16 December 2020

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Asylum is in Danger after Court Upholds Rushed Screening Process at the Border (Immigration Impact Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

The First 100 Days: Are Biden’s Plans Enough? (The Asylumist Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Fixing Asylum Part 1: Politics (The Asylumist Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]
 
FY 2021 Begins with Largest Immigration Court Backlog on Record (TRAC, Nov. 2020) [text]

Implications of Trump’s Resistance to Post-Election Transition on Immigration Measures (ImmigrationProf Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Mass Deportations to Cameroon Undermine US Foreign Policy and Violate International Law (Just Security Blog, Nov. 2020) [text]

ProPublica is Tracking the Trump Administration's "Midnight Regulations" (ImmigrationProf Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Rebuilding from the ashes, Trump’s heritage on immigration and asylum policy (Amnesty International, Nov. 2020) [text]

The road to fix America’s broken immigration system begins abroad (Up Front Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Rule to Block Asylum Seekers from Protection Finalized in Last Days of Trump Administration (Human Rights First, Dec. 2020) [text]
- Note: This is a different rule from the one referenced in the "'death' of asylum" post below.

The Trump Administration Will Inflict More Damage to the Immigration System Before Leaving Office (Immigration Impact Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]
- See also related ImmigrationProf blog post.

Trump Asylum Regulation the "Death" of Asylum in the United States? (ImmigrationProf Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]
- See also related Immigration Impact blog post.

Reports:

A Rights-Centered Paradigm for Protecting the Forcibly Displaced (Center for American Progress, Dec. 2020) [text]
- See also related press release.

Use of Public Health as Pretext to Ban and Block Refugees (Human Rights First, Dec. 2020) [text]

A Vision for America as a Welcoming Nation: AILA Recommendations for the Future of Immigration (Nov. 2020) [access]
- Follow link for document and related videos.

Multimedia:

17th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, 21 Sept. 2020 [access]
- Follow link for video recordings.

Resource:

Strengthening US Immigration and Refugee Protection Policies: Research, Analysis and Policy Proposals (Center for Migration Studies) [access]
- Follow link for a set of "reports, articles, and papers devoted to reform of the US immigration and refugee protection systems.  Each publication concludes with policy recommendations – legislative, administrative, and programmatic – directed at federal, state, local and non-governmental organizations. These papers can serve as a valuable resource to public officials, policy influencers, and advocates for more effective, inclusive, and rights-respecting immigration and refugee policies."

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