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Issue Briefs and Other Resources |
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Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Andrew Schoenholtz, and Philip G. Schrag,
"Refugee Roulette: Disparities
in Asylum Adjudication,"
Stanford Law Review, Vol.
60, 2008, available at SSRN:
http://ssrn.com/abstract=983946.
From the abstract:
"The analysis reveals significant disparities in grant rates, even when
different adjudicators in the same office each considered large numbers
of applications from nationals of the same country. In many cases,
the most important moment in an asylum case is the instant in which a
clerk randomly assigns an application to a particular asylum officer or
immigration judge." (The study's complete text can be obtained
from SSRN.) (See also: Julia Preston, "Big Disparities in
Judging of Asylum Cases," New
York Times, May 31, 2007.) |
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Immigrants' Rights Update Articles
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to IRU index) |
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Liberians Provided Deferred Enforced
Departure
(10/5/07) |
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Temporary Protected Status
Designations Renewed for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua
(10/5/07) |
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Liberian TPS
Ends Oct. 1, but Liberia Remains a Tinderbox
(2/20/07) |
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Haitian
Protection Act Would Grant TPS to Haitians in U.S.
(2/20/07) |
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U.S. Commission
on International Religious Freedom Criticizes U.S. Handling of
Asylum-Seekers
(2/20/07) |
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3,600 Liberians
Will Lose TPS on Oct. 1, 2007; Employment Authorization of Liberians
with TPS Extended through April 1, 2007
(12/6/06) |
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TPS extended for
Somalia; EADs automatically extended through Mar. 17, 2007;
Reregistration deadline is Sept. 25
(8/23/06) |
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TPS extended for
El Salvador; EADs automatically extended through Mar. 9, 2007;
Reregistration deadline is Sept. 1st!
(8/23/06) |
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TPS extended for
Honduras and Nicaragua; EADs automatically extended through Jan. 5,
2007; Reregistration deadline is June 1!
(5/23/06) |
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TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and
Nicaragua to be extended
(3/23/06) |
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TPS extended for
Somalia, Liberia, Burundi & Sudan (10/5/05) |
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Mohammed v.
Gonzalez
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9th Circuit finds that female genital mutilation constitutes
ongoing persecution (3/31/05) |
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TPS for El
Salvador extended 18 mos.: Reregistration period
ends Mar. 8 (2/10/05) |
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TPS for Hondurans and Nicaraguans extended (12/22/04) |
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Correction: Ending date for terminated
Liberia TPS program is
Oct. 24; effective date of new program under redesignation remains Oct.
1 (11/8/04) |
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Refugee admissions for FY 2005 set at 70,000 (11/8/04) |
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TPS extended and redesignated for Sudan, and extended for
Burundi (11/8/04) |
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TPS for Hondurans and Nicaraguans extended 18 mos.
(11/8/04) |
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TPS extended for Somalia (9/21/04) |
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TPS simultaneously terminated and redesignated for Liberia
(9/21/04) |
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Matter of K-A-
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BIA upholds authority of immigration
judges to grant waivers for asylees seeking to adjust to LPR status
(8/9/04) (posted under "Removal Procedures & Defenses") |
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TPS for Montserrat to terminate
Feb. 27, 2005 (8/9/04) |
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6th Circuit overturns denial of female genital
mutilation–based asylum claim (6/18/04) |
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9th Circuit: IJ and BIA's denial of asylum to
Serbian victims
of ethnic cleansing not supported by evidence (6/18/04) |
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USCIS ceases asylum interview
"circuit riding" to New Orleans,
Harlingen, Cincinnati, and Louisville (6/18/04) |
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DHS supports asylum for battered women denied help from their
home governments (4/02/04) |
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TPS extended for nationals of Burundi and Sudan (10/03) |
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TPS for Sierra Leone to terminate
