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Newsroom: Center Of The Storm: Rwu Law And Daca 11-21-2017, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Newsroom: Center Of The Storm: Rwu Law And Daca 11-21-2017, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
No abstract provided.
A Particularly Serious Exception To The Categorical Approach, Fatma E. Marouf
A Particularly Serious Exception To The Categorical Approach, Fatma E. Marouf
Faculty Scholarship
A noncitizen who has been convicted of a “particularly serious crime” can be deported to a country where there is a greater than fifty percent chance of persecution or death. Yet, the Board of Immigration Appeals has not provided a clear test for determining what is a “particularly serious crime.” The current test, which combines an examination of the elements with a fact-specific inquiry, has led to arbitrary and unpredictable decisions about what types of offenses are “particularly serious.” This Article argues that the categorical approach for analyzing convictions should be applied to the particularly serious crime determination to promote …
Executive Estoppel, Equitable Enforcement, And Exploited Immigrant Workers, Angela D. Morrison
Executive Estoppel, Equitable Enforcement, And Exploited Immigrant Workers, Angela D. Morrison
Angela D. Morrison
Unauthorized workers in abusive workplaces have found themselves in a tug-of-war between federal agencies. On one side are federal prosecutors with the Department of Justice or Immigration and Customs Enforcement--who seek to criminally prosecute or deport the workers and treat the workers as defendants. On the other side are agencies like the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services who have determined the workers are victims of workplace exploitation and deserve protection. This mixed message—protection from one federal agency and prosecution by another—is contrary to Congressional intent and undermines the enforcement of …
Immigrating While Trans: The Disproportionate Impact Of The Prostitution Ground Of Inadmissibility And Other Provisions Of The Immigration And Nationality Act On Transgender Women, Luis Medina
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
Judge Posner's Road Map For Convention Against Torture Claims When Central American Governments Cannot Protect Citizens Against Gang Violence, Steven H. Schulman
Judge Posner's Road Map For Convention Against Torture Claims When Central American Governments Cannot Protect Citizens Against Gang Violence, Steven H. Schulman
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
Veterans Banished: The Fight To Bring Them Home, Alejandra Martinez
Veterans Banished: The Fight To Bring Them Home, Alejandra Martinez
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
The Unconstitutional Application Of Apprehension And Detention Laws: Section 236(C) Of The Immigration And Nationality Act, Rigoberto Ledesma
The Unconstitutional Application Of Apprehension And Detention Laws: Section 236(C) Of The Immigration And Nationality Act, Rigoberto Ledesma
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
Willful Blindness Or Deliberate Indifference: The United States' Abdication Of Legal Responsibility To Refugees, Abed A. Ayoub, Yolanda C. Rondon
Willful Blindness Or Deliberate Indifference: The United States' Abdication Of Legal Responsibility To Refugees, Abed A. Ayoub, Yolanda C. Rondon
Barry Law Review
No abstract provided.
Newsroom: Nyt's Kristof To Address Rwu On Refugees 04-04-2017, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Newsroom: Nyt's Kristof To Address Rwu On Refugees 04-04-2017, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
No abstract provided.
Executive Estoppel, Equitable Enforcement, And Exploited Immigrant Workers, Angela D. Morrison
Executive Estoppel, Equitable Enforcement, And Exploited Immigrant Workers, Angela D. Morrison
Faculty Scholarship
Unauthorized workers in abusive workplaces have found themselves in a tug-of-war between federal agencies. On one side are federal prosecutors with the Department of Justice or Immigration and Customs Enforcement--who seek to criminally prosecute or deport the workers and treat the workers as defendants. On the other side are agencies like the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services who have determined the workers are victims of workplace exploitation and deserve protection. This mixed message—protection from one federal agency and prosecution by another—is contrary to Congressional intent and undermines the enforcement of …
Newsroom: Ny Times: Refugee, Immigrant, And Citizen 02-27-2017, Alexandra S. Levine, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Newsroom: Ny Times: Refugee, Immigrant, And Citizen 02-27-2017, Alexandra S. Levine, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
No abstract provided.
In Defense Of Birthright Citizenship, Shannon Auvil
In Defense Of Birthright Citizenship, Shannon Auvil
DePaul Journal for Social Justice
No abstract provided.
2017 Letter To Campus On Immigration, Academic Affairs
2017 Letter To Campus On Immigration, Academic Affairs
University Updates & Communications from the University President
No abstract provided.
Rwu First Amendment Blog: Jared A. Goldstein's Blog: Trump's Order Violates Bedrock Principles Of Roger Williams And Ri 01-30-2017, Jared A. Goldstein
Rwu First Amendment Blog: Jared A. Goldstein's Blog: Trump's Order Violates Bedrock Principles Of Roger Williams And Ri 01-30-2017, Jared A. Goldstein
Law School Blogs
No abstract provided.
Newsroom: Order Violates Roger Williams' Principles 01-30-2017, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Newsroom: Order Violates Roger Williams' Principles 01-30-2017, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
No abstract provided.
The Perils And Possibilities Of Refugee Federalism, Burch Elias
The Perils And Possibilities Of Refugee Federalism, Burch Elias
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.