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ImmigrationProf Blog
Human Rights Watch — US: Take New Approach at Mexico Border
Human Rights Watch released a video recommending that the Biden administration should move swiftly to ensure fair, dignified, and humane treatment of asylum seekers and migrants at the border. The…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DHS Announces Process to Address Individuals in Mexico with Active Migrant Protection Protocols Cases
The Department of Homeland Security yesterday announced a rollback of the Trump administration's Return to Mexico policy:"Building on a series of Executive Orders last week, the Biden Administration is announcing…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Trauma of Being Stuck at the US-Mexico Border
Asylum seekers are enduring a mental health crisis as they remain stranded at the U.S./Mexico border waiting for an immigration process to restart, reports Emily Green of VICE. Santiago, a 4-year-old boy confined…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Change in Mexican Law Affects U.S. Border Policy Towards Asylum Seekers
File this under how did I miss that news?Apparently, back in NOVEMBER 2020, Mexico passed a law prohibiting the detention of immigrant children and families. (I can't find the actual…
The Asylumist
Torture Survivors Seeking Asylum Must be a Priority in Immigration Overhaul
By Jason Dzubow
This post is by Andrea Barron, the Advocacy Program Manager at the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC International), […]
International Law Prof Blog
Biden to Drop Immigration Cases that Trump Brought to the U.S. Supreme Court
Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to remove two cases scheduled for argument during the February session from the argument calendar, citing policy changes that…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
Pennsylvania and Texas Immigration Groups File Lawsuit Against the DHS
On January 18, two immigration groups, the Free Migration Project in Philadelphia and the Austin Sanctuary Network in Texas, joined four undocumented immigrant women living in sanctuary to file a…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
DHS and States Sign SAFE Agreement That Could Obstruct Biden’s Upcoming Immigration Policies
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has signed agreements with many states that will pose a threat to the Biden administration’s goals. The DHS has signed the Sanctuary for Americans…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021: Help for Asylum Seekers, U Visas, Military Aides
Yesterday, I noted that the text of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 (the Biden-approved comprehensive immigration bill) isn't available. It still isn't. Reuters reports that it's expected to be…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Guest Post: The “Complete Helplessness” of Matter of A-B- And One More Last Ditch Effort to Torpedo Asylum by Geoffrey A. Hoffman *
The “Complete Helplessness” of Matter of A-B- And One More Last Ditch Effort to Torpedo Asylum by Geoffrey A. Hoffman *The latest decision from Acting Attorney General Rosen in Matter of…