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ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: MS-13 as a Terrorist Organization: Risks for Central American Asylum Seekers by Jillian Blake
MS-13 as a Terrorist Organization: Risks for Central American Asylum Seekers by Jillian Blake, Michigan Law Review Online (2017)AbstractIn its first year, the Trump Administration has used aggressive rhetoric in a…
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Illegal or Fraudulent Entry Into the U.S. and its Effect on Asylum
By Maja Zerjal
Those seeking to escape immediate danger or imminent persecution often rely on false documents when fleeing to a safe country. But can a fraudulent or illegal entry into the U.S.…
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Inability to Leave an Abusive Relationship Can Be a Basis for Asylum
By Tiffany Woo
When can domestic violence form the basis of a successful asylum claim? A New York City immigration judge recently granted asylum to one of our pro bono clients who was…
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The Economic Effects of Refugee Return and Policy Implications
This OCPA Policy Paper by Uri Dadush entitled "The Economic Effects of Refugee Return and Policy Implications," is abstracted as follows:According to the European Union over a million asylum rejected asylum…
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Asylum Representation Rates Have Fallen Amid Rising Denial Rates
TRAC reports that recent Immigration Court records reveal that during FY 2017 asylum decisions were up sharply. A total of 30,179 cases were decided by judges last year, a marked…
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Victor Moses: From Asylum-Seeking Orphan to Soccer Star
From BBC Sport: Moses was just 11 when he arrived in England as an asylum seeker after both his mother and father were killed during religious clashes in Nigeria in 2002.The…
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Latest Asylum Denial Rates for Each Immigration Court Judge
TRAC has published the tenth in its long running series of reports covering each Immigration Judge's decisions on asylum cases. The latest report series consists of 293 separate reports and includes…
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Best Practices in Representing Asylum Seekers
This video series, written and directed by Professor Michele Pistone, Villanova University, walks you through the preparation for an asylum case before the immigration courts. The video was made possible…
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IAN Presents their 6th Annual E-Conference Fundraiser
By Jax Gitzes
The Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) is excited to announce its sixth annual fundraising e-Conference, “Cutting Edge Issues in Immigration Law,” from November 27th to December 1st, 2017. Join us for…
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Trump’s Immigration Principles Commence Discussion of Immigration Reform in Congress?
Seung Min Kim on Politico reports on the latest from the White House on immigration. Jennifer Koh blogged about the early press reports about the President's "immigration principles."Building on two immigration…