Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Webinar: 

The U.S. Immigration Policymaker-in-Chief: The Long History of Executive Authority over Immigration, 10 September 2020 [info]
- Speakers include the authors of a new book, The President and Immigration Law (Oxford Univ. Press, Sept. 2020).

Blog posts & press:

Being Black and Immigrant in America (Center for Migration Studies Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

"COVID-19 is a Convenient Excuse to Expel Refugees," Slate, 24 Aug. 2020 [text]

The Democratic Party Platform on Asylum (The Asylumist Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

Department of Justice Proposes New Limit to the Board of Immigration Appeals’ Power (Immigration Impact Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

Joe Biden's Emerging - and Evolving - Immigration Policies (ImmigrationProf Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

"Judge Halts U.S. Plan for Border Agents to Assess Asylum Seekers," Bloomberg, 31 Aug. 2020 [text]
- See also related Immigration Impact blog post.

Key Findings about U.S. Immigrants (Pew FactTank, Aug. 2020) [text]
- See also related data.

"A Nation of Immigrants No More," Vox, 27 Aug. 2020 [text]
- "How a second term could cement Donald Trump’s vision of America."

Non-citizens Can Participate in the 2020 Election! Here’s How (The Asylumist Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

"Returned," San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. & Aug. 2020 [access]
- Part 1 was published earlier in the year, while Part 2 was published in Aug.

"She Fled Detention and Torture in Nicaragua for Asylum in the United States. The Government Put Her on a Plane Back Home," Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2020 [text]

The Supreme Court’s Attack on Habeas Corpus in DHS v. Thuraissigiam (Just Security, Aug. 2020) [text]

Terminating Asylum Status in Deciding Applications for Adjustment of Status (ImmigrationProf Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

Multimedia:

Entry Denied: Enforcement and Immigrant Communities (Tempest Tossed, Aug. 2020) [access]
- Follow link for podcast. Find previous episodes here.

Racial Justice and Immigration: Karla McKanders (Only in America, Aug. 2020) [access]
- Follow link for podcast. Access previous episodes here.

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (17 Aug. 2020)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (17 Aug. 2020)