May 3, 2004 (10/03) |
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TPS extended for nationals of El Salvador, Somalia, Liberia:
Validity of Salvadoran EADs automatically extended (9/4/03) |
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Zheng v. Ashcroft
| 9th Circuit strikes down BIA's strict interpretation of
acquiescence under the Convention Against Torture (7/15/03) |
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DHS secretary extends TPS for nationals of
Montserrat another
12 months (7/15/03) |
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DHS to extend TPS designation for El Salvador (7/15/03) |
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DHS Secretary Extends TPS for Hondurans and Nicaraguans
Another 18 Months and Automatically Extends Their Work Authorization
(6/3/03) |
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Ashcroft Reverses Reno in
Matter of R-A-; Gender-Based Asylum
Rules in Jeopardy (4/8/03) |
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Policy to Detain Asylum-Seekers and Apprehend
Iraqis Announced (4/8/03) (posted under "Arrest & Detention") |
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Attorney General Terminates TPS Designation for Angola
(2/21/03) |
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Ngwanyia v. Ashcroft
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District Court Certifies Nationwide Class in Challenge to INS
Delay in Adjudicating Asylee Adjustment Applications (2/21/03) |
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Cano-Merida v. INS
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9th Circuit Finds That IJ Violated Due Process
by Denying a Respondent Opportunity to Present Evidence (12/23/02)
(posted under "Judicial Review of Immigration Decisions") |
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AG Extends TPS for Nationals of Sierra Leone (11/22/02) |
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INS Seeks I-589 As Alternative EAD Application for Asylees
(11/22/02) |
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Refugee Admissions for FY 2003 Set at 70,000, but Target May
Not Be Reached (11/2202) |
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Abassi v. INS |
9th Circuit Finds BIA Must Review State Dept. Country Reports
Cited by Pro Se Applicant Seeking Reopening for CAT Relief (10/21/02) |
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Matter of S-H- |
BIA Remands IJ Grant of Asylum for More Complete Factual
Findings (10/21/02) |
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TPS Newly Designated for Liberia and Extended for Burundi and
Sudan (10/21/02) |
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Paramasamy v.
Ashcroft |
9th Circuit Remands Case Due to IJ's Boilerplate Credibility
Findings (9/10/02) |
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TPS Extended for Montserrat and Somalia (9/10/02) |
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AG Extends Salvadoran TPS Another 12 Months: INS Automatically
Extends Validity of EADs (7/15/02) |
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INS Asks Asylees Who Applied for Adjustment
Prior to June 10, 1998, and Have Not Received a Decision Contact the Agency
(7/15/02) (posted under "Obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence Status") |
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AG Extends TPS for Hondurans and Nicaraguans Another 12 Months
and INS Automatically Extends Their Work Authorization (5/30/02) |
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BIA: Unaccompanied Minor Detained for Over 1 Year Following
Arrival Allowed to Seek Asylum Despite Failure to Meet Deadline (Matter
of Y-C-) (5/30/02) |
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In re J-E- |
Divided BIA Denies CAT Protection to Criminal Deportee Fearing
Torture (5/30/02) |
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Matter of Jean |
AG Overrules BIA to Limit Its Authority to Give Relief to
Noncitizens Who Committed Violent Crimes (5/30/02) |
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AG Creates Per Se Rule That Drug Trafficking Convictions Are
Particularly Serious Crimes (4/12/02) |
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Ngwanyia v. Ashcroft
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Class Action Challenges INS Delay in Adjudicating Asylee
Adjustment Applications (4/12/02) |
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AG Extends TPS Designation for Angola (2/28/02) |
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INS Issues Advisory on Asylee Adjustment
Processing (2/28/02) (posted under "Obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence
Status") |
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Refugee Admissions for FY 2002 Set at 70,000, But Falling
Behind (2/28/02) |
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Al-Saher v. INS
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9th Circuit Reverses BIA's Denial of Convention Against
Torture Claim (12/20/01) |
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Aguirre-Cervantez v.
