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Agnolucci, Simona. Note. Expedited Removal: suggestions for reform in light of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Report and the Real ID Act. 57 Hastings L.J. 619-644 (2006).Cianciarulo,…
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Cert Petition Filed by SG in Asylum Case
The Solicitor General has filed a petitioner for certiorari in Tchoukhrova v.Gonzales, a Ninth Circuit decision finding that a severely disabled Russian child and his family had been persecuted and…
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State Department Inconsistent? No, It Can’t Be!
From the International Herald Tribune: Najah Ali, an Iraqi flyweight boxer, has every right to feel aggrieved. When he was in the spotlight during the 2004 Olympics, the State Department…
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The Impact of REAL ID on Asylum Seekers
"Terrorism and Asylum Seekers: Why the Real ID Act is a False Promise" Villanova Law/Public Policy Research Paper No. 2006-01 Harvard Journal on Legislation, Vol. 43, No. 1, Winter 2006Contact:…
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Breaking News — New U.S. Supreme Court Decision
Today (April 17), the Supreme Court summarily reversed an en banc Ninth Circuit decision finding that a South African family could constitute a "particular social group" for purposes of the…
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Asylum Brief in Child Soldier Case
From Stephen Yale-Loehr:Attached is a redacted version of a BIA brief recently filed by the Cornell Asylum/CAT appeals clinic on behalf of local counsel in Minnesota. The asylum case involves…
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UNHCR Report on Asylum Trends
The following report has just been issued by the United Nations High Commission on Refugees:"Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries 2005"The report can be downloaded at www.unhcr.org/statisticsbh
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Good Work of Yale Clinic and ACLU
In Nadarajah v Gonzales, the Ninth Circuit (March 17, 2006) granted immediate release to a Tamil asylum applicant who had been indefinitely detained. The ACLU and Yale law School's international…
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the Latest from the Fifth Circuit
Thanks to Dan Kowalski for the latest from the Fifth Circuit. "Asylum protects victims of persecution on account of belief, not conduct. Therefore, a criminal suspect - and even a…
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American Lawyer Series on “The Asylum Wars”
You will want to check out the February 2006 issue of the American Lawyer(pp. 66-77). It includes stories on law firms handling asylum cases, the quality problems with immigration court…