SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that some asylum-seekers who fear waiting in Mexico for U.S. immigration court hearings must have access to attorneys before and during a key interview to determine if they can stay in ...

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday ordered the U.S. government to immediately release or grant hearings to more than 1,000 asylum seekers who have been jailed for months or years without individualized case reviews, dealing a blow to ...

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Stephen Paskey, a researcher and lecturer at the University at Buffalo School of Law has been recognized for his scholarly article on what he considers flaws in the procedure for determining whether to grant asylum requests to refugees. Paskey has ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Asylum – Aggravated Felony Flores v. Holder 12-2406 Judges Sack, Lynch and Chin   Background: The petitioner sought review of an order affirming an Immigration judge’s denial of the petitioner’s motion ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Asylum – Torture – Hate Crime   Pan v. Holder 13-203-ag Judges Walker, Wesley and Livingston   Background: The petitioner appealed from an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals that ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Asylum – Past Persecution – Severe Fines   Chen v. Holder 13-2030-ag Judges Raggi, Chin and Carney   Background: The petitioner sought review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that upheld ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Asylum – Prosecutor’s Bar   Meng v. Holder 12-2258-ag Judges Winter, Raggi and Carney   Background: The petitioner sought review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that upheld an order of ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Asylum – Removability – Change of Venue   Vanegas-Ramirez v. Holder 13-749-ag Judges Livingston, Droney and Chen   Background: The petitioner sought review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Asylum Material Support to Terrorist Group — Duress Exception Ay v. Holder 11-2102-ag Judges Wesley, Hall and Carney Background: The petitioner sought review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision finding him ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. sanctions against any country offering asylum to Edward Snowden advanced in Congress on Wednesday as the 30-year-old National Security Agency leaker remained in a Moscow airport while Russia weighed a request for him to stay permanently. The ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Asylum Visibility of Social Group Gashi v. Holder 10-2584-ag Judges Kearse, Leval and Chin Background: The petitioner sought review of an order from the Board of Immigration Appeals that affirmed the denial ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Asylum Political Corruption — Endemic vs. Aberrational Yu v. Holder 11-25460ag Judges Jacobs, B.D. Parker and Hall Background: The petitioner sought review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals that ...

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