By Hannah | Published October 22, 2019 | Posted in Asylum, Immigration Law, Immigration Law News | Tagged Tags: asylum, border patrol, civil liberties, dna testing | Comments Off on DOJ Announces Plan to Collect DNA from Undocumented Immigrants
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DOJ Announces Plan to Collect DNA from Undocumented Immigrants
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently announced a plan to collect DNA from migrants crossing the border into the United States. This policy would create a vast database of genetic information on migrants aiming to enter the United States, including those seeking asylum or other forms of immigration relief. Immigration advocates are Read More
Read MoreSupreme Court Allows Enforcement of New Asylum Rule
A new rule put into place by the Trump Administration has been allowed to come into effect thanks to the Supreme Court, putting a new limit on people seeking asylum through the U.S.-Mexico border. By a 7-2 vote, with Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissenting, the court decided that the new asylum rule Read More
Read MoreTrump Administration Works to Accelerate Family Migrant Deportations
The Trump Administration has been working to implement a policy that would accelerate the deportation proceedings of migrant families. The new policy is set to affect 56,000 immigration cases in ten cities across the country, all relating to migrant families who came to the United States seeking refuge. This policy is intended to discourage migrant Read More
Read MoreAsylum for LGBTQ+ Individuals
One of the most commonly discussed topics in the news today is the doctrine of asylum, primarily from Central American countries that have been deemed unsafe by those fleeing. However, the doctrine of asylum, in the context of immigration law, is not quite as simple.
Read MoreWith Nielsen Stepping Down, President Trump Considers Tougher Immigration Enforcement Policies
In recent months, U.S. Department of Homeland Securities (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have started to push back from President Trump’s demands, some of which required the crossing of legal limitations and constitutional protections. On April 7, 2019, Kirstjen Nielsen, DHS Secretary, announced her resignation after meeting with President Donald Trump. Read More
Read MoreLGBTQ Asylum Considerations
Individuals being persecuted because of their sexual orientation and identified gender is not a new phenomenon. Oftentimes, those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) are the victims of discrimination, trauma, and persecution. Many LGBTQ refugees who fear that they will be harmed based on their gender identity or sexual Read More
Read MoreCatch & Return: Policy on Fishing Boats, but Not Human Lives
The federal government enters its fourth week of shutdown (or, as it is more diplomatically put, “lapse in appropriations”) because of what Donald Trump calls a humanitarian crisis at the border. Such importance is placed on this crisis that we have 80, 000 federal workers staring at yet another week without pay. So… what crisis Read More
Read MoreFederal Judge Strikes Down Trump Asylum Policies for Domestic and Gang Violence Victims
In a recent ruling, a federal judge struck down several portions of the Justice Department’s policies, which made it more challenging for non-citizens to claim asylum due to domestic or gang violence. The judge ruled on the basis that the “expedited removal” policies violated existing immigration law. The policies were originally ordered by former Read More
Read MoreSubstantial Decrease in the Number of Refugees Allowed in the United States
Many refugees from around the world desire to seek asylum in the United States. In immigration law, the term “refugee” means any person who is outside the country of his/her nationality, who is unable or unwilling to return to said country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, Read More
Read MoreU.S. Attorney General Limits Asylum Seekers’ Rights to be Heard
The Washington Post reported that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has done away with a requirement that foreign nationals seeking asylum here in this country receive a full hearing in immigration court. By eliminating this requirement, it vacates a ruling made by the Board of Immigration Appeals in 2014 that all asylum seekers should be Read More
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