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The Asylumist
More Asylum Seekers Are “No Shows” in Immigration Court
By Jason Dzubow
Recent data reveals that increasing numbers of asylum seekers are failing to appear for their Immigration Court hearings and effectively […]
Free Movement Articles
New government memo on prosecution of asylum seekers and refugees
By Colin Yeo
A new Memorandum of Understanding between The Crown Prosecution Service, Immigration Enforcement, the National Crime Agency and National Policing on Immigration Crime has been published. It is dated 5 January…
EU Law Analysis
Mutual trust does not supersede human rights! Italian judges unprecedently recognize the refugee status to an EU citizen
By stevepeerseulawanalysis-blogspot-com
Dr. Chiara Scissa* Photo credit: Bologna Tribunal, photo by Alex Sirac via Wikimedia Commons * Research fellow in EU law at the University of Bologna – Alma Mater Studiorum. This…
The Asylumist
USCIS Begins Re-Verifying — and Sometimes Detaining — Refugees
By Jason Dzubow
Earlier this month, USCIS announced the commencement of Operation PARRIS (Post-Admission Refugee Reverification and Integrity Strengthening) in Minnesota with plans […]
Religion Clause
Media Report U.S. Is Considering Offering Asylum to British Jews
Media in Britain, the U.S. and Israel are reporting that the U.S. State Department is considering offering asylum to British Jews because of antisemitism present in Britain. The reports are…
The Asylumist
Asylum Cooperative Agreements and the Fiction of the Safe Third Country
By Jason Dzubow
A recent Board of Immigration Appeals case highlights the Trump Administration’s latest tactic for blocking asylum seekers from protection in […]
The Asylumist
The Secret to Happiness (for Asylum Seekers and Everybody Else)
By Jason Dzubow
Who am I to know The Secret to Happiness, you ask. Mankind has struggled with this question for eons, yet […]
Free Movement Articles
What safe and legal routes are available for refugees to come to the United Kingdom?
The mantra of “safe and legal routes” is regularly repeated by the government when justifying increasingly draconian legislation in an attempt to prevent refugees from travelling to the UK under…
Jindal Forum for International and Economic Laws
The Politics of Ratification: Afghans and the Illusion of Protection under the Iranian Refugee Framework- Part II
Part I of this piece examined the current state of Afghan refugees in Iran, highlighting how, despite ratification of the Refugee Convention, Iran subjects its refugee population to structural violence,…
UK Constitutional Law Association | The Blog
Chris Rowe: Human rights as ceiling: the government’s asylum reform proposals
By UKCLA
When the government announces a ‘crackdown’ or some new tough policy on immigration or asylum, it is important to recognise that what this means (at most) is that migrants will…