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Refugee Status
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International Law Prof Blog
UNHCR Issues New Guidelines for Detention of Asylum Seekers
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued new guidelines yesterday concerning the detention of asylum seekers while they are waiting for their cases to be adjudicated. The guidelines…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Immigration, Asylum, and Citizenship: A More Holistic Approach by Julian Lim
Immigration, Asylum, and Citizenship: A More Holistic Approach by Julian Lim Washington University in St. Louis - School of LawAbstract: Despite obvious overlaps between immigration law, asylum law, and citizenship,…
International Law Prof Blog
Ecuador To Grant Asylum to Julian Assange
News reports this morning state that Ecuador has announced that it will grant political asylum today to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange has been taking refuge in Ecuador's embassy…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Texas Service Center Fall Conference
From USCIS:The Texas Service Center (TSC) invites all immigration stakeholders to attend the Asylum and Refugee Conference on Thursday, September 13, 2012. The TSC is partnering with the Nebraska Service…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Reporter Denied Asylum
From CNN:A reporter from El Salvador who has been reporting for years about immigration issues in Atlanta, Georgia, finds himself in a position similar to that of many of the…
Tom Mighell
Blawg of the Day – The Asylumist
By Tom Mighell
The Asylumist's subtitle is "Asylum and Its Discontents in the United States." And that's what you'll find here - posts on the law covering people who seek asylum in this…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Book Shelves: The Law of Asylum by Deborah E. Anker
The 2012 edition of the Law of Asylum by Deborah E. Anker Harvard is out! This comprehensive treatise covers asylum law in the U.S. and includes detailed discussion of all the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Publication: Essentials of Asylum Law
From the Immigrant Legal Resource Center:The ILRC is pleased to introduce the all-new Essentials of Asylum Law. This comprehensive survey of the basic elements of an asylum claim is intended…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DHS Grants Asylum in Demiraj v. Holder Case
The case of Demiraj v. Holder 631 F.3d 194, 201 (5th Cir. 2011)involves a family of Albanians who fear persecution by a human trafficker, Bill Bedini. Edmond Demiraj was slated…
Immigration View
Refugees, Citizenship and Deportation
"Immigration View" provides our audience with updates, observations and "heads-ups" from where we sit, as lawyers who deal with immigration issues on a daily basis. My observation for today is…