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Singled Out: A Proposal To Extend Asylum To The Unmarried Partners Of Chinese Nationals Fleeing The One-Child Policy, Raina Nortick
Singled Out: A Proposal To Extend Asylum To The Unmarried Partners Of Chinese Nationals Fleeing The One-Child Policy, Raina Nortick
Fordham Law Review
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Uncharted Territory: Choosing An Effective Approach In Transgender-Based Asylum Claims, Victoria Neilson
Uncharted Territory: Choosing An Effective Approach In Transgender-Based Asylum Claims, Victoria Neilson
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Article focuses on individuals who believe that they are born with the wrong anatomical sex and who suffer persecution as a result of their transgender identity. The Article discusses existing precedent in the context of transgender asylum seekers and suggests possible theories for framing successful transgender asylum claims.
Issues In Representing Immigrant Victims
Issues In Representing Immigrant Victims
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Panelist Emira-Habiby Browne, executive director of the Arab American Family Support Center discussed the misunderstood community of Arab women adn the cultural barriers they experience when they come to America and particularly when they become victims of domestic violence. Panelist Margaret Retter, Executive Director of Din Legal Center Inc., discussed the cultural obstacles that stand in the way of Jewish women who are being abused and the obstacles they face in getting out of that situation. Panelist Julie Dinnerstein, staff Immigration Attorney at the Sanctuary for Families, gave a nuts-and-bolts discussion on remedies available to immigrant battered women. She discussed …