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Refugee Status
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U.S. to Re-Evaluate “Terrorist” Preclusion to Refugees and Asylees
The Washington Post reports that the U.S. immigration service has said that it will temporarily stop denying green cards to refugees and other legal immigrants tied to groups that sought…
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S Ct Grants Cert in Asylum Case
SCOTUSblog reports today that the Supreme "Court said it would decide whether asylum is available to a refugee who was compelled, against his will by threats of death or torture,…
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Second Circuit Reverses BIA (Twice in a Day)
Second Circuit on forced insertion of IUD, persecutor bar"[W]e remand this case to the BIA for it to articulate a consistent position on “whether and under what conditions forced insertion…
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Refugees in Israel
Refugees from Africa have entered Israel in the past few years, posing questions for Israelis.Larry Derfner of U.S. News and World Report writes:For the ragged people streaming out of Egypt—African…
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Asylum Training at Creighton March 4 – 5
THE THIRD CONFERENCE ON EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLEES Co-Sponsored byCATHOLIC LEGAL IMMIGRATION NETWORK, INC.CHURCH WORLD SERVICE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAWEPISCOPAL MIGRATION MINISTRIES HEBREW IMMIGRANT AID SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL…
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Rutgers-Newark Law School’s Constitutional Litigation Clinic Rocks!
The New Jersey Law Journal celebrates the recent victory of Penny Venetis and ten years of students from the Rutgers-Newark law school's Constitutional Litigation Clinic. In Jama v. Esmor Correctional…
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Supreme Court News: Ali v. Achim Voluntarily Dismissed
Lawyers for a man who came to the U.S. eight years ago as a refugee from Somalia notified the Supreme Court on Friday that his case, granted review by the…
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Recent Immigration Court Cases
There were two noteworthy immigration cases decided yesterday. In Doe v. Attorney General, the Third Circuit held that"The government recognizes that there is objective evidence in the record that the…
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El Paso Job Opening
Job Opportunity: Managing AttorneyLas Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, El Paso, TexasLas Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center (“Las Americas”) is seeking a full-time attorney with management experience. Las Americas is a nonprofit…
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Teen Asylum Seeker Appeals for Mercy Through YouTube
Sarah Wildman in the American Prospect tells the story of a teen asylum seeker who appealed to the Austrian public for relief through YouTube. Aus Arigona, 15, was born in…