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ImmigrationProf Blog
Hundreds of Migrant Teens Are Being Held Indefinitely in Locked Detention
2016-04-08a-tcrmag (1)What happens to migrant kids who make the journey to the U.S. without their parents? Many are fleeing criminal gangs in Central America and they may be eligible for…
The Right Coast
Norwegian man was raped by Somalian asylum seeker says he feels GUILTY | Daily Mail Online
Nordal Hauken, who describes himself as a 'young Socialist Left Party member, feminist and anti-racist', was attacked in his own home.via www.dailymail.co.ukIt's probably easier to feel guilty than to rethink…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Children: The Forgotten Aspect of the EU-Turkey Deal
The recently implemented EU-Turkey deal on refugees—which requires the swift return of most new asylum seekers arriving in Greece from Turkey—has received significant criticism from humanitarian organisations. But the particularly…
ImmigrationProf Blog
NYT Op-Ed, “Locked Up for Seeking Asylum”
Journalist Elizabeth Rubin (Twitter: @ezruby) has written an editorial in today's Sunday Review section of the New York Times, entitled "Locked Up for Seeking Asylum." The op-ed describes the case of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Mexico: Asylum Elusive for Migrant Children — Major Obstacles for Central American Asylum Seekers
Central American children fleeing serious threats face formidable obstacles in applying for asylum in Mexico, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 151-page report, “Closed Doors: Mexico’s…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Reflections on Dilley Family Detention, by Kristina Campbell
[Ed. note: The following was written by Kristina Campbell, Professor of Law and Director of the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic at the University of the District of Columbia David A.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“This Morning’s Breakfast, Last Night’s Game: Detecting Extraneous Influences on Judging”
Main March 3, 2016"This Morning’s Breakfast, Last Night’s Game: Detecting Extraneous Influences on Judging"The title of this post is the title of this notable new empirical article on SSRN authred…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Board of Immigration Appeals, Asylum and Domestic Violence Survivors
by Sital Kalantry and Carolyn Wald, J.D. Cornell Law School Class of 2016Although Matter of A-R-C-G-, the landmark Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) decision, gave women fleeing domestic violence a…
Human Rights at Home Blog
From the Human Rights Bookshelf: Gender-Based Asylum and US Immigration Policies
Meghana Nayak, a political scientist at Pace University, has written a new book published by Oxford University Press, titled: Who is Worthy of Protection: Gender-Based Asylum and U.S. Immigration Policies. Here's…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Throwback Thursday: Armen H. Merjian
MerjianArmen H. Merjian is an Senior Staff Attorney with Housing Works, a NYC provider of HIV/AIDS services. His article--A Guinean Refugee's Odyssey: In Re Jarno, The Biggest Asylum Case In…