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ImmigrationProf Blog
A Modern Romeo and Juliet? An Australian Couple Town Apart by the Immigration Laws
Milad and MojganMilad and Mojgan were married in Brisbane, Australia after she (Milad) sought asylum in Australia from sexual abuse and torture in Iran. Now, this married couple is torn…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Sanctuary Practices in International Perspectives: Migration, Citizenship and Social Movements. Edited by Randy Lippert, Sean Rehaag
Sanctuary Practices in International Perspectives: Migration, Citizenship and Social Movements. Edited by Randy Lippert, Sean RehaagSanctuary Practices in International Perspectives examines the diverse, complex, and mutating practice of providing sanctuary…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Access to Justice for Asylum Seekers: Developing an Effective Model of Holistic Representation by Sabrineh Ardalan
Access to Justice for Asylum Seekers: Developing an Effective Model of Holistic Representation by Sabrineh Ardalan, Harvard Law School July 24, 2015 University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Volume…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Call for Participation: Survey on Asylum Process for Limited English Applicants
The Vera Institute of Justice is seeking to better understand the challenges that limited English proficient (LEP) asylum seekers experience during asylum interviews before USCIS. To that end, they have…
Red Notice Law Journal
INTERPOL, refugees, and Red Notices
This May, INTERPOL announced its new policy on its treatment of Red Notice subjects with refugee status. The policy is addressed in detail here by Fair Trials International. Fair Trials…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Humane Approach Can Work: The Effectiveness of Alternatives to Detention for Asylum Seekers
Today, the American Immigration Council and Center for Migration Studies releasedA Humane Approach Can Work: The Effectiveness of Alternatives to Detention for Asylum Seekers by Mark Noferi. The paper argues…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Plight of Transgender Asylum Seekers by Vicky Yau, UC Davis School of Law
News articles with variations of the headline,,“Obama shushes heckler: ‘You are in my house!” pervaded almost every search engine I opened Wednesday. An intriguing headline and a constant reminder, how…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Role of Cash in Changing Migration Flows
PM Tony Abbott, photo by MystifyMe Concert PhotographyAustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is facing allegations that his navy paid off the crew of a boat ferrying migrants in order to…
PropertyProf Blog
60 Million People Displaced From Their Homes in 2014
From Slate:A staggering 59.5 million people were forcibly displaced around the world in 2014, according to the latest report from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, setting a record. That’s…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Fair Chance for Due Process: Challenges in Legal Protection for Central American Asylum Seekers and Other Vulnerable Migrants — Efforts of the Jesuit Law Schools
Jesuit Refugee Service/USA and 13 U.S.-based Jesuit law schools announce the release of A Fair Chance for Due Process: Challenges in Legal Protection for Central American Asylum Seekers and Other…