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Private Bills & The Fate of Arthur Mkoyan
AM and his parents, photo SFGateArthur Mkoyan's story gripped me from the moment I first read it. (Look here and here for our prior coverage.) A high school valedictorian, he…
Employment Law Letter
Department of State Will Begin Implementing 90-Day Travel and Refugee Ban Beginning June 29, 2017
By Michael Chase, Brenda A. Eckert, Linda L. Yoder
Pursuant to the Supreme Court Ruling on June 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced by cable that it would begin implementing the more limited terms of President…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Central American Women on the Run
Professor Nina RabinProfessor Nina Rabin and Roxana Bacon write about "Women on the Run" for the Summer 2017 issue of Ms. Magazine. A synopsis: Central American women fleeing domestic violence are…
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Refugees Heading North
Refugees Welcome by Taymaz ValleyRecord numbers of asylum seekers living in the United States have been fleeing North into Canada. (You can read prior posts on this issue here, here,…
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The Effects of Trump’s Policies on Female Asylum Seekers
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Dilley Pro Bono Project v. ICE: The Latest Detention Litigation
Dilley Detention FacilityThe American Immigration Council summarizes the latest piece of detention litigation:Since the reintroduction of family detention under the Obama administration, abuse of the mothers and children held in…
Immigration Blog
Fearing Rejection in U.S., Asylum Seekers Head to Canada
Canada will see a great deal more asylum applications this year as the Trump Administration shows signs of tightening U.S. asylum procedures. Asylum seekers to the U.S. face about a…
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The Perils of Expedited Removal: How Fast-Track Deportations Jeopardize Asylum Seekers
President Trump issued the Border Security executive order, which, among other things, proposes in Section 11 to expand "expedited removal." Previously, the Executive Branch had limited expedited removal -- a summary…
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US border patrol is illegally turning away asylum seekers
The U.S. Government is illegally turning away asylum seekers all along the southern border. This is the conclusion of Crossing the Line, a report released by Human Rights First.For a news story about…
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The New Church Sanctuary Movement
Chelsea Beck/NPRIn the 1980s, a sanctuary movement of religious and other groups emerged and was committed to protecting asylum seekers fleeing violent civil wars in Central America. NPR's Code Switch's…