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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=983946From 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.)

 

Immigrants' Rights Update Articles (back to IRU index)

whitebal.gif (911 bytes) Liberians Provided Deferred Enforced Departure (10/5/07)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) Temporary Protected Status Designations Renewed for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (10/5/07)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) Liberian TPS Ends Oct. 1, but Liberia Remains a Tinderbox (2/20/07)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) Haitian Protection Act Would Grant TPS to Haitians in U.S. (2/20/07)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Criticizes U.S. Handling of Asylum-Seekers (2/20/07)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) 3,600 Liberians Will Lose TPS on Oct. 1, 2007; Employment Authorization of Liberians with TPS Extended through April 1, 2007 (12/6/06)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) TPS extended for Somalia; EADs automatically extended through Mar. 17, 2007; Reregistration deadline is Sept. 25 (8/23/06)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) TPS extended for El Salvador; EADs automatically extended through Mar. 9, 2007; Reregistration deadline is Sept. 1st! (8/23/06)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) TPS extended for Honduras and Nicaragua; EADs automatically extended through Jan. 5, 2007; Reregistration deadline is June 1! (5/23/06)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to be extended (3/23/06)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) TPS extended for Somalia, Liberia, Burundi & Sudan (10/5/05)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) Mohammed v. Gonzalez | 9th Circuit finds that female genital mutilation constitutes ongoing persecution (3/31/05)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) TPS for El Salvador extended 18 mos.: Reregistration period ends Mar. 8 (2/10/05)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) TPS for Hondurans and Nicaraguans extended (12/22/04)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) Correction: Ending date for terminated Liberia TPS program is Oct. 24; effective date of new program under redesignation remains Oct. 1 (11/8/04)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) Refugee admissions for FY 2005 set at 70,000 (11/8/04)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) TPS extended and redesignated for Sudan, and extended for Burundi (11/8/04)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) TPS for Hondurans and Nicaraguans extended 18 mos. (11/8/04)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) TPS extended for Somalia (9/21/04)
whitebal.gif (911 bytes) TPS simultaneously terminated and redesignated for Liberia (9/21/04)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Matter of K-A- | 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")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) TPS for Montserrat to terminate Feb. 27, 2005 (8/9/04)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 6th Circuit overturns denial of female genital mutilation–based asylum claim (6/18/04)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 9th Circuit: IJ and BIA's denial of asylum to Serbian victims of ethnic cleansing not supported by evidence (6/18/04)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) USCIS ceases asylum interview "circuit riding" to New Orleans, Harlingen, Cincinnati, and Louisville (6/18/04)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) DHS supports asylum for battered women denied help from their home governments (4/02/04)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) TPS extended for nationals of Burundi and Sudan (10/03)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) TPS for Sierra Leone to terminate May 3, 2004 (10/03)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) TPS extended for nationals of El Salvador, Somalia, Liberia: Validity of Salvadoran EADs automatically extended (9/4/03)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Zheng v. Ashcroft | 9th Circuit strikes down BIA's strict interpretation of acquiescence under the Convention Against Torture (7/15/03)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) DHS secretary extends TPS for nationals of Montserrat another 12 months (7/15/03)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) DHS to extend TPS designation for El Salvador (7/15/03)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) DHS Secretary Extends TPS for Hondurans and Nicaraguans Another 18 Months and Automatically Extends Their Work Authorization (6/3/03)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Ashcroft Reverses Reno in Matter of R-A-; Gender-Based Asylum Rules in Jeopardy (4/8/03)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Policy to Detain Asylum-Seekers and Apprehend Iraqis Announced (4/8/03) (posted under "Arrest & Detention")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Attorney General Terminates TPS Designation for Angola (2/21/03)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Ngwanyia v. Ashcroft | District Court Certifies Nationwide Class in Challenge to INS Delay in Adjudicating Asylee Adjustment Applications (2/21/03)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Cano-Merida v. INS | 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")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) AG Extends TPS for Nationals of Sierra Leone (11/22/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) INS Seeks I-589 As Alternative EAD Application for Asylees (11/22/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Refugee Admissions for FY 2003 Set at 70,000, but Target May Not Be Reached (11/2202)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 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)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Matter of S-H- | BIA Remands IJ Grant of Asylum for More Complete Factual Findings (10/21/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) TPS Newly Designated for Liberia and Extended for Burundi and Sudan (10/21/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Paramasamy v. Ashcroft | 9th Circuit Remands Case Due to IJ's Boilerplate Credibility Findings (9/10/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) TPS Extended for Montserrat and Somalia (9/10/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) AG Extends Salvadoran TPS Another 12 Months: INS Automatically Extends Validity of EADs (7/15/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 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")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) AG Extends TPS for Hondurans and Nicaraguans Another 12 Months and INS Automatically Extends Their Work Authorization (5/30/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 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)

whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Matter of Jean | AG Overrules BIA to Limit Its Authority to Give Relief to Noncitizens Who Committed Violent Crimes (5/30/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) AG Creates Per Se Rule That Drug Trafficking Convictions Are Particularly Serious Crimes (4/12/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Ngwanyia v. Ashcroft | Class Action Challenges INS Delay in Adjudicating Asylee Adjustment Applications (4/12/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) AG Extends TPS Designation for Angola (2/28/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) INS Issues Advisory on Asylee Adjustment Processing (2/28/02) (posted under "Obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence Status")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Refugee Admissions for FY 2002 Set at 70,000, But Falling Behind (2/28/02)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Al-Saher v. INS | 9th Circuit Reverses BIA's Denial of Convention Against Torture Claim (12/20/01)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Aguirre-Cervantez v. INS | 9th Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Domestic Violence Asylum Case (11/16/01)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) INS Issues Instructions for Liberian DED Applicants (11/16/01)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) TPS Extended for Montserrant and Redesignated for Somalia (11/16/01)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Zhao v. Reno | 2d Circuit Finds BIA Abused Discretion, Remands "One Child Policy" Asylum Case (11/16/01)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) AG Extends TPS Designation for Nationals of Burundi, Sierra Leone, Sudan (10/8/01)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 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")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) President Orders DED for Liberians Extended Another Year (10/8/01)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) INS Grants Asylum to Autistic Ten-Year-Old (3/29/01)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Khan v. INS | 9th Circuit Overturns Asylum Denial Based on Lack of Authenticated Documents (3/29/01)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Attorney General Vacates Matter of R-A- (2/28/01)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) INS Issues Proposed and Final Asylum Regulations (2/28/01)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) INS Issues Proposed and Final Asylum Regulations (12/27/00)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Kataria v. INS | Ninth Circuit Reverses Asylum Denial Based on Lack of Corroborating Evidence (12/27/00)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Diallo v. INS2d Circuit Rules BIA Required Too Much Corroborating Evidence for Asylum Claim, Overturning Matter of M-D- (11/28/00)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Hernandez-Montiel v. INS9th Circuit Rules That Mexican Gay Men with Female Sexual Identities Constitute a "Particular Social Group" (8/31/00)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) BIA: Moroccan Woman Established Past Persecution by Father on Account of Religious Beliefs (Matter of S-A-) (7/26/00)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) New Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Policy Will Allow More Asylees to Obtain Refugee Assistance Benefits (7/26/00)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) BIA: Convention Against Torture Protects Only Persons Who Fear Torture by or on Behalf of a Government (Matter of S-V-) (6/6/00)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Grava v. INS | 9th Circuit Finds "Whistleblower" May Be Eligible for Asylum (4/11/00)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) HHS Issues Final Rule on Refugee Resettlement Programs (4/11/00)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 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")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) State Dept. Country Reports for 1999 Available on Web (4/11/00)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Akinmade v. INS | 9th Circuit: Adverse Credibility Findings Flawed in BIA Asylum Denial (12/28/99) (posted under "Judicial Review of Immigration Decisions")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 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)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Abankwah v. INS | 2d Circuit: Woman Fearing Genital Mutilation Eligible for Asylum (8/30/99)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 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")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) In re R–A– | Asylum Denied to Victim of Domestic Violence (6/30/99)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) New Procedure Established for ABC Class Members to Give Notice of Address Changes (6/30/99) (posted under "NACARA")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) Andrisian v. INS | Ninth Circuit: BIA Erred in Denying Asylum to Applicant Not Firmly Resettled in Third Country (6/30/99)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) INS Establishes Regulations for Filing Claims under Convention Against Torture (5/28/99)
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 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")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 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")
whitebal.gif (211 bytes) 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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