By: Louis Gallegos The right to seek asylum is a fundamental human right. However, it has been severely restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic through the United States government’s use of Title 42. Title 42 is a somewhat obscure provision that grants the government the authority to “prohibit … the introduction of persons” into the United … Continue reading COVID-19 Safety as a Smokescreen for Cruel Immigration Policies
United States v. Carrillo-Lopez and the constitutionality of §1326 of the INA
By: Freeman Halle It is a criminal offense under 8 U.S.C §1326 for “removed aliens” - foreign nationals who have previously been denied admission, excluded, or removed – to reenter the United States, with limited exceptions.[1] Violations are punishable by fines, imprisonment up to two years, or both.[2] For those who were removed on account … Continue reading United States v. Carrillo-Lopez and the constitutionality of §1326 of the INA
Merits, not Marriage: The Long(er) Path of Employment-Based Immigration
By: Olivia Li “I’ve been lawfully in America since 2008. I’ve attended high school, college [and] law school here. I’ve passed [and] been admitted to the bar. I’m a public defender defending people’s constitutional rights. I still have no path to citizenship except marriage…And I had to move MOUNTAINS to get a work visa. Legal … Continue reading Merits, not Marriage: The Long(er) Path of Employment-Based Immigration
Migrant Protection Protocols Only Protect a Broken System
By: Yanneli Llamas Still reeling from the aftershocks of the Trump administration’s implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), those seeking asylum are met with yet another barrier in the wake of MPP’s reimplementation. MPP has not stemmed the flow of migration, but only places individuals fleeing danger in a position of greater vulnerability. Background … Continue reading Migrant Protection Protocols Only Protect a Broken System
Beware the Bonbon Eating Immigrants
By Timothy R. Koch In 2002, by a five-to-four decision, the Supreme Court ruled that an undocumented worker, Jose Castro—illegally laid off from his minimum-wage job making polyvinylchloride pellets because he participated in an unsuccessful unionization campaign—was not protected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc., v. NLRB, 535 U.S. 137 … Continue reading Beware the Bonbon Eating Immigrants
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