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Oversight Of The Usa Patriot Act: Hearing Before The S. Comm. On The Judiciary, 109th Cong., Apr. 5, May 10, 2005 (Statement Of David D. Cole, Prof. Of Law, Geo. U. L. Center), David Cole
Testimony Before Congress
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The State Of Asylum Representation: Ideas For Change, Andrew I. Schoenholtz, Jonathan Jacobs
The State Of Asylum Representation: Ideas For Change, Andrew I. Schoenholtz, Jonathan Jacobs
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
The plight of refugees-those who flee persecution-touches a chord with Americans, who have supported both a substantial overseas resettlement program and a fair system for asylum seekers. U.S. laws provide a seemingly full opportunity for asylum applicants to explain their fear or actual experience of persecution. In fact, the U.S. offers an extensive process of interviews, hearings, and appeals to ensure that bona fide refugees are not sent back to their persecutors. The substantive law, too, has been developed considerably through administrative and judicial precedents. But how meaningful is a process that, no matter how extensive and developed, leaves asylum …
Secrecy, Guilt By Association, And The Terrorist Profile, David Cole
Secrecy, Guilt By Association, And The Terrorist Profile, David Cole
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
In this essay, I will argue that the use of secret procedures and guilt by association in immigration trials is not only unconstitutional but counterproductive. I will begin with a case study, then discuss in turn the practices of secret evidence and guilt by association, and finally conclude with a consideration of how these two tactics perpetuate invidious stereotypes about Arabs and Muslims.