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The Insightful Immigration Blog
Asylum Seekers are Legally in the US Notwithstanding the Political Stunts of Governors Abbott and DeSantis
By Cyrus Mehta
By Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box* In a reprehensible political stunt, Governor Greg Abbott of Texas and Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida sent around 150 immigrants to liberal states…
UK Human Rights Blog
The Weekly Round-up: Bill of Rights halted, Rwanda defence revealed, and inter-charity disputes
Source of image: https://news.sky.com/story/rwanda-an-authoritarian-state-that-tortures-and-murders-opponents-high-court-told-as-challenge-begins-against-asylum-policy-12690666 In the news One of the first decisions taken by the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has been to halt Dominic Raab’s Bill of Rights plan.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Advocates are helping Afghans apply for asylum and other immigration relief with ABA assistance
nI the weeks following the one-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul to the Taliban on Aug. 15, the ABA Journal is highlighting the ABA’s efforts to help judges, lawyers…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Migrants in Tijuana Reflect on Their Journey to the United States
NPR's A Martínez speaks with migrants in Tijuana, Mexico about why they chose to leave their home countries in hopes of reaching the United States. The interviews are revealing. Immigration…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trying to Find Places for Asylum Seekers in N.Y.C.’s Homeless Shelters
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been in the news for, among other immigrant measures, busing migrants from Texas to New York City and Washington, D.C. In "Trying to Find Places…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Crossing the Border: How Disability Civil Rights Protections Can Include Disabled Asylum-Seekers
Today, the Center for American Progress published a new report examining how existing disability civil rights protections can ensure that disabled asylum-seekers have access to the protection and services they need throughout…
UK Human Rights Blog
Local authority age assessments considered in R (HAM) v Brent LBC
This decision, handed down by Swift J in the High Court, concerns the requirements for fairness in local authority age assessments for asylum seekers and the correct approach to be…
UK Human Rights Blog
Round-up 2: Rwanda documents disclosable, new UKSC justices, and Afghan Judges stranded
Source of photo: https://www.supremecourt.uk/ In the news A former Afghan judge, who is fleeing from the Taliban with her son, has appealed against the Home Office rejected her application to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
WaPo Short Video Re: Pregnant Ukrainian Refugee
If you like super short video clips for class, this one is interesting. It's only a minute and a half long!The video gives a very brief introduction to one Ukrainian…
Herman Legal Group Blog
The U.S. Is Rejecting Over 90% Of Afghans Seeking Entry
By Publisher
Since the U.S. evacuated Afghanistan last summer, 70,000 Afghans who were involved in the U.S. war effort or who were considered at risk of pursuit by the Taliban have been…