Meredith Mast, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction Following weeks of speculation and reporting on interagency negotiations, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has entered into an unprecedented information-sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.[1] The agreement stems from […]
Olivia Martini, Associate Member, Immigration & Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction The United States is the only United Nations member state that has not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a landmark treaty designed to protect the civil, political, economic, and social rights of children.[1] […]
Will Gronefeld, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction Education is an essential human right recognized throughout the world.[1] Not only is education a cornerstone for the personal development of students to become competent and responsible individuals, but it also serves greater societal aims of individual countries.[2] […]
Molly Baker, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review Introduction A staggering sixty-five percent of women in Ghana report that they have been victims of obstetric violence.[1] Obstetric violence is characterized as abusive medical treatment toward people at any stage of pregnancy or those seeking sexual and reproductive health […]
Averi Aya-ay, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction On May 14, 2024, President Donald Trump stated at a private campaign event that if any international or non-citizen student participated in protests, the government would “throw them out of the country.”[1] President Trump asserted that the threat […]
Will Gronefeld, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction Cervical cancer is the fourth most-common cancer among women worldwide.[1] Uganda has the seventh highest incidence rate of cervical cancer globally, with around 7,000 new cases each year.[2] Eighty percent of these cases are diagnosed at an advanced […]
Averi Aya-ay, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction The “human right to water,” which ensures access to “clean and affordable water,” has gained acceptance within the international community.[1] The United States has yet to federally recognize this right.[2] Federally recognized fundamental human right to clean and […]
Molly Baker, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction About half of the 246,000 refugee children in Egypt are not receiving an education.[1] This blog discusses how Egypt’s failure to provide adequate education to refugee children violates the human right to a free and compulsory primary education […]
Meredith Mast, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction Rachel Barkman’s son was only two years old when he began correctly identifying different types of mushrooms.[1] As Rachel and her son took foraging walks through the nearby Vancouver woods, Rachel would occasionally record and upload videos to […]
Olivia Martini, Associate Member, Immigration & Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction The sun rises over the desert of Northern Nevada, casting long shadows over the hills of Thacker Pass. For the Paiute and Shoshone peoples, this land is sacred ground, a site of commemoration and mourning.[1] In 1865, Nevadan […]