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 […]
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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 […]
Reproductive violence has “traditionally been ignored” by the international community at large when discussing one’s rights to bodily autonomy.[1] While movements against sexual violence have become more common in recent years, reproductive violence has not gotten the same attention.[2] Reproductive violence can occur as “forced contraception, sterilization and forced abortions” […]
Introduction Immigration was a major focus for the Trump Administration. Through extreme rhetoric and legal action, the Trump administration revived a longstanding dispute: birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship is a legal doctrine revolving around the granting of automatic citizenship.[1] Trump’s goal was to end the principle of birthright citizenship and impose […]
Renowned civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson has dedicated his career to eliminating injustice in the United States by addressing poverty and demanding racial reconciliation for our country’s oppressive history towards people of color.[1] One of the principal tenets of Stevenson’s work is the importance of “getting proximate to the problem.”[2] […]
In most, if not all, countries around the world, applicants applying for residency, citizenship, and visas are required to pay a fee.[1] There is nothing new or novel about governments charging fees to cover the administrative and processing costs associated with individuals changing lawful status. However, under the current administration […]