Regional Focus: United States

Information & commentary re. the expiration of Title 42 (on 11 May 2023) & implementation of new asylum rules:

• 42 Border Solutions That are Not Title 42 (National Immigration Forum) [text]
• As Title 42 Comes to an End, So Should Military Operations at the US-Mexico Border (Just Security) [text]
• The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Arriving Aliens Seeking Asylum (Congressional Research Service) [text]
• Department of State and Department of Homeland Security Announce Additional Sweeping Measures to Humanely Manage Border through Deterrence, Enforcement, and Diplomacy (State Dept.) [text]
• Despite the end of Title 42, restrictions on asylum seekers are expected to continue under Biden administration (The Conversation) [text]
• DHS and DOJ Finalize Rule to Incentivize Use of Lawful Immigration Pathways: Rule places a condition on asylum eligibility for those who circumvent lawful pathways (DHS) [text via ImmigrationProf Blog]
• The End of Asylum? (Just Security) [text; also includes link to related podcast]
• The End of the Title 42 Order: A Return to Border Migration Normalcy and Due Process of Law (ImmigrationProf Blog) [text]
• The End of Title 42: Beyond Border Solutions (American Immigration Council) [access]
• Featured Issue: Border Processing and Asylum (AILA) [access]
• How To Seek Asylum (Under Biden’s Asylum Transit Ban), in 15 Not-At-All-Easy Steps (Immigration Impact) [text]
• The Implications of the Biden Asylum Rule in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, and the Northern Triangle Nations (National Immigration Forum) [text]
• Lives at Risk: Barriers and Harms as Biden Asylum Ban Takes Effect (Human Rights First et al.) [text]
• *Open Questions, Legal Hurdles for Biden’s New Border Rule (Lawfare Blog) [text]
• *Post Title 42 & Asylum Ban FAQ (USCRI) [text]
• Senior Administration Officials on Additional Regional Migration Management Measures the United States Will Implement Together with Regional Partners when Title 42 Public Health Order Lifts (State Dept.) [text]
• "U.S. Border Asylum Policy Enters New Territory Post-Title 42," Migration Information Source, 25 May 2023 [text]

Short pieces & reports:

Asylum Process in Immigration Courts and Selected Trends (Congressional Research Service, updated May 2023) [text]

Finding a Pro Bono Immigration Attorney is Harder Than Ever (Immigration Impact, May 2023) [text]

U.S. Border Patrol Encounters at the Southwest Border: Fact Sheet (Congressional Research Service, May 2023) [text]

Washington thinks regionally, but what does it prioritize? (Americas Migration Brief, May 2023) [text]

When faith says to help migrants – and the law says don’t (The Conversation, May 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"Central American Immigrants in the United States," Migration Information Source, 10 May 2023 [text]

"Forced Back into the Lion's Mouth: Per Se Reporting Requirements in U.S. Asylum Law," Marquette Law Review (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Geography as Due Process in Immigration Court," Wisconsin Law Review, vol. 23, no. 1 (2023) [full-text]

"Linguistic Refoulement," New York University Review of Law & Social Change (Forthcoming, 2023) [preprint]

"The US Immigration Courts, Dumping Ground for the Nation’s Systemic Immigration Failures: The Causes, Composition, and Politically Difficult Solutions to the Court Backlog," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 25 May 2023 [full-text]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (9 May 2023)