Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Asylum Offices and USCIS Will Start Reopening Next Week (Maybe) (The Asylumist Blog, May 2020) [text]
- Note: Here is updated info from USCIS on office reopenings.

Joint Statement: U.S. and Mexico Must Urgently Address Impact of Ongoing Deportations and Expulsions During COVID-19 (29 May 2020) [text]

"Just One More Thing..." (Jeffrey S. Chase Blog, May 2020) [text]
- Advice for adding nuance to asylum applications.

Letter re. Indefinite Suspension of Protections for Asylum Seekers and Unaccompanied Children under May 19, 2020 Order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (27 May 2020) [text]
- See also related Immigration Impact blog post. Note: The first lawsuit against this order was filed today.

Scientific Fieldwork ‘Caught in the Middle’ of US-Mexico Border Tensions (The Conversation, June 2020) [text]

Turned Away: The MS St. Louis and Its Echoes Today (Just Security Blog, June 2020) [text]

"Under Trump Border Rules, U.S. has Granted Refuge to Just Two People Since Late March, Records Show," Washington Post, 13 May 2020 [text]

US: Investigate ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program - Homeland Security Knowingly Returning Asylum Seekers to Harm (Human Rights Watch, June 2020) [text]

US: Suspend Deportations During Pandemic - Forced Returns Risk Further Global Spread of Virus (Human Rights Watch, June 2020) [text]

Reports & short articles:

EOIR's Data Release on Asylum So Deficient Public Should Not Rely on Accuracy of Court Records (TRAC, June 2020) [text]
- See also related blog post on The Hill and Immigration Impact.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Noncitizens and Across the U.S. Immigration System (American Immigration Council, May 2020) [text]
- See also related press release and Immigration Impact blog post.

Living in Limbo: How Legal Representation Affects Asylum Adjudication for Those under the Migrant Protection Protocols, Senior Honors thesis (Univ. of California, San Diego, March 2020) [text]

More Immigrants in Limbo as Government Shutdown Due to COVID-19 Leads to Widespread Immigration Court Hearing Cancellations (TRAC, June 2020) [text]


Related posts:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (Blocking Asylum) (22 May 2020)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (22 May 2020)