JDzubow
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Last Activity: 04-07-2021, 08:23 AM
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I think something needs to be done. I once floated the idea of eliminating the asylum office and sending all cases to court. Or maybe just making an actual decision about who qualifies for asylum in terms of PSG. Without some real change, the backlog... -
Lobbying Congress to Reduce the Asylum Backlog
President Joe Biden sent the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 to Congress on January 20, his first day in office. This bill provides a roadmap to citizenship for undocumented individuals, prioritizes family reunification, addresses the root causes of migration... -
My Client Committed Suicide
Recently, I learned that one of my clients committed suicide. The client was a young man who filed his asylum case in 2015. He had been waiting for an interview ever since. I did not know this client very well. He started his case with a "helper"... -
Is It Time to Close the Border?
The number of migrants arriving at the U.S. Southern border has been increasing since President Biden took office. According to one DHS official, "We are on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in the last 20 years."... -
The Other Family Separation Crisis
Under President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security engaged in a systematic campaign to separate families at the United States-Mexico border. The victims of that policy are still grappling with its traumatic effects. But the Trump Administration's...
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