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Refugee Status
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The Asylumist
Do’s and Don’ts for the Asylum Office and Immigration Court
By Jason Dzubow
Moving to another country can be challenging and confusing. Navigating that new country’s legal system can be downright maddening. As an asylum attorney, I’ve observed my clients’ behavior in Immigration…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump Delays Immigration Raids, Giving Democrats ‘Two Weeks’ To Change Asylum Laws
NPR reports, after a week of threats of a mass deportation campaign, President Trump is delaying immigration raids that were set to begin this weekend, saying he will give Congress…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Thousands of asylum seekers left waiting at the US-Mexico border
Savitri Arvey and Steph Leutert on TheConversation look at the growing numbers of asylum seekers at the US/Mexico border. They note that, over the past three months, the number…
For Good
In Defense of Immigration
In A Nation of Immigrants, President John F. Kennedy traced America’s mixed record of embracing new immigrants, and then emphasized the benefits of immigration as he argued in favor of…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Tariff Turbulence Continues to Fly!
By Su Ross
Putting all the hyperbole and posturing to one side, the recent agreement between Mexico and the U.S. which averted the tariffs can be found in the U.S.- Mexico Joint Statement…
The Right Coast
Mike Pompeo: U.S. Will Send Migrants Back to Mexico ‘Full Throttle’
Under the Trump deal, new migrants will be sent back to Mexico until they can be bussed to their asylum court hearings in the United States. The return policy will likely…
ImmigrationProf Blog
One Honduran Asylum Seeker’s Story
Jill Filipovic on Politico tells the story of Sofia and her mother, who fled Honduras:"Sofia and her mom told me her story when we met at a women’s shelter in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
5th Biennial Emerging Immigration Scholars at BYU Law (June 7-8, 2019)
The 5th Biennel Immigration Scholars Conference will be held at BYU Law on June 7-8, 2019. This conference provides a forum for immigration law scholars to receive and provide constructive…
The Faculty Lounge
Another Anniversary
In addition to D-Day and Tienanmen Square, today is the 80th anniversary of the attempted docking of the M.S. St. Louis in the United States. I received the following reminder…
The Right Coast
Large group of Africans (116 men, women and children) caught wading across the Rio Grande
Our open door along the southern border for people claiming to seek asylum is such a magnet for the world s poor that a group of 116 people traveled all…