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Herman Legal Group Blog
Statement From Secretary Mayorkas On Efficiently And Fairly Processing Asylum Claims
By Publisher
On March 24, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued a statement indicating that they are taking administrative steps to expedite the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Refugees Under Duress: International Law and the Serious Nonpolitical Crime Bar by David Baluarte
Refugees Under Duress: International Law and the Serious Nonpolitical Crime Bar by David Baluarte, 9 Belmont Law Review 2 (2022)AbstractKevin Euceda was forcibly recruited by the MS-13 gang when he…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Suspension Clause after Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam by Jonathan Hafetz
The Suspension Clause after Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam by Jonathan Hafetz, St. John's Law Review , Vol. 95, No. 2, 2022AbstractThis article examines the Supreme Court’s 2020 decision…
ImmigrationProf Blog
ProBAR lawyer recalls immigration tent hearings in Texas
Despite a favorable Supreme Court ruling, the Biden administration has not ended President Trump's Remain in Mexico policy, forcing asylum seekers to return to Mexico while their claims are being…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
“If I’m Deported, I won’t Survive”: Immigration Challenges Faced by the LGBTQ+ Community
LGBT people face challenges and unique vulnerabilities that cause many to leave their country of origin and seek refuge in another. Research shows that consensual same-sex conduct remains criminalized in…
The Asylumist
Asylum Office Finally Releases New-ish Statistics
By Jason Dzubow
Back in 2019, the Trump Administration ended the long-standing practice of releasing data about our nation’s Asylum Offices. The Biden […]
ImmigrationProf Blog
Breaking News: Supreme Court Decides Remain in Mexico Case
Today, in the very last decision of the 2021 Term, the Supreme Court decided the Remain in Mexico Policy case, Biden v. Texas. Here is the opinion. The issue in Biden…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration judges in Louisiana denied 88% of the asylum cases between 2016 and 2021
As TRAC Immigration data shows, asylum grant rates vary widely among the nation's immigration courts. This report details how"immigration judges in Louisiana have denied asylum claims at a higher rate than…
Herman Legal Group Blog
Studies Show that Refugees Make America Stronger
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Those who restrict the entry of refugees and asylum seekers are wrong to claim that humanitarian admission impoverishes America. Refugees and asylum seekers make America a better place, according to…
UK Human Rights Blog
The Weekly Round-up: Rwanda flight, Julian Assange, and asylum tagging
Source of photograph: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61806383 In the news The first flight attempting to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda has been cancelled at the last minute following a ECtHR ruling that granted…