Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

Let Us Not Forget That Asylum is a Human Right (US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Dec. 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Mid-sized cities are clamoring for migrants (Niskanen Center Commentary, Dec. 2023) [text]

UNHCR and UC Law San Francisco Announce First Sergio Vieira De Mello Chair in the United States for International Refugee Law (UNHCR, Nov. 2023) [text]

What We Know About the Senate Negotiations That Could Wreck Asylum in the US (Immigration Impact Blog, Dec. 2023) [text]

- See also earlier related WOLA commentary.

Journal articles:

"Astronauts and Asylum: Investigating the Intersection Between Outer Space and Immigration," Univ. of Pittsburgh Law Review, vol. 84, no. 3 (2023) [full-text]

- "This Note explores the emerging intersection of outer space and immigration, specifically whether the United States can lawfully adjudicate asylum claims from astronauts."

*"The End of Asylum Redux and the Role of Law School Clinics," Yale Law Journal, vol. 133 (2023) [full-text]

"Lessons from Vietnam: Informing Refugee Policy in Haiti and Afghanistan from Post-Vietnam United States Policy," Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, vol. 37, no. 1 (2023) [full-text]

Reports:

Asylum Ban Strands Asylum Seekers and Migrants in Mexico and Returns Them to Danger (Human Rights First, Nov. 2023) [access]

- Follow link for fact sheet and Tracker of Reported Attacks Against Asylum Seekers and Migrants Stranded in Mexico due to the Asylum Ban; see also related press release.

Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border (Univ. of Texas at Austin, Nov. 2023) [text]

New census projections show immigration is essential to the growth and vitality of a more diverse US population (Brookings Institution, Nov. 2023) [text]

Opportunities for Welcome: Lessons Learned for Supporting People Seeking Asylum in Chicago, Denver, New York City, and Portland, Maine (Women's Refugee Commission, Nov. 2023) [text]

An Unprecedented Migration Crisis: Characterizing and Analyzing its Depth (The Dialogue, Nov. 2023) [text]

The Urgent Need for (Re)Designating El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal, and Guatemala for Temporary Protected Status (FWD.us, Nov. 2023) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (15 Nov. 2023)