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ImmigrationProf Blog
Opinion: Jane Fonda and Karen Musalo — Her Husband Beat Her and Raped Her. Jeff Sessions Might Deport Her.
In this op/ed in the New York Times, Jane Fonda and Karen Musalo draws attention to the Attorney General’s intervention in the domestic violence asylum case Matter of A-B-. Attorney…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fundraiser for Refugee Caravan in Mexico
Dear FriendsPlease donate to the Refugee Caravan. The funds will be used to support buses and food to help the group (at least women and children) be able to get…
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Nationwide Victory for Asylum Applicants
A federal court in Seattle issued far-reaching decision in the class action lawsuit of Mendez Rojas v. Johnson. The court’s ruling orders the government to remove significant impediments to filing…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Liberal Lion of the Nation — and Fierce Defender of the Rights of Immigrants — Judge Stephen Reinhardt Dies at 87
Judge Stephen Reinhardt, known as the "Liberal Lion" of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, has died at the age of 87. A brilliant jurist known for…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Queer Refuge: The Impacts of Homoantagonism and Racism in U.S. Asylum Law by Zsea Bowmani
Queer Refuge: The Impacts of Homoantagonism and Racism in U.S. Asylum Law by Zsea Bowmani, Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2017 AbstractU.S. asylum law is…
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The Immigration Nexus: Law, Politics, and Constitutional Identity (Updated)
Main Thursday, March 08, 2018The Immigration Nexus: Law, Politics, and Constitutional Identity (Updated)I am in Portland today for the 2018 Spring Symposium of Lewis & Clark Law Review, The Immigration…
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Immigration Article of the Day: The Constitutional Right to Asylum: The Wave of the Future in International Refugee Law? by Stephen Meili
The Constitutional Right to Asylum: The Wave of the Future in International Refugee Law? by Stephen Meili, 41 Fordham International Law Journal 383 (2018)AbstractDomestic constitutions may be the best way…
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This HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Was Granted a Stay of Deportation. Why Did He End Up Back in Mexico?
Read this story from The Nation about wrongful deportation in the era of Trump. A simple mistake? One man’s asylum case reveals a disorganized, backlogged court willing to contradict its…
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How One Clinic Client Confirmed That Immigration Law Is For Me – Guest Post by Law Student Jasmine Pope
Guest post by Jasmine Pope, 3L at University of Baltimore School of LawThis past semester, I embarked on an incredible journey as part of the Immigrant Rights Clinic (IRC) at…
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Canada Publicizes Long Odds on Asylum
oh canada by ankakayImmigrants have been fleeing the United States for Canada, hoping for a less stringent immigration system that will allow them to establish a permanent home in the…