Averi Aya-ay, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has previously stated that the Remain in Mexico (RMX) program has “unjustifiable human costs” and “inherent problems…that no amount of resources can sufficiently fix.”[1] Since President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025, […]
Daily Archives: March 14, 2025
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Meredith Mast, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction From facility maintenance to natural disaster relief, prison labor is deeply embedded in various sectors of the American economy.[1] Prison programs are frequently marketed as opportunities for post-release preparedness and rehabilitation.[2] However, the inherently punitive nature of prison […]
Olivia Martini, Associate Member, Immigration & Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction When a man raped his girlfriend’s thirteen-year-old daughter, the girl was faced with two choices to receive an abortion: she could either tell her mother or get a court order.[1] Being only thirteen, the girl felt that she […]
Will Gronefeld, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction In 2023, sixty-four United Nations (U.N.) member states considered it a crime to be a member of the LGBTQI+ community.[1] Since 1951, international law has protected the rights of individuals within persecuted social groups to seek refuge.[2] The […]
Molly Baker, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction Between March 2017 and the end of 2019, U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) officials forcibly separated an estimated 4,656 immigrant children from their parents along the U.S.-Mexico border.[1] These forcible family separations were the result of a policy that […]