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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Denies Stay Pending Appeal of Order Vacating Sweeping Restrictions on Asylum Claims
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan (D.D.C.) today denied the government's request to stay the court's earlier order vacating the government's restrictions on asylum pending appeal. The ruling means that the court's…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Hear from Ms. A-B- Herself in this HRW Video
This short (4-minute) video is an absolute must for your class on asylum. It's incredibly rare to be able to hear directly from a litigant at the center of a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Forbes: Restrictive Measures in Trump Immigration Bill
I urge you to read this article from Forbes about the restrictive measures hidden in the proposed End the Shutdown and Secure the Border Act.The article does a masterful job…
Family Law Prof Blog
Trump Administration Considering Speeding Up Deportation of Migrant Children
By Family Law
From NBC News:WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials weighed speeding up the deportation of migrant children by denying them their legal right to asylum hearings after separating them from their parents,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
‘I’m A Survivor Of Violence’: Portraits Of Women Waiting In Mexico For U.S. Asylum
Enlarge this imageKaren Paz hugs her daughter, Liliana Saray, 9. They are from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. "I feel free; I feel different," Paz said. "I don't have someone who…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Wall Cannot Fix Problems at Border; Smart Solutions for Managing Asylum Cases Can
What President Trump calls a border crisis is in fact a crisis in the asylum system—one that has been worsened at every turn by his administration’s harsh policies and rhetoric.In…
Central New York Injury Lawyer Blog
Central NY Injury Lawyer Called “Freedom Fighter” for his Pro Bono work on Behalf of Asylum Claimants
Happy New Year’s readers! In my last blog I talked about my New Year’s plan to volunteer on a week-long assignment in an immigrant detention center near the Texas-Mexico border. I…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Conversation: Is there a crisis at the US-Mexico border? 6 essential reads
Last night, President Trump continued his efforts to demonstrate to the American people that there is a "crisis along the U.S./Mexico border. To assist the public to assess the…
The Asylumist
The Irony and the Agony of a Government Shutdown
By Jason Dzubow
As you may have heard, parts of the federal government are closed for business. After two years of Republican inaction on “the wall,” somehow President Trump has decided that now is…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Steve Legomsky: “Gender-related violence should be grounds for asylum. Congress must fix this for women”
The trump administration has sought to narrow asylum eligibility. Immigration professor Stephen Legomsky argues for something different. In an op/ed in USA Today, Legomsky calls for congressional amendment of the…