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ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Precarious Protections by Chiara Galli
Chiara Galli (U. Chicago, Comparative Human Development Department) is the author of Precarious Protections: Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum in the United States. Here's the publisher's pitch:More children than ever are…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Human Rights Watch: US Lawmakers Threaten the Right to Seek Asylum — Republicans Try to Dismantle US Asylum Law as Part of Spending Package
There has been talk that President Biden might agree to asylum restrictions as a way of getting U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel. Bill Frelick for Human Rights Watch questions…
UK Immigration Blog
What Does the Appointment of James Cleverly to Home Secretary Mean For UK Immigration?
November 2023 saw the appointment of former Foreign Secretary James Cleverly as Home Secretary following the tumultuous tenure and departure of Suella Braverman. Ms Braverman was removed from her position…
ImmigrationProf Blog
“Ending Asylum as We Know It”? Aid to Ukraine and Israel at Risk
Congress reportedly has moved to the right on immigration. The latest kerfuffle in the U.S. Capitol could have dramatic changes on asylum law. A congressional stalemate -- with immigration enforcement…
Immigration Blog
Efforts Continue to Legalize Work, Other Pathways for Undocumented Students, Asylum Seekers
Undocumented students are waiting for University of California (UC) leadership to issue a plan that would remove hiring restrictions for all UC students, regardless of immigration status. The proposed plan,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Safe?: A Capstone Video For Your Immigration Course
Today was my last class of the semester. In addition to answer questions about the format of the upcoming exam, and clarifying points of substantive doctrine, we watched the documentary…
ImmigrationProf Blog
UK Supreme Court Nixes Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
On November 15, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom rendered a judgment in a case challenging the UK's plan to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda. The…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Migration Policy Institute: Refugee and Asylum Seeker Populations by Country of Origin and Destination, 2000-2022
Using data from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Migration Policy Institute has created a map showing countries of origin and destination for the 108.4 million forcibly displaced…
UK Human Rights Blog
Unanimous Supreme Court: Rwanda removals are unlawful
R ((AAA) Syria and Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 42 The Government’s flagship policy of removing individual asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
USCIS Reverts to 180-Day Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization for Certain Renewal Applicants
USCIS has reverted to the original 180-day period for certain renewal applicants with timely filed extensions of EADs on or after October 27, 2023, including those who have sought or…