Asylum and Its Discontents in the United States
The New York Times reports a major bust involving lawyers, paralegals, and even a church official who were allegedly helping Chinese nationals file fraudulent asylum cases. The Times reports that 26 people, including six attorneys, were arrested in Chinatown and Flushing, Queens. They are accused of an elaborate scheme to help Chinese immigrants invent stories … Read more
When Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng escaped house arrest and fled to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on April 22, it touched off an international crisis. A high-level visit to China by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was upstaged by the incident, which remains unresolved. In some ways, when a prominent political … Read more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently issued a summary order denying petitions for review in 24 separate cases involving Chinese asylum seekers. The Court held: Each of these petitioners, all Chinese citizens, challenges a decision of the BIA denying their applications for relief based on the birth of one or more … Read more