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ImmigrationProf Blog
BIA: De Novo Review of Asylum Decisions by BIA
Here is the latest from the BIA:Matter of H-L-H- & Z-Y-Z-, Interim Decision #3676, 25 I&N Dec. 209 (BIA 2010)(1) Whether an alien has presented sufficient evidence to establish a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Non-Governmental Organizations Petition U.S. Government Seeking Rules to Reduce Detention of Asylum Seekers
Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center and 30 other national and international immigrant and human rights organizations, think tanks, and academics have petitioned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
EvidenceProf Blog
Immigration Man: Third Circuit Finds That Results Of Asylum Investigation Were Properly Admitted
By Colin Miller
It is well established that "[t]he Federal Rules of Evidence do not apply in immigration proceedings." Liu v. Attorney General of the United States, 2010 WL 772166 (3rd Cir. 2010). That said,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Immigration-Related Articles from SSRN
Here are a few new immigration-related articles from the Social Science Research Network (www.ssrn.com):"Pulling the Trigger: Separation Violence as a Basis for Refugee Protection for Battered Women" American University Law…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The Modern American: Call for Submissions (March 1 Deadline)
The Modern American Spring 2010 Call for Submissions: The Modern American, the award-winning legal publication dedicated to diversity and the law from American University Washington College of Law, is seeking…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A GUINEAN REFUGEE’S ODYSSEY
Dan Kowalski of Bender's Immigration Bulletin declares that ARMEN H. MERJIAN, A GUINEAN REFUGEE'S ODYSSEY: IN RE JARNO, THE BIGGEST ASYLUM CASE IN U.S. HISTORY AND WHAT IT TELLS US…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Third Annual Asylum and Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition a Great Success!
As previously announced here, UC Davis School of Law hosted the Third Annual Asylum and Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition yesterday at the fedearl courthouse in Sacramento, California. This is the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant of the Day: Lotte Lehmann (Germany)
Lotte Lehmann (1888–1976) was a soprano who gave memorable performances in the operas of Richard Strauss; the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier was considered her greatest role. During her long career, Lehmann…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Article: Death is Different and a Refugee’s Right to Counsel
The Cornell International Law Journal is publishing an important article arguing that indigent non-citizens seeking political asylum have a constitutional right to an attorney at government expense. The article, "Death…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Case of Ms. Rody Alvarado December 15, 2009 I
Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Case of Ms. Rody Alvarado December 15, 2009I am pleased to learn that, after 14 years of legal…