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The Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act And Criminalized Immigrant Survivors, Assia Serrano, Nathan Yaffe

City University of New York Law Review

This piece explores how New York’s Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (“DVSJA”), a law meant to grant freedom to criminalized survivors, plays out in practice for criminalized immigrant survivors. New York enacted the DVSJA to address the unjust, but common, harsh punishment of survivors for conduct that an abuser compels, coerces, or otherwise causes. When the court grants a survivor DVSJA relief, the material benefit is shortening that survivor’s sentence of incarceration.

However, for criminalized immigrant survivors, the DVSJA’s promise of freedom may amount to little more than a mirage because DVSJA relief does not expunge, vacate, or alter underlying …

Protecting The Rights Of Daca Recipients As Persons Residing Under Color Of Law In New York, Janet M. Calvo

City University of New York Law Review

While the future immigration status of those who enrolled in DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is uncertain, they should remain eligible for both professional licensing and Medicaid in New York as they continue to be PRUCOL, permanently residing under color of law, whether or not DACA is ultimately rescinded. Almost 800,000 non-citizens who came to the United States as children have been afforded DACA. As of 2017, there were over 40,000 approved DACA recipients (DACAs) in New York. The USCIS reported that as of September 4, 2017 there were 32,900 active DACAs in New York. A future immigration status …

The #Buffalo25 And The New Era Of Immigration Enforcement, Nicole Hallett

City University of New York Law Review

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Structural Due Process In Immigration Detention, Anthony R. Enriquez

City University of New York Law Review

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Jailing The Immigrant Poor: Hernandez V. Sessions, Michael K.T. Tan, Michael Kaufman

City University of New York Law Review

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Vanishing Protection: Access To Asylum At The Border, B. Shaw Drake, Elizabeth Gibson

City University of New York Law Review

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Daca And Ny Bar Eligibility, Janet M. Calvo, Shirley Lung, Alizabeth Newman

City University of New York Law Review

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U.S. V. Windsor's Impact On Immigration Law, Janet M. Calvo

City University of New York Law Review

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Challenging The Practice Of Solitary Confinement In Immigration Detention In Georgia And Beyond, Azadeh Shahshahani, Ayah Natasha El-Sergany

City University of New York Law Review

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The Continued Marginalization Of People Living With Hiv/Aids In U.S. Immigration Law, Cristina Velez

City University of New York Law Review

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The Chinese Dilemma: Practical Solutions To Irresponsible Immigration Reform And The Ensuing Circuit Court Traffic Jam, Zachary Slapsys

City University of New York Law Review

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