Regional Focus: United States

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Some commentary on and analysis of oral arguments in IRAP v. Trump before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals:

"The Fourth Circuit Examines Trump's Travel-ban Motives," New Yorker, 9 May 2017 [text]

IRAP v. Trump: Applying the “Presumption of Regularity” in “Uncharted Territories” (Lawfare Blog, May 2017) [text]

Liveblog: International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump (Lawfare Blog, May 2017) [text]

Oral Argument Summary: IRAP v. Trump (the Travel Ban Case) (Lawfare Blog, May 2017) [text]

Judge Keenan Identifies the Most Straightforward Reason Why the Entry Ban is Unlawful (Just Security Blog, May 2017) [text]

President’s Statements at Heart of Challenge to Travel Ban (SCOTUS Blog, May 2017) [text]

Publications:

Advances in U.S.-Mexico Border Enforcement: A Review of the Consequence Delivery System (Migration Policy Institute, May 2017) [text]
- See also video of related discussion.

"As Chinese Exclusion Act Turns 135, Experts Point to Parallels Today," NPR, 5 May 2017 [text]

Crossing the Line: U.S. Border Agents Illegally Reject Asylum Seekers (Human Rights First, May 2017) [text]
- See also related letter written to Trump administration by Congressional representatives.

"How the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 Has Undermined US Refugee Protection Obligations and Wasted Government Resources," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 5, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

The Imaginary of Mass Influx: Responses to Large-scale Movements in US Law and Policy (RLI Blog, May 2017) [text]

In Trump’s America, Are Asylum Seekers at Risk of Arrest? (The Asylumist Blog, May 2017) [text]

Key Findings about U.S. Immigrants (Pew Research, May 2017) [text]
- See also related statistical data.

"A Path to America, Marked by More and More Bodies," New York Times, 4 May 2017 [text]

A Revolving Door No More? A Statistical Profile of Mexican Adults Repatriated from the United States (Migration Policy Institute, May 2017) [text]
- See also video of related discussion.

"Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States," Migration Information Source, 3 May 2017 [text]

A Syrian Immigrant’s Experience in 1930s America (Refugees Deeply, May 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: United States (2 May 2017)

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