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Refugee Status
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ImmigrationProf Blog
At the Movies: Seeking Asylum
March 1: Join the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) for the San Francisco Premiere of Seeking Asylum Join CGRS on Wednesday March 1 for the San Francisco premiere of Seeking…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Jayapal and Nadler Oppose Biden Asylum Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler and Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Ranking Member Pramila Jayapal issued the following statement on the new proposed regulation jointly issued…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Streaming Soon–Seeking Asylum: A Mother’s Journey
The documentary Seeking Asylum: A Mother's Journey will be available for streaming on February 21. The filmmakers' goal is to "bear witness to the endless deterrents migrants face when petitioning…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The U.S. Southern Border: Repeating History in Response to Humanitarian Challenges
The Biden administration and the new House Judiciary Committee both treat the U.S. southern border as a crisis. It is very disappointing that the Biden administration buys into this rhetoric.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
U.K. Has Lost Track of >200 Children Seeking Asylum
Several news outlets are reporting on the United Kingdom's recent acknowledgement that it has lost track of more than 200 children seeking asylum. According to a letter penned by charitable…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Democrats condemn Biden administration’s new asylum limits
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.-14), alongside Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas-35), and Rep.…
Knowledge Centre
What Is a ‘Fresh Claim’ Under the Immigration Rules?
By Thomas Hill
Take the following scenario. A person makes an application for refugee status or humanitarian protection (a ‘protection claim’), or an immigration application based on their human rights (a ‘human rights…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Important Changes to the Title 42 Exemption Process
From Taylor Levy:Hello,The government of the United States recently announced a NEW process of requesting exemptions from Title 42. A Title 42 exemption is what allows a non-citizen without proper…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Reconstructing Dark Dreams as Visions of Hope for Asylum Seekers
Guest blogger: Kirkman Ridd, law student, University of San Francisco:The dream comes in fragments: invasive, stark emotions riveting a dark landscape of altered references; confusing in sense, deafening in silence,…
Inside Business Immigration
Venezuela Program Expanded to Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua – 30,000 Per Month for All Countries
The Biden administration has announced the expansion of its Venezuela Parole program to three additional countries – Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua. On Jan. 5, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security announced…