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ImmigrationProf Blog
IRC Research Findings: US and MX Officials Preventing Asylum Seekers from Reaching Ports of Entry
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) published a research report that finds that both the US and Mexican authorities are limiting access to ports of entry.Between May 11 and June 12,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Documenting The Criminalisation Of People Seeking Asylum In The UK
New research by Vicky Taylor and published with Border Criminologies Blog (worth checking out if you're unfamiliar) out of the UK examines the rising number of people crossing the English…
The Asylumist
AILA Prepares Sensible New Report on Asylum for the U.S. Government to Ignore
By Jason Dzubow
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) surveyed more than 300 immigration lawyers (including yours truly) about asylum and has issued […]
The Asylumist
Winning Old Asylum Cases
By Jason Dzubow
As you probably know, asylum applicants often wait years for their interview or court hearing. Some cases get stronger with […]
ImmigrationProf Blog
California Considers Kidnapping Charges
As we posted earlier on the blog, Florida has put asylum seekers on planes to Sacramento in recent days. Yesterday, according to The Guardian, Governor Gavin Newsom threatened possible kidnapping…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New U.S. immigration rules send asylum requests soaring in Mexico
NPR reports on the fallout in Mexico migrant shelters with the recent end of Title 42. Overcrowding is the norm and shelters are pressed to the limits.KJ
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The US Immigration Courts, Dumping Ground for the Nation’s Systemic Immigration Failures: The Causes, Composition, and Politically Difficult Solutions to the Court Backlog by Donald Kerwin and Evin Millet
The US Immigration Courts, Dumping Ground for the Nation’s Systemic Immigration Failures: The Causes, Composition, and Politically Difficult Solutions to the Court Backlog by Donald Kerwin and Evin Millet, Journal on Migration and Human Security…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Open Questions, Legal Hurdles for Biden’s New Border Rule
Shalini Bhargava Ray for Lawfare looks critically at the Biden administration's new border rule that "creates new pathways for lawful entry and limits access to asylum for unauthorized entrants. Although the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
After house set on fire, French mayor resigns amid local battle over hosting asylum-seekers
In the United States, we have seen many state and local political leaders raising concerns with migration and migrants. The debate has been heated but this story reminds us that…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The End of the Title 42 Order – a Return To Border Migration Normalcy and Due Process of Law
The End of the Title 42 Order – a Return To Border Migration Normalcy and Due Process of Law[Cross-post from Daily Journal and UC Davis law faculty Blog] [Also posted by…