11 March 2024

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

Anti-immigrant pastors may be drawing attention – but faith leaders, including some evangelicals, are central to the movement to protect migrant rights (The Conversation, Feb. 2024) [text]

Biden defends immigration policy during State of the Union, blaming Republicans in Congress for refusing to act (The Conversation, March 2024) [text]

Chinese migration to US is nothing new – but the reasons for recent surge at Southern border are (The Conversation, March 2024) [text]

"The Health Impacts of Migrating by Sea," UC San Diego Today, 7 March 2024 [text]
- "A new study of migrant drowning deaths in the Pacific Ocean lays the groundwork for future research." See also related Guardian article.

Illegal Immigrants Have a Low Homicide Conviction Rate: Setting the Record Straight on Illegal Immigrant Crime (Cato at Liberty blog, Feb. 2024 [text]
- See also related blog post.

List of 120+ Biden Actions to Help Try To ‘Shut the Border’ (Cato at Liberty Blog, Feb. 2023) [text]

What Should Courts do if a Future President Invokes the Alien Enemies Act to Deport Immigrants? (Just Security Blog, Feb. 2024) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"The 14th Circuit," Washington University Law Review, vol. 102, no. 3 (Forthcoming, 2025) [preprint]

From Hope to Heartbreak: The Disturbing Reality of Border Patrol's Confiscation of Migrants' Belongings (ACLU et al., Feb. 2024) [text]

"Innocence and danger at the border: migrants, 'Bad' mothers, and the nation’s protectors," Comparative Migration Studies, 12:13 (Feb. 2024) [open access]

"No Escape: How the Library of Congress Weaponized Internal Relocation Against Persecuted Sikhs and How to Fight Back," Asian American Law Journal, vol. 31 (Forthcoming, 2024) [preprint]

"Plane Hijackings between Cuba and the United States and the Opportunity for Diplomacy (1958–1973)," The Historical Journal, First View, 19 Feb. 2024 [open access]
- Note: The US initially viewed "hijackers as political asylum seekers rather than criminals."

"Standoff at Eagle Pass: A High-Stakes U.S. Border Enforcement Showdown Comes to a Small Texas Park," Migration Information Source, 28 Feb. 2024 [text]

Multimedia:

Suspended Lives: Navigating Everyday Violence in the US Asylum System, 2 Feb. 2024 [access]

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