Asylum and Its Discontents in the United States
A recent report by Physicians for Human Rights (“PHR”) articulates the difficult dilemma faced by physicians who serve detained immigrants. Such physicians have a “dual loyalty” problem: Health professionals working in detention facilities run directly under DHS oversight, report to the federal agency charged with managing health care for detainees, the ICE Health Service Corps (HSC). … Read more
Sometimes it seems that the purpose of the ICE Detention and Removal Office is to make life so miserable that people would rather return to a country where they fear persecution than remain any longer in the United States. At least that is what the DRO has been doing to one of my clients. Here’s the … Read more
In November 2010, the United States will undergo its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with the United Nations Human Right Council. This human rights mechanism, established in 2006, periodically reviews all member states regarding their compliance with their human rights obligations and commitments. The UPR offers an opportunity to pressure the U.S. government to comply … Read more
According to a column in the Minnesota Daily, the number of asylum seekers who are detained by the U.S. government has increased dramatically in the last 10 years. I have some questions about the statistics cited in the article, which states: Ten years ago, the number of detained asylum seekers in the United States was … Read more
From the Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center: Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center and 30 other national and international immigrant and human rights organizations, think tanks, and academics have petitioned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue regulations allowing the release of detained asylum seekers who pose no danger to … Read more