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Living in Limbo: Iraqi Refugees and U.S. Resettlement
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Persistent Needs and Gaps: the Protection of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Refugees
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The Asylum Filing Deadline: Denying Protection to the Persecuted and Undermining Governmental Efficiency
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Renewing U.S. Commitment to Refugee Protection: Recommendations for Reform on the 30th Anniversary of the Refugee Act
(March 2010)
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Denial and Delay: The Impact of the Immigration Law’s “Terrorism Bars” on Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the United States
(November 2009)
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U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers: Seeking Protection, Finding Prison
(April 2009)
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Promises to the Persecuted: The Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2008
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How to Repair the U.S. Asylum System: Blueprint for the Next Administration
(December 2008)
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Abandoning the Persecuted: Victims of Terrorism and Oppression Barred from Asylum
(September 2006)
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In Liberty’s Shadow: U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers in the Era of Homeland Security
(January 2004)
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Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the New Department of Homeland Security: Initial Concerns and Preliminary Recommendations
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Comments on INS No. 2243-02 Notice of Designation: Expansion of Expedited Removal to Sea Arrivals
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Refugee Women at Risk: Unfair U.S. Laws Hurt Asylum Seekers
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Testing the Faithful: Religion and Asylum Summary Results of Survey
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Review of States’ Procedures and Practices Relating to the Detention of Asylum Seekers
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Is this America? The Denial of Due Process to Asylum Seekers in the United States (October 2000)
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Refugees Behind Bars: The Imprisonment of Asylum Seekers in the Wake of the 1996 Immigration Act
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Slamming the “Golden Door”: A Year of Expedited Removal
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Representing Asylum Applicants: An Attorney’s Guide to Law and Procedure (August 1995)
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Guidelines for Immigration Lawyers Working with Interpreters: Extending Legal Assistance Across Language Barriers
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Reuniting Refugee Families: An Attorney’s Guide to Law and Procedure
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Critique of Profiles of Country Conditions and Asylum Claims, excerpted from the 1994 Critique
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Handbook on Obtaining Temporary Protected Status
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Decade of Unrest:
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