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ImmigrationProf Blog
Human Rights Watch: Americas: Migrants Pushed to Cross Darién Gap, Abused
Map image courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsA new Human Rights Watch report (This Hell Was My Only Option’: Abuses Against Migrants and Asylum Seekers Pushed to Cross the Darién Gap) is…
ImmigrationProf Blog
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Claims of a Migrant “Crisis”: Would Earlier Work Authorization for Asylum Applicants Help?
This thoughtful article by Cory Smith offers to New York City Mayor Eric Adams unfortunate declaration of a "migrant crisis" and that migrants will "destroy" the NYC as we know…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
The Increasing Trend of Chinese Asylum-Seekers at the US Border
The U.S. is witnessing a significant influx of Chinese migrants who are undertaking a perilous journey in search of asylum. This trend has highlighted the difficulties that many face while…
ImmigrationProf Blog
More Chinese Migrants Are Journeying to the U.S. Border to Seek Asylum
Elliot Spagat and Diddi Tang for the Associated Press report that increasing numbers of Chinese migrants to the United States on a perilous route that has become increasingly popular with…
EB-5 Insights
Pro Bono Spotlight: Lighting a Path for Venezuelan Nationals
By Caterina Cappellari‡ , Greenberg Traurig, LLP
The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program has been a critical lifeline for individuals fleeing countries plagued by natural disasters, armed conflicts, or other extraordinary conditions. In recent years, the political…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The “Crisification” of Migration Law: Insights from the EU External Border” by Violeta Moreno-Lax
The “Crisification” of Migration Law: Insights from the EU External Border by Violeta Moreno-Lax, forthcoming in: Stella Burch Elias, Kevin Cope and Jill Goldenziel (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Immigration…
Family Law Prof Blog
UK Conditions for Asylum Seekers
By Family Law
From Human Rights Watch:Children and their families seeking asylum in the United Kingdom increasingly face inadequate living conditions in government-provided temporary housing, affecting their health, well-being, and access to education, Human Rights…
UK Human Rights Blog
The Weekly Round-up: Rwanda hearing, planning law reforms, mercy killing reforms for prosecution decisions
By Hal McNulty
In the news The government’s Rwanda deportation scheme begins its battle in the Supreme Court today. In June, the Court of Appeal ruled the policy unlawful because of ‘deficiencies’ in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
After Lull, Asylum-Seekers Adapt to US Immigration Changes
Photo of US/Mexico Border Plaque courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsThe Associated Press reports on the claims that U.S. border officers "have become overwhelmed in recent days by asylum-seekers on parts of…
The Right Coast
Biden administration offers temporary protection status to Venezuelans
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is granting temporary legal status to 472,000 Venezuelan migrants who are already in the U.S., a major step toward aiding asylum seekers as the number…