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Refugee Status
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ImmigrationProf Blog
American University — Country Conditions in Central America and Asylum Decision-Making: Public Forum
As part of a Central American Migration Research Initiative, American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies is convening a workshop, Country Conditions in Central America and Asylum Decision-Making, to share…
International Law Prof Blog
Record number of migrants drown in Mediterranean Sea
2016 is ending with a very sad milestone: a record number of migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 5000…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fellowship Opportunity: Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program
The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program is currently accepting applications for the Albert M. Sacks Clinical Teaching and Advocacy Fellowship. The fellowship provides an opportunity to work on direct…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Impact of Externalization of Migration Controls on the Rights of Asylum Seekers and Other Migrants by Bill Frelick, Ian M. Kysel, & Jennifer Podkul
The Impact of Externalization of Migration Controls on the Rights of Asylum Seekers and Other Migrants by Bill Frelick (Human Rights Watch), Ian M. Kysel (ACLU of Southern California), &…
ImmigrationProf Blog
ACLU, Hastings Center Sue U.S. Government for Information on Asylum-Seeker Detention Policy
Law 360 (subscription required) reports that the American Civil Liberties Union and a refugee studies center at the University of California, Hastings College of Law sued U.S. Immigration and Customs…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Treacherous Journey: Child Migrants Navigating the U.S. Immigration System by Blaine Bookey
Treacherous Journey: Child Migrants Navigating the U.S. Immigration System by Blaine Bookey, University of California Hastings College of the Law 2014 Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (GCRS), February 2014…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Wash Post: How the Atlanta Immigration Court’s Asylum Denial Rate Led One Immigration Lawyer to Leave Practice
The Washington Post has an article that describes the Atlanta Immigration Court's shockingly low rate of asylum grants -- down to two percent -- and how the rampant denial of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
University of Geneva Asylum and Refugee Conference
The University of Geneva is hosting an asylum and migration conference starting tomorrow. Prominent immigration professors, researchers, and others will be discussing immigration and asylum issues in both sides of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Asylum Crisis Italian Style: The Dublin Regulation Collides With European Human Rights Law by Maryellen Fullerton
Asylum Crisis Italian Style: The Dublin Regulation Collides With European Human Rights Law by Maryellen Fullerton, Harvard Human Rights Journal, Download Asylum Crisis Italian StyleUsing the Italian asylum system as…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Black man shot dead by police near San Diego identified as Ugandan refugee
Photo of Alfred Olango courtesy of Santa Rosa Press DemocratTruthout reports that protests followed a police shooting in the San Diego, California, suburb of El Cajon. Police shot and killed an unarmed…