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Eighth Circuit Judge Signals Disagreement with “Social Visibility” and “Particularity” Requirements in Social Group Asylum Claims

Eighth Circuit Judge Kermit Bye recently criticized a revised definition used in some asylum cases, highlighting a circuit split and stating plainly that he thinks the revised definition is arbitrary and capricious. But to understand all of that, first some … Continue reading

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Controversy over Border Patrol Arrests on Amtrak near the U.S.-Canada border

James McCommons, in his book, Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service, spends a year (parts of 2008 and early 2009) riding most of the different corridor and long-distance Amtrak routes in the U.S., talking with … Continue reading

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Gingrich comes out for solution that already (kind of) exists: cancellation of removal

At last night’s CNN Republican presidential debate focusing on national security, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the following while answering a question about immigration: I believe ultimately you have to find some system — once you’ve put every piece … Continue reading

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New ICE Guidance on Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Proceedings

Last week, the chief legal office in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, released new guidance on the implementation of the Morton memo on prosecutorial discretion, which was issued in June 2011. The guidance consists … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading — Oct. 25

It’s been a busy few weeks; here’s a little bit of what I’ve been able to read: Justice Scalia to lawyers: Read more, write better — Justice Scalia recently gave a speech to the Bar Association of the City of … Continue reading

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Administration appeals Alabama immigration law decision

The Justice Department on Friday appealed the decision of a federal district court judge in Alabama, Sharon Lovelace Blackburn, who enjoined several sections of Alabama’s new state immigration law after the Justice Department had sued the State of Alabama, challenging … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading — Sept. 28

SCOTUS for law students: Health-care litigation — The redesigned SCOTUSblog has debuted this feature that focuses on “cases and hot topics at the Court with a special focus on how they relate to what law students are learning in their classes.” … Continue reading

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Postscript: Immigrant visas for the right price

As a postscript to my last post, I wanted to highlight another round of reader comments on Andrew Sullivan’s Dish blog about how much it costs to file for immigration benefits. Below is one Dish commenter’s application for lawful permanent … Continue reading

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Immigrant visas for the right price: the immigration tariff Idea

The idea to dramatically reform American immigration law and replace it with an “immigration tariff” has generated a fair amount of discussion in recent weeks. Noticed by Alex Nowrasteh, and first proposed by the Nobel Prize in Economics-winning Gary Becker, … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading — August 16

Immigration Audits Drive Illegal Workers Underground — This Wall Street Journal article focuses on the use of immigration audits of employers: The audits, started by the Obama administration in 2009, put the onus on business to police workers, requiring companies … Continue reading

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