Tag: Immigration
Trump’s Muslim Immigration Ban – Concerning but Likely Constitutional
President Trump has recently signed an executive order, titled “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals,” that restricts visits and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Iran. Trump’s executive order has sparked widespread protest and backlash from Muslim support groups, and has routinely been characterized as “racist.”…
8 Feb 2017
The Rights of Detained Undocumented Children
Lyndsey Marcelino explores the policies and protections afforded to undocumented minors in federal immigration detention.
5 Mar 2013
The Third Circuit Adopts the Exclusionary Rule in Immigration Removal Proceedings
In her latest post, Lauren Bowman discusses the impact of the Third Circuit case Oliva-Ramos v. Attorney General on immigration removal proceedings.
26 Feb 2013
My Life as an Undocumented American
Mr. Krsna Avila describes how his view of himself as an American was shattered when he discovered his status as an undocumented immigrant. He describes how his status as an undocumented immigrant affected his emotions and his identity.
1 Dec 2011
9/11’s Impact on U.S. Immigration Policy
Muzaffar Chishti discusses the biggest reorganization of the federal government since the end of World War II, September 11th.
17 Nov 2011
Words of a Dreamer: An Undocumented Student’s Story of the DREAM Act
Uncertainty and diminishing job prospects for undocumented youth and the pathway to permanent residency through the DREAM Act. Kemi Bello discusses.
1 Nov 2011
Anti-Immigrant Housing Ordinances and Comprehensive Reform by Daniel Eduardo Guzman
Introduction No fewer than 100 counties and municipalities across the nation have passed anti-immigrant housing ordinances (AIHOs) that are designed to expel or discourage undocumented immigrants from living in their communities.[1] The most infamous of these municipal ordinances, Hazleton, Pennsylvania’s Illegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance (IIRA), was passed in 2006.[2] In addition to Hazleton-style IIRAs,…
1 Nov 2010