27 August 2026

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Reports & journal articles:

Banished by Bargain: Third Country Deportation Watch (Human Rights First & Refugees International, Aug. 2026) [access]

"The Buck Stops with Us: Municipal Innovation and the New York City Asylum Application Help Center," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 12 Aug. 2026 [full-text]

"Does unauthorized immigration drive community crime rates? Evidence from 11,500 U.S. neighborhoods," Journal of Urban Affairs, Latest Articles, 10 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"Immigration Federalism and the Promise of State Constitutions," Lewis & Clark Law Review, vol. 30, no. 1 (2026) [full-text]

"Manufacturing Confusion: How Executive Branch Failures Contributed to the Collapse of Intelligible Asylum Standards—and Six Administrative Actions to Promote Systemic Coherence in the U.S. Asylum System," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 25 Aug. 2026 [full-text]

"What Constitution? The Dual State Theory in Immigration Law & Practice," SMU Law Review, vol. 79, no. 1 (2026) [full-text]

Resources:

2026 Supplement to the Seventh Edition of Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (Foundation Press, 2026) [text via SSRN]
- "This Supplement covers developments since the publication of the seventh edition of Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy in January 2019. It incorporates and replaces all prior supplements."

Fall 2026 Update for Asylum, Refugees, and Other Humanitarian Protections (West Academic, June 2026) [text via SSRN]

Immigration Law & Policy: Syllabus Supplements (Just Security, Aug. 2026) [access]
- "This immigration law syllabus supplement offers curated articles from Just Security’s archives, intended to be combined with traditional casebooks and other materials in a law school or other higher education classroom setting where recent immigration events are relevant."

Immigration Response Playbook (American Immigration Council and Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, Aug. 2026) [access]
- "A new online resource for state and local leaders [that] brings together policy examples, legal frameworks, and other tools from jurisdictions across the country to help communities understand their options and make informed decisions."

ImmProf Blog Resource Library [access]
- Click on the "drop down menu for immigration syllabi, crimmigration syllabi, other syllabi, exams, and exercises."

“In Focus” Syllabus Supplements: ICE and CBP Operations in Minnesota and Other States (2025–2026) (Just Security, Aug. 2026) [access]
- "This supplement includes materials focused on the legal frameworks, evidentiary record, and accountability mechanisms relevant to ICE and CBP immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota and other states, including fatal encounters and use-of-force incidents."

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