Millions of refugees worldwide, including 5.9 million Palestinian refugees, face displacement. The crisis demands a comprehensive response based on historical, legal, and humanitarian considerations for a just resolution.
Nigerian Women’s and Children’s Decade-Long Cry for Help: The Negligence of the Republic of Nigeria
A significant number of women and children in Nigeria have been kidnapped or displaced due to extremist groups like Boko Haram, resulting in desperate living conditions. The Nigerian government needs to prioritize gender-specific measures and empower women.
Navigating the End of the Temporary Protection Directive: Policy Considerations Regarding Ukrainian Refugees in the European Union
Europe faces a significant refugee crisis as 17,000,000 Ukrainians flee their country due to the Russian invasion. The Temporary Protection Directive offers crucial assistance.
Shifting Responsibility: The UK’s Role in Eroding Refugee Protections
By: Rebekah Shields The United Kingdom enacted the Illegal Migration Act in July 2023.1 This law extinguishes refugees’ ability to seek asylum if they entered UK soil irregularly.2 Under the Illegal Migration Act, any refugee who first passed through a country where they were not facing persecution before coming to the UK is not qualified…
Bipartisan Efforts to Establish a Children’s Court: A Step Towards Adequate Due Process for Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Courts
The 2023 Immigration Court Efficiency and Children’s Court Act (ICECC) will establish a child-specific court, offering procedural fairness to unaccompanied minors in immigration proceedings. However, it doesn’t guarantee legal representation, aggravating concerns over already complex legal process.
Climate Refugee: A Need for a Definition
The concept of “climate displaced people,” facing debate due to undefined terminology, implies people forced to leave their habitats due to environmental disruptions caused by climate change. By 2050, around 1.2 billion could be displaced, especially in conflict-prone regions like Afghanistan, due to increasing natural disasters.
Tick Tock: The Asylum EAD Clock Delays and its Consequences
The increasing influx of asylum seekers into the U.S. and the potential economic benefits they offer have reignited discussions about work authorization rights. Currently, applicants must wait 180 days after their initial asylum request to apply for work permits—a rule that significantly impacts their economic, mental, and physical well-being. Some lawmakers proposed reducing the wait to 30 days in 2023, which could positively affect both the refugees and their surrounding communities.
The Safe Third Country Act and the “Asylum Ban”: Order or Exile?
On March 25th, 2023, the expanded Safe Third Country Act (STCA) came into effect, impacting thousands of individuals seeking asylum in Canada and the United States of America (U.S.). The Canada-U.S. STCA is an agreement that aims to help the governments manage access to the refugee system for people crossing the Canada-U.S. land border, share refugee…
Title 42 Asylum Ban: What Is It and What Effect Has It Had on Refugee Access to Immigration Relief?
The Title 42 policy is a public health and welfare statute enacted in 1944 that was designed to provide health officials with the authority to put in place a quarantine that would apply to everyone, including U.S. citizens, arriving from a foreign country. The statute enables the government to take certain measures during emergency situations, including situations…
Biden Parole Expansion: Who Does it Benefit?
Many pro-immigrant advocates rejoiced when it was announced that President Biden had officially won the presidential election of 2020. Finally, the egregious anti-immigrant, Trump era policies motivated by racial animus and xenophobia could be reversed and remedied. While President Biden has certainly made strides in reversing such policies implemented by the Trump administration, he has not done nearly enough. The expansion…
The Wrong Conversation: “Climate Refugee” Misnomer Aside, Millions Need our Help and They Need it Now
Photo by VOA/Public Domain In November of 2022, the 27th iteration of the annual Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (or COP27) took place in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. COP27 marked another iteration of Parties’ annual attempts to preserve their self-interests while negotiating pressing issues in the race to combat climate change. The ensuing chaos highlighted observations that…
Applying Non-refoulement Principle to People Fleeing from Mobilization Orders
Photo by Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters In course of the ongoing aggressive war of Russia against the Ukraine, the order of military mobilization by Putin has caused a massive influx of migrants from Russia. Some of the forced migrants fleeing Russia are men of fighting age. The European Union countries have demonstrated different approaches towards acceptance of migrants…
Drought-Affected IDPs in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is experiencing severe drought due to four consecutive failed rainy seasons. The droughts are caused by a climate phenomenon called La Niña that is creating a chain reaction of weather patterns around the world. The drought adds an even more complex layer to the armed conflict occurring in the Somali region of Ethiopia. The total…
The Impact of Severe Atlantic Hurricanes: Forced Displacement in Central America
Climate change causes a higher frequency of major hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, leading to widespread devastation and displacement across Central America. Here’s what we know and what policymakers in the U.S. can do to aid communities in situations of vulnerability. Rising global temperatures have dire implications for communities across Central America, where increasingly severe…
SIV Beyond the Surface
By: Junnah Mozaffar Over two years ago, the Taliban recaptured Kabul days after the United States military withdrew from Afghanistan. Despite the promise of permanent residence in the US, over 150,000 Afghan allies remain trapped in Afghanistan and the US immigration system. Known as allies, thousands of Afghans supported the U.S. military during the war…
The International Refugee Assistance Project, Washington College of Law 