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Human Dignity Has No Borders: Respecting The Rights Of "People On The Move" And The Rights And Religious Freedom Of Those Who Aid Them, Christine Venter Jan 2021

Human Dignity Has No Borders: Respecting The Rights Of "People On The Move" And The Rights And Religious Freedom Of Those Who Aid Them, Christine Venter

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This Article argues that states must desist from and be held accountable for the ongoing practices of denying refugees due process and denying humanitarian groups the rights to freely associate and freely exercise their religion in assisting refugees.


Withholding Protection, Lindsay M. Harris Jan 2019

Withholding Protection, Lindsay M. Harris

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In June 2018, President Trump wrote a pair of tweets en route to his golf course, calling for “no Judges or Court Cases” at our border and swift deportation of immigrants, essentially without due process. While immigrant advocates were quick to explain the myriad constitutional problems with this proposal, elements of Trump’s dream are already a reality. This Article reveals how a single Customs and Border Protection officer can short-circuit the checks and balances prescribed by U.S. and international law to protect refugees from being returned to harm, and cast a long shadow over a future, meritorious asylum claim. In …


The Legal Status Of The Refugee In The United States, Tang Thi Thanh Trai Le Jan 1994

The Legal Status Of The Refugee In The United States, Tang Thi Thanh Trai Le

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The Cold War era brought a shift in United States refugee policy from an emphasis on domestic policy to an emphasis on foreign policy. This meant that a large number of refugees could gain entry to the United States, but only if the refugees came from countries of foreign policy concern to the United States. The end of the Cold War and domestic economic stagnation have returned domestic and nationalistic factors to the forefront in the refugee debate. The case law and proposed legislation indicate that the United States may become less of a haven for refugees than before. Still, …


The Vietnamese Refugee And U.S. Law, Tang Thi Thanh Trai Le, Michael J. Esser Jan 1981

The Vietnamese Refugee And U.S. Law, Tang Thi Thanh Trai Le, Michael J. Esser

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Vietnamese refugees face a series of hurdles in entering the United States. Questions of fear of persecution, time of persecution and illegal departure face the refugees generally. Those leaving Vietnam for economic reasons and those displaced within Vietnam face additional difficulties. However, careful application of United States immigration law should accommodate the Vietnamese refugees as well as the policies behind the laws.