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, […]
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 […]
Jasmyn Hardin, Associate Member, Immigration & Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction Sex is a broad spectrum despite often being presented as a binary choice of male or female.[1] Approximately two percent of people worldwide and one in every 100 Americans have intersex traits.[2] People who are intersex have “reproductive […]
Carrington Calder, Associate Member, Immigration & Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction Hong Kong has operated under the “one country, two systems” policy since 1997, which guarantees greater freedoms and human rights for Hong Kong than those in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).[1] At the core of these freedoms […]
Katerina Fernandez, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction In recent years, the intersection of immigration enforcement and digital surveillance has raised critical legal and ethical questions.[1] U.S. government agencies’ use of commercial spyware, particularly in immigration contexts, has drawn national and international scrutiny for its potential […]
Carrington Calder, Associate Member, Immigration and Human Rights Law Review I. Introduction In 1948, the United Nations (U.N.) set forth the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to establish a standard of human rights that would not be limited by a country’s borders.[1] Although this declaration is not binding, it […]
Nicholas Hove, Associate Member, Immigration & Human Rights Law Review Content advisory: Discusses topics of sexual violence. I. Introduction The Biden administration has reshaped the United States asylum system with policies that introduce substantial restrictions on asylum seekers.[1] Beginning with the May 2023 “asylum ban,” President Biden’s policies have […]