Afghanistan
Allies: How Did the U.S. Leave So Many of Its Local Allies in Afghanistan?
Max Johnston, Bryce Klehm Wed, Jun 22, 2022, 1:29 PM
This week, Lawfare and Goat Rodeo released the final episode of Allies.
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Refugees
New Proposed Asylum Regulations Would Endanger Women's Lives
Sherizaan Minwalla Tue, Jul 7, 2020, 9:28 AM
Regulations proposed by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, if adopted, would significantly reduce access to asylum protection for people fleeing persecution through significant changes to substantive law and due process procedural rights.
India
India’s New Citizenship Law and its Anti-Secular Implications
Jhalak M. Kakkar Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 9:00 AM
What is the legal significance of India’s new citizenship law and why has it prompted protests on such an unprecedented scale?
Turkey
Syrian Refugees in Turkey Need Better Access to Formal Jobs
Kemal Kirisci, Gokce Uysal Kolasin Mon, Jul 22, 2019, 8:00 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Eight years after Syrians began to flee en masse from the growing violence in their country, Turkey now hosts 3.6 million Syrian refugees. For the fourth year running, this makes Turkey the largest host, globally, of refugees.
Immigration
The Ninth Circuit’s Asylum Ban Ruling Is a Message to Trump
Peter Margulies Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 8:22 AM
In an important order issued late on Friday, Dec. 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the government’s request for a stay of the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by U.S.
Immigration
Barring Asylum Claims: The President Versus the Statute
Peter Margulies Fri, Nov 9, 2018, 1:21 PM
President Trump has released a proclamation ordering that the United States will only consider asylum applications at recognized ports of entry along the U.S-Mexico border.
Travel Ban
Refugee EO: Hawaii’s Response to the Government’s Request for a Stay
Peter Margulies Wed, Jul 19, 2017, 8:08 AM
Yesterday, Hawaii posted a response to the government’s request to the Supreme Court to stay Hawaii District Court Judge Derrick Watson’s injunction regarding President Trump’s Refugee Executive Order (EO). The response argues that Judge Watson was right to hold that the Supreme Court’s “bona fide relationship” standard included U.S.