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Practitioner's Toolkit On Cancellation Of Removal For Lawful Permanent Residents, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center
Practitioner's Toolkit On Cancellation Of Removal For Lawful Permanent Residents, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center
Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic Publications
Created on behalf of the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC), the toolkit is a resource for immigration attorneys representing lawful permanent residents who are facing removal from the United States.
To File Or Not To File A Notice To Appear: Improving The Government's Use Of Prosecutorial Discretion, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic
To File Or Not To File A Notice To Appear: Improving The Government's Use Of Prosecutorial Discretion, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic
Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic Publications
A report by the Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic that highlights the rate and circumstances surrounding Notice to Appear (NTA) filings at the immigration court.
Immigration Relief For Victims Of Abuse And Domestic Violence, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, Centre County Women's Resource Center
Immigration Relief For Victims Of Abuse And Domestic Violence, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, Centre County Women's Resource Center
Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic Publications
Advocates and attorneys who work with victims of domestic violence need to understand the dynamics of power and control and how they affect the safety of their clients. This understanding is especially important in working with non-citizen victims who often face additional hurdles compared to American citizens. The Center for Immigrants' Rights has published "Immigration Relief for Victims of Abuse and Domestic Violence," a toolkit to help practitioners in representing immigrant victims of domestic abuse.
Leveling The Playing Field: Reforming The H-2b Program To Protect Guestworkers And U.S. Workers, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, National Guestworker Alliance
Leveling The Playing Field: Reforming The H-2b Program To Protect Guestworkers And U.S. Workers, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, National Guestworker Alliance
Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic Publications
This report highlights cases of exploitation from Texas to Tennessee, and calls for four indispensible reforms that would end employer abuse and protect both guest workers and U.S. workers: (1) Guaranteeing guest workers the right to organize without fear of retaliation; (2) Prohibiting employers from using guest workers as cheap, exploitable alternatives to U.S. workers; (3) Eliminating debt servitude and other elements of human trafficking in the program; and (4) Subjecting employers to meaningful government enforcement and community oversight.
The Nseers Effect: A Decade Of Racial Profiling, Fear, And Secrecy, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, Rights Working Group
The Nseers Effect: A Decade Of Racial Profiling, Fear, And Secrecy, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, Rights Working Group
Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic Publications
n the wake of the tragic attacks of September 11, 2011, the landscape of immigration law and policy in the United States changed dramatically as the government scrambled to create counterterrorism programs to respond to potential national security threats. One program is the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) or "special registration" that was initiated by the Department of Justice in 2002 and inherited by the Department of Homeland Security in 2003. NSEERS served as a tool that allowed the government to systematically target Arabs, Middle Easterners, Muslims, and South Asians from designated countries for advanced scrutiny. ...The purpose of …
Behind Closed Doors: An Overview Of Dhs Restrictions On Access To Counsel, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, American Immigration Council
Behind Closed Doors: An Overview Of Dhs Restrictions On Access To Counsel, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, American Immigration Council
Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic Publications
The Center collaborated with LAC to produce a white paper addressing the law, policy and practice surrounding right to counsel in non-removal contexts before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). To reach this end, students at the Center reviewed an internal legal memorandum prepared by the American Immigration Lawyers Association and LAC; a detailed memo prepared by the Center analyzing individual attorney experiences with restrictions on access before DHS; and conduct additional research pertaining to access to counsel. The white paper articulates the legal and policy standards governing an individual’s right to counsel in various non-removal settings in order to …
The 9/11 Effect And Its Legacy On U.S. Immigration Laws: Essays, Remarks, And Photographs, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, Penn State School Of International Affairs
The 9/11 Effect And Its Legacy On U.S. Immigration Laws: Essays, Remarks, And Photographs, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, Penn State School Of International Affairs
Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic Publications
An anthology of 9/11 reflections released today by the Penn State Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights and the Penn State School of International Affairs concentrates on the impact of the attacks on the lives of immigrants and immigration policy, providing both a report card and ideas for the future.
The One-Year Asylum Deadline And The Bia: No Protection, No Process, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Cliinic, Human Rights First, National Immigrant Justice Center
The One-Year Asylum Deadline And The Bia: No Protection, No Process, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Cliinic, Human Rights First, National Immigrant Justice Center
Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic Publications
The right to seek asylum from persecution is a fundamental and long-recognized human right. The United States committed to protecting refugees in 1967 when it signed the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees and later enacted legislation to incorporate the Protocol’s key provisions into domestic law. Despite these commitments, in 1996 Congress enacted a filing deadline for asylum applications which has resulted in potentially denying protections to thousands of legitimate refugees.
Playing Politics At The Bench: A White Paper On The Justice Department's Investigation Into The Hiring Practices Of Immigration Judges, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, National Immigration Project Of The National Lawyers Guild
Playing Politics At The Bench: A White Paper On The Justice Department's Investigation Into The Hiring Practices Of Immigration Judges, Penn State Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic, National Immigration Project Of The National Lawyers Guild
Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic Publications
On behalf of the National Lawyers Guild National Immigration Project (NLGNIP), the Center for Immigrants' Rights (Center) at the Pennsylvania State University's Dickinson School of Law prepared a white paper facilitated by a government report on the politicized hiring of immigration judges. This white paper is based findings by the Department of Justice‘s Office of Professional Responsibility and Office of the Inspector General in their investigation of the illegal hiring of immigration judges during a period in the George W. Bush Administration. The recommendations presented here are a product of this analysis and extensive research on data produced by individuals …