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Fugitive Slaves And Undocumented Immigrants: Testing The Boundaries Of Our Federalism, Sandra L. Rierson Apr 2020

Fugitive Slaves And Undocumented Immigrants: Testing The Boundaries Of Our Federalism, Sandra L. Rierson

University of Miami Law Review

Federalism—the dual system of sovereignty that invests both the nation as a whole and each individual state with the authority to govern the people of the United States of America—is a foundational pillar of American democracy. Throughout the nation’s history, political crises have tested the resilience of this dual system of government established by the United States Constitution. The fundamental contradiction of slavery in a nation founded on the principle that “all men are created equal” triggered the nation’s most prominent existential crisis, resulting in the Civil War. In the years leading up to that war, the federal government’s protection …


Cowboys And Indians: Settler Colonialism And The Dog Whistle In U.S. Immigration Policy, Hannah Gordon Feb 2020

Cowboys And Indians: Settler Colonialism And The Dog Whistle In U.S. Immigration Policy, Hannah Gordon

University of Miami Law Review

The nineteenth-century Indian problem has become the twenty-first century border crisis. While the United States fancies itself a nation of immigrants, this rhetoric is impossible to square with the reality of the systematic exclusion of migrants of color. In particular, the Trump administration has taken the exclusion of migrants descended from the Indigenous inhabitants of Mexico and Central America to a reductio ad absurdum. This Note joins a body of scholarship that centers the history of genocide in the United States to examine what our settler colonial history means for today’s immigration law and policy. It concludes that the contemporary …


Is The United States Safely Repatriating Unaccompanied Children? Law, Policy, And Return To Guatemala, Karen S. Baker May 2019

Is The United States Safely Repatriating Unaccompanied Children? Law, Policy, And Return To Guatemala, Karen S. Baker

University of Miami Law Review

The United States regularly removes unaccompanied immigrant children and returns them to their countries of origin, with numbers rising rapidly in recent years. The United States has moral and legal obligations to this group of children. Rooted in deep moral underpinnings, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 requires the government to establish policies and procedures to effectuate the safe repatriation of unaccompanied children. However, now more than a decade later, the U.S. government has failed to delineate its practices promoting safe return and, in addition to a general lack of transparency, the scant information available suggests …


Matter Of A-R-C-G- And Domestic Violence Asylum: A Glimmer Of Hope Amidst A Continuing Need For Reform, Caroline Mcgee May 2016

Matter Of A-R-C-G- And Domestic Violence Asylum: A Glimmer Of Hope Amidst A Continuing Need For Reform, Caroline Mcgee

University of Miami Law Review

In August 2014, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) issued its first published decision recognizing domestic violence as a basis for asylum. In Matter of A-R-C-G-, the BIA held that a woman who had suffered horrific abuse at the hands of her husband in her native Guatemala qualified for asylum as a member of a particular social group. The landmark decision came after years of uncertainty regarding the viability of domestic violence asylum claims and fourteen years after the BIA had rejected domestic violence as a basis for asylum in Matter of R-A-. Parts I and II of this Comment …


Immigration Enforcement And State Post-Conviction Adjudications: Towards Nuanced Preemption And True Dialogical Federalism, Daniel Kanstroom Feb 2016

Immigration Enforcement And State Post-Conviction Adjudications: Towards Nuanced Preemption And True Dialogical Federalism, Daniel Kanstroom

University of Miami Law Review

The relationship between federal immigration enforcement and state criminal, post-conviction law exemplifies certain inevitable complexities of preemption and federalism. Because neither perfect uniformity nor complete preemption is possible, we must consider two questions: First, whether (and, if so, how) state courts adjudicating rights should account for legitimate federal immigration law goals, such as uniformity and finality? Second, how should federal courts deploy preemption and federalism principles when faced with challenges by federal authorities to such state court actions? This article offers a framework of “dialogical federalism,” seeking to normalize certain tensions under a rubric of dialogue, rather than formal hierarchy …


Immigration, Criminalization, And Disobedience, Allegra M. Mcleod Feb 2016

Immigration, Criminalization, And Disobedience, Allegra M. Mcleod

University of Miami Law Review

This Article explores two contending visions of immigration justice: one focused on expanding procedural rights for immigrants, and a second associated with a movement of immigrant youth who have come out as “undocumented and unafraid,” issuing a fundamental challenge to immigration restrictionism. As immigration enforcement in the United States increasingly relies on criminal prosecution and detention, advocates for reform have increasingly turned to constitutional criminal procedure, seeking greater procedural protections for immigrants. But this Article argues that this focus on enhanced procedural protections is woefully incomplete as a vision of immigration justice. Although a right to counsel, for example, may …


Teague New Rules Must Apply In Initial-Review Collateral Proceedings: The Teachings Of Padilla, Chaidez, And Martinez, Rebecca Sharpless, Andrew Stanton Jul 2013

Teague New Rules Must Apply In Initial-Review Collateral Proceedings: The Teachings Of Padilla, Chaidez, And Martinez, Rebecca Sharpless, Andrew Stanton

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Right U.S. Immigration Enforcement Solution: "Make Haste Slowly", Michael J. Larson Apr 2012

The Right U.S. Immigration Enforcement Solution: "Make Haste Slowly", Michael J. Larson

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Removal Of Central American Gang Members: How Immigration Laws Fail To Reflect Global Reality, Freddy Funes Oct 2008

Removal Of Central American Gang Members: How Immigration Laws Fail To Reflect Global Reality, Freddy Funes

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Flawed System Exposed: The Immigration Adjudicatory System And Asylum For Sexual Minorities, Robert C. Leitner Jan 2004

