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The Asylumist
Asylum for Russian Defectors
By Jason Dzubow
Last week, Vladimir Putin and his supporters launched a vicious and unjustified war against Ukraine. The war is an act […]
UK Human Rights Blog
The Weekly Round-Up: restrictions, refugees and the right to privacy
By Byul Ryan-Im
In the news:Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the removal of the last remaining COVID-19 restrictions this afternoon. It is expected that the legal requirement to self-isolate after…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Supreme Court to Review Remain in Mexico Case
Photo courtesy of the Supreme Court websiteThe Supreme Court today granted review in Biden v. Texas and said oral argument will occur in the final week of April. SCOTUSBlog identifies the issues…
The Asylumist
Persecuted for Seeking Asylum in the United States
By Jason Dzubow
A new report from Human Rights Watch documents the fate of dozens of Cameroonian asylum seekers deported to their country […]
ImmigrationProf Blog
UC Hastings Center for Gender and Refugee Studies: Deadly Inertia: Needless Delay of “Particular Social Group” Regulations Puts Asylum Seekers at Risk.
The UC Hastings Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS) has published a new reference guide on the proposed “particular social group” regulations and the Biden administration’s delay in issuing…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Harvard Law Review Comments on Undocumented Immigrants and the Second Amendment, Particular Social Group in Asylum
Volume 135, issue 4 of the Harvard Law Review has two comments that may be of interest to blog readers:United States v. PerezBy the Harvard Law Review18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Deported Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Suffer Serious Harm
From Human Rights WatchFor Immediate Release***To download media:https://media.hrw.org/preview/en/2278/us-deported-cameroonian-asylum-seekers-suffer-serious-harm***To download video:https://media.hrw.org/preview/en/2280/us-deportUS: Deported Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Suffer Serious HarmFlawed Asylum Denials; Abuses in Detention and After Deportation(Washington, DC, February 10, 2022) – Cameroonian authorities…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Human Rights Watch Report — US: Deported Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Suffer Serious Harm
US: Deported Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Suffer Serious HarmFlawed Asylum Denials; Abuses in Detention and After Deportation(Washington, DC, February 10, 2022) – Cameroonian authorities subjected dozens of asylum seekers deported by the United States to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Toll of MPP (Remain in Mexico Policy) on Children
From Human Rights WatchUS: Border Program’s Huge Toll on ChildrenData Analysis of ‘Remain in Mexico’ Shows Impact(Washington, DC, February 4, 2022) – The United States and Mexican governments have subjected more than 20,000 children to the…
The Asylumist
Preemptive Asylum for Ukrainians
By Jason Dzubow
Vladimir Putin has had a gun to the head of Ukraine for years. The most recent troubles began in 2014, […]