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ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The One-Year Bar to Asylum in the Age of the Immigration Court Backlog by Lindsay Muir Harris
The One-Year Bar to Asylum in the Age of the Immigration Court Backlog by Lindsay Muir Harris, Immigration and Human Rights Clinic September 1, 2016Abstract: This article addresses the disastrous…
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Haitian Migrants Seeking Asylum at San Ysidro Port of Entry
One story that doesn't seem to have received much media attention (but caught my attention on my social media feed) is the sharp increase in Haitian migrants seeking asylum at…
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Immigration Article of the Day: Employment Authorization, Alienage Discrimination and Executive Authority by Leticia M. Saucedo
Employment Authorization, Alienage Discrimination and Executive Authority by Leticia M. Saucedo, University of California, Davis - School of Law September 1, 2016 Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, Forthcoming…
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How the ‘System Is Rigged’ Against Unaccompanied Migrant Children
In a powerful new piece for Rewire, Tina Vasquez explores the plight of undocumented teens who, fleeing violence in their countries of origin, presented themselves at the border in the…
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Immigration Article of the Day: Finally, a True Elements Test by Rebecca A. Sharpless
Finally, a True Elements Test by Rebecca A. Sharpless, University of Miami - School of Law August 8, 2016 University of Miami Legal Studies Research Paper No. 16-34Abstract: The fate…
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HuffPo Op-Ed: The Incarceration of Asylum Seekers and the Immigration Detention Bed Quota
This Huffington Post op-ed by Alexandra Goncalves-Pena, Supervising Attorney with the American Friends Service Committee, links the continuing detention of asylum-seekers with Congressional detention bed quota. She tells the story…
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Immigration Article of the Day: Telling Refugee Stories: Trauma, Credibility and the Adversarial Adjudication of Claims for Asylum by Stephen Paskey
Telling Refugee Stories: Trauma, Credibility and the Adversarial Adjudication of Claims for Asylum by Stephen PaskeyAbstract: When trauma survivors seek asylum in the United States, the deck is stacked against…
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Government’s Treatment of Asylum Seekers Falling Short
Human Rights First (HRF) and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) each released reports this month detailing the flawed treatment of asylum seekers in the United States. The…
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Australia’s immigration minister accuses asylum seekers of lying
BBC News reports that Australia's immigration minister has said asylum seekers lie about sexual abuse and deliberately self-harm in efforts to be allowed to come to come and remain in…
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Escape to New York
Central American Legal Assistance (CALA) provides free or low-cost legal services to New York’s immigrant community. Our mission is to protect and defend Central and South American asylum-seekers and…