reader is "a comprehensive on-line model curriculum for the study of the complex and rapidly evolving field of international asylum and refugee law." It's a great resource,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Five Grounds by Scott Rempell (A Novel)
Five Grounds by Scott RempellFrom distant corners of the globe, three strangers risk everything to reach the shores of the United States. In Ethiopia, Tesfaye abandons his post at the Ministry…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Center for Forced Migration Studies’ Summer Institute: “The Refugee Status Determination Process” June 2–9, 2013
The Center for Forced Migration Studies (CFMS) Summer Institute is an intensive eight-day, non-degree earning certificate program. Through lectures, focused discussions, workshops and simulation exercises, the CFMS Summer Institute, held…
Connecting Justice Communities
Deferred Action, U Visas & Asylum On the Agenda at the Immigration Advocates Networks’ First e-Conference
By Pro Bono Net
The Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) is hosting its first annual e-conference, "Cutting Edge Issues in Immigration Law," a week-long series of interactive online trainings with national experts, from October 29…