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Keynote Address, Aftermath: Deportation And Human Rights, Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

A keynote lecture about how deportation has worked and how deportees are scattered around the world.

The Forgotten Deportees, Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

Deportees have basic rights, especially pursuant to European Human Rights Law. We need a better global framework such as a Declaration on the Rights of the Deported, drafted by myself and others.

The (D)Evolution Of Deportation: 1798-2014, Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

An overview of where deportation is, where it has come from, and where it is going.

Panelist, Federal Interior Enforcement, With And Without Legalization, Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

Discussion about priorities for future enforcement that balance efficiency and basic rights.

Presenter - Domestic Migration And State-Created Immigration Climate In The United States, Huyen Pham

Huyen T. Pham

No abstract provided.

Conference On Draft Convention On Rights Of Forcibly Expelled Persons, Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

On May 1-3, Center Interim Director, and Post-Deportation Human Rights Project Director, Dan Kanstroom convened a group of scholars and activists at Boston College’s Connors Center in Dover, MA, for a major conference to discuss the newly created Draft Convention on Rights of Forcibly Expelled Persons.

Refuge From Climate Change-Related Harm: Evaluating The Scope Of International Protection Following New Zealand’S Teitiota Judgment, Matthew Scott

Matthew Scott

Extreme weather events have the potential to cause serious harm and can contribute to displacement. Such events are expected to increase in frequency and/or intensity as a consequence of climate change. It is therefore of concern that there is widely considered to be a protection gap when affected individuals cross an international border. However, apart from a handful of cases in Australia and New Zealand, the contours of this perceived gap have seldom been tested in practice. Most recently, the High Court of New Zealand in Teitiota v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment described a …

Solidarity And Meaningful Membership In Diverse Communities, Vincent Rougeau

Vincent D. Rougeau

No abstract provided.

Cle - Post-Deportation: Immigrant And Nonimmigrant Visas, Motions To Reopen, And Returning Your Client To The U.S., Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

No abstract provided.

What Every Lawyer Needs To Know About Immigration Law, Anna Shavers, Jennifer Hermansky, Jill Family, Lillian Kalmykov, William Jordan

Jill E. Family

Access To Protection: Negotiating Rights And Diplomatic Assurances Under Memoranda Of Understanding, Mariagiulia Giuffré

Mariagiulia Giuffré

With the pretext of the global ‘war on terror’, States have repatriated a notable number of individuals who are considered threats to the public safety of the host country. Expulsion orders have often been issued on the basis of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)—written accords that enumerate a long list of undertakings dictating guarantees for the fair and human treatment of returnees. This paper aims to investigate whether the implementation of diplomatic assurances, whether formalized or not within MoUs, can undermine core refugee rights. Through a detailed review of international human rights case law, it observes that the text of MoUs …

Forced Migration(S): Critical Perspectives On Refugee Law, Mariagiulia Giuffré

Mariagiulia Giuffré

No abstract provided.

Hidden Lives And Human Rights In The United States: Understanding The Controversies And Tragedies Of Undocumented Immigration, Lois Lorentzen, Victor Romero

Victor C. Romero

Victor Romero is a contributing author: "The Criminalization of Undocumented Migrants," vol. 2, pp. 1-39.

In the United States, the crisis of undocumented immigrants draws strong opinions from both sides of the debate. For those who immigrate, concerns over safety, incorporation, and fair treatment arise upon arrival. For others, the perceived economic, political, and cultural impact of newcomers can feel threatening. In this informative three-volume set, top immigration scholars explain perspectives from every angle, examining facts and seeking solutions to counter the controversies often brought on by the current state of undocumented immigrant affairs.

Immigration expert and set editor Lois …