A Flawed System Exposed: The Immigration Adjudicatory System And Asylum For Sexual Minorities, Robert C. Leitner

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Preserving The Essence Of Zadvydas V. Davis In The Midst Af A National Tragedy, N. Alejandra Arroyave Oct 2002

Preserving The Essence Of Zadvydas V. Davis In The Midst Af A National Tragedy, N. Alejandra Arroyave

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Criminal Aliens Facing Indefinite Detention Under Ins: An Analysis Of The Review Process, Lourdes M. Guiribitey Jan 2001

Criminal Aliens Facing Indefinite Detention Under Ins: An Analysis Of The Review Process, Lourdes M. Guiribitey

University of Miami Law Review

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Immigration, The Servant Problem, And The Legacy Of The Domestic Labor Debate: "Where Can You Find Good Help These Days!", Mary Romero Jul 1999

Immigration, The Servant Problem, And The Legacy Of The Domestic Labor Debate: "Where Can You Find Good Help These Days!", Mary Romero

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Introduction: The Value Of Our Work, Professor Elvia R. Arriola Jul 1999

Introduction: The Value Of Our Work, Professor Elvia R. Arriola

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Legality Of Denying State Foster Care To Illegal Alien Children: Are Abused And Abandoned Children The First Casualties In America's War On Immigration, Carolyn S, Salisbury Apr 1996

The Legality Of Denying State Foster Care To Illegal Alien Children: Are Abused And Abandoned Children The First Casualties In America's War On Immigration, Carolyn S, Salisbury

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Mccarran-Walter Act And Ideological Exclusion: A Call For Reform, Alison E. Clasby May 1989

The Mccarran-Walter Act And Ideological Exclusion: A Call For Reform, Alison E. Clasby

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


State And Local Enforcement Of The Criminal Immigration Statutes And The Preemption Doctrine, Cecilia Renn May 1987

State And Local Enforcement Of The Criminal Immigration Statutes And The Preemption Doctrine, Cecilia Renn

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Judicial Deference To The Chief Executive's Interpretation Of The Immigration Reform And Control Act Of 1986 Antidiscrimination Provision: A Circumvention Of Constitutionally Prescribed Legislative Procedure, Mark Johnson Boulris May 1987

Judicial Deference To The Chief Executive's Interpretation Of The Immigration Reform And Control Act Of 1986 Antidiscrimination Provision: A Circumvention Of Constitutionally Prescribed Legislative Procedure, Mark Johnson Boulris

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Of 1986: Till Congress Do Us Part, Eileen P. Lynskey May 1987

Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Of 1986: Till Congress Do Us Part, Eileen P. Lynskey

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Legalization Under The Immigration Reform And Control Act Of 1986: Scope Of Confidentiality Provisions And Problems In Proving Residence, James Marx May 1987

Legalization Under The Immigration Reform And Control Act Of 1986: Scope Of Confidentiality Provisions And Problems In Proving Residence, James Marx

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices Provision: A Modicum Of Protection Against National Origin And Citizenship Status Discrimination, Fedric J. Bendremer, Lisa A. Heiden May 1987

The Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices Provision: A Modicum Of Protection Against National Origin And Citizenship Status Discrimination, Fedric J. Bendremer, Lisa A. Heiden

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Comments And Recommendations On Proposed Reforms To United States Immigration Policy, Michael H. Posner Sep 1982

Comments And Recommendations On Proposed Reforms To United States Immigration Policy, Michael H. Posner

University of Miami Law Review

The author discusses the legal status of the "refugee" under two decades of American and international law. After reviewing the implications of the United States accession to the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, the Refugee Act of 1980, and current proposals for reform in the refugee/asylum area, he concludes that the Simpson-Mazzoli bill, with several major modifications, would be the most equitable approach to dealing with the present refugee and asylum problems.


America's Incoherent Immigration Policy: Some Problems And Solutions, James J. Orlow Sep 1982

America's Incoherent Immigration Policy: Some Problems And Solutions, James J. Orlow

University of Miami Law Review

The author identifies some basic problems with America's immigration policy. Initially he observes that a fair and reasonable policy can only be made at the risk of inflaming local prejudices. Furthermore, the policy is inherently political and inconsistently applied. Finally, the enforcement of immigration law is not effective because the Immigration and Naturalization Service is understaffed and overworked. To remedy these problems, the author suggests that Congress enact legislation that is practical and internally consistent. He also proposes the formation of a review agency that will impartially analyze and recommend immigration policy.


A Critical Analysis Of Refugee Law, Ira J. Kurzban Sep 1982

A Critical Analysis Of Refugee Law, Ira J. Kurzban

University of Miami Law Review

A review of immigration law and history reveals that the United States admits large numbers of refugees from communist countries, but grants entrance to a disproportionate few from noncommunist states. The author interprets these figures to mean that the government uses the refugee admissions process as a ploy to accomplish political objectives. This article exposes the inequity in the admissions process by examining the legislative and executive responses to the refugee problem. Although many had hoped that the Refugee Act of 1980 would eliminate the political bias in refugee policy, the author suggests that the Act, in fact, institutionalizes preexisting …


Immigration Law And The Illusion Of Numerical Control, John A. Scanlan Sep 1982

Immigration Law And The Illusion Of Numerical Control, John A. Scanlan

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Guidelines For The Reform Of Immigration Policy, Barry R. Chiswick Sep 1982

Guidelines For The Reform Of Immigration Policy, Barry R. Chiswick

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Immigration Program Of The Reagan Administration, Rudolph W. Giuliani Sep 1982

The Immigration Program Of The Reagan Administration, Rudolph W. Giuliani

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Panel Discussion Sep 1982

Panel Discussion

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.