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Refugee Status
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ImmigrationProf Blog
John Oliver Casts His First Vote As A U.S. Citizen: “I Nearly Burst Into Tears”
Recently, comic John Oliver questioned the Trump administration's changes to the asylum system. He in the past has discussed legal immigration and the GOP.On the Late Show with Stephen Colbert,…
The Asylumist
A Reflection on the Election
By Jason Dzubow
As I write, we still have no decision, and the election rests on the edge of knife. Perhaps Joe Biden will manage to pull out a win, but I am…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Webinar: An Asylum and Refugee System in Tatters: Where Do We Go from Here?
An Asylum and Refugee System in Tatters: Where Do We Go from Here?Wed. Nov. 11, 2020 12:15 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Speaker: Bill FrelickSince 2005, Bill Frelick has served…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Now Streaming: His House
His House is a horror/thriller now streaming on Netflix. As BBC describes the premise: "two young asylum seekers from South Sudan struggle to adjust to a new life in a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
SCOTUSBlog Symposium: From the travel ban to the border wall, restrictive immigration policies thrive on the shadow docket
In a SCOTSBlog symposium on the Shadow Docket, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia looks at the immigration cases on that docket (travel ban, asylum transit rule, border wall, public charge rule) and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
One Unsuccessful Asylum Story
Nicaraguan activists Jessica Carolina Pavon Pavon and Moisés Alberto Ortega Valdivia fled Niacaragua with their young daughter to seek asylum in the United States. after facing political persecution, torture and violence.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Poem: Isabella at Three by Hank Olguin
Isabella at Three by Hank Olguin ©2020Isabella at three…Clings to worn-out rags around mamá’s neckAfter a thousand miles crossed to find some sanctuaryEscape from rape, hunger and hopelessness At three, her…
ImmigrationProf Blog
John Oliver: Asylum
On his show Last Week Tonight, John Oliver tackled the issue of asylum. As Oliver notes: "The Trump Administration's attack on asylum has been focused, dedicated, and deeply resourceful. ...…
Simple Justice
What About The 545 Children?
Whether to separate children from parents as they cross over the border, whether claiming asylum or not, is a complicated question, although the arguments in favor of separation as anything…
The Asylumist
New Bars to Asylum for Criminals and Almost Criminals
By Jason Dzubow
In the ongoing saga of the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle our humanitarian immigration law, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security published a new rule imposing mandatory bars that…