INS |
9th Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Domestic Violence Asylum
Case (11/16/01) |
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INS Issues Instructions for Liberian DED Applicants
(11/16/01) |
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TPS Extended for Montserrant and Redesignated for Somalia
(11/16/01) |
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Zhao v. Reno |
2d Circuit Finds BIA Abused Discretion, Remands "One Child
Policy" Asylum Case (11/16/01) |
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AG Extends TPS Designation for Nationals of Burundi, Sierra
Leone, Sudan (10/8/01) |
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Lal v. INS |
9th Circuit Rejects BIA's Requirement That
Applicants for Humanitarian Exception in Asylum Cases Must Show Ongoing
Disability (10/8/01) (posted under "Judicial Review of Immigration
Decisions") |
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President Orders DED for Liberians Extended Another Year
(10/8/01) |
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INS Grants Asylum to Autistic Ten-Year-Old (3/29/01) |
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Khan v. INS |
9th Circuit Overturns Asylum Denial Based on Lack of
Authenticated Documents (3/29/01) |
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Attorney General Vacates Matter of R-A- (2/28/01) |
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INS Issues Proposed and Final Asylum Regulations (2/28/01) |
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INS Issues Proposed and Final Asylum Regulations
(12/27/00) |
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Kataria v. INS |
Ninth Circuit Reverses Asylum Denial Based on Lack of
Corroborating Evidence (12/27/00) |
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Diallo v. INS | 2d Circuit Rules BIA Required Too Much Corroborating Evidence
for Asylum Claim, Overturning Matter of M-D- (11/28/00) |
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Hernandez-Montiel v.
INS | 9th Circuit Rules That Mexican Gay Men with Female Sexual
Identities Constitute a "Particular Social Group" (8/31/00) |
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BIA: Moroccan Woman Established Past Persecution by Father on
Account of Religious Beliefs (Matter of S-A-) (7/26/00) |
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New Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Policy Will Allow
More Asylees to Obtain Refugee Assistance Benefits (7/26/00) |
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BIA: Convention Against Torture Protects Only Persons Who
Fear Torture by or on Behalf of a Government (Matter of S-V-) (6/6/00) |
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Grava v. INS |
9th Circuit Finds "Whistleblower" May Be Eligible for Asylum
(4/11/00) |
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HHS Issues Final Rule on Refugee Resettlement Programs
(4/11/00) |
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Jacinto v. INS |
9th Circuit: IJ's Failure to Develop Full
Record in Asylum Case Violates Due Process (4/11/00)
(posted under "Judicial Review of Immigration Decisions") |
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State Dept. Country Reports for 1999 Available on Web
(4/11/00) |
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Akinmade v. INS |
9th Circuit: Adverse Credibility Findings
Flawed in BIA Asylum Denial (12/28/99) (posted under
"Judicial Review of Immigration Decisions") |
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In re Suseenthera
Kanagasundram |
BIA Rules INS Must Issue Asylum and Visa Waiver Applicant
Notice of Referral to IJ, Not Notice to Appear (11/17/99) |
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Abankwah v. INS |
2d Circuit: Woman Fearing Genital Mutilation Eligible for
Asylum (8/30/99) |
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Selgeka
v. Carroll, et al. |
Fourth Circuit: Stowaway Entitled to Asylum
Hearing Before Immigration Judge (6/30/99) (posted under "Judicial Review of
Immigration Decisions") |
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In
re R–A– |
Asylum Denied to Victim of Domestic Violence (6/30/99) |
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New Procedure Established for
ABC Class Members to Give Notice
of Address Changes (6/30/99) (posted under "NACARA") |
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Andrisian
v. INS |
Ninth Circuit: BIA Erred in Denying Asylum to Applicant Not
Firmly Resettled in Third Country (6/30/99) |
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INS Establishes Regulations for Filing Claims under
Convention Against Torture (5/28/99) |
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Briones v. INS |
Ninth Circuit: Denied Asylum Case Remanded for
Failure to Consider Applicant's Credibility (5/28/99) (posted under
"Judicial Review of Immigration Decisions") |
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Stoyanov v. INS |
Ninth Circuit: Failure to Allow Asylum
Applicant to Address Credibility Issue Violates Due Process (5/28/99) (posted under "Judicial Review of Immigration Decisions") |
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Borja v. INS |
Ninth Circuit: Victim of Mixed-Motive
Persecution Qualifies for Asylum (5/28/99) (posted under
"Judicial Review of Immigration Decisions") |
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