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Asylum Rights And Wrongs: What The Proposed Refugee Protection Act Will Do And What More Will Need To Be Done, Michele R. Pistone Feb 2011

Asylum Rights And Wrongs: What The Proposed Refugee Protection Act Will Do And What More Will Need To Be Done, Michele R. Pistone

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The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) added major new restrictions to U.S. asylum law. Several other laws passed in the wake of 9/11 produced additional restrictions. Various proposals to modify or even eliminate the changes made by IIRI¬RA and the post-9/11 laws have been introduced over the years; the Refu¬gee Protection Act of 2010 (RPA) is the most prominent recent example of these efforts. As this Article details, the RPA has much to commend within it, especially its proposed elimination of the one year deadline for asylum applications that was originally imposed by IIRIRA.


Terrorism And Asylum Seekers: Why The Real Id Act Is A False Promise, Marisa S. Cianciarulo Apr 2006

Terrorism And Asylum Seekers: Why The Real Id Act Is A False Promise, Marisa S. Cianciarulo

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The Real ID Act, passed on May 11, 2005, is the first post-September 11 antiterrorism legislation specifically to target a group of vulnerable individuals to whom the United States has historically granted protection: asylum seekers. The passage of the Real ID Act led asylum advocates to wring their hands in despair and immigration restrictionists to clap their hands in glee. This Article argues that both sides of the debate may have been justified in their reactions, but not because of the immediate chilling impact on asylum that they seem to expect. With regard to requirements for establishing asylum eligibility, the …


Adminsitrative Law - Does An Alien's State Narcotics Conviction Subject Him To Mandatory Deportation Under Section 241(A)(11) Of The Immigration And Nationality Act If His Conviction Has Been Set Aside Pursuant To A State Procedure, Robert E. Greshes Jan 1977

Adminsitrative Law - Does An Alien's State Narcotics Conviction Subject Him To Mandatory Deportation Under Section 241(A)(11) Of The Immigration And Nationality Act If His Conviction Has Been Set Aside Pursuant To A State Procedure, Robert E. Greshes

Villanova Law Review

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The Corporate Patent - Reform Or Retrogression, Mary Helen Sears Jan 1976

The Corporate Patent - Reform Or Retrogression, Mary Helen Sears

Villanova Law Review

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Federal Jurisdiction And Procedure, Various Editors Jan 1976

Federal Jurisdiction And Procedure, Various Editors

Villanova Law Review

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Federal Power To Regulate Immigration And Judicial Review Of Administrative Orders, Filindo B. Masino Jan 1958

Federal Power To Regulate Immigration And Judicial Review Of Administrative Orders, Filindo B. Masino

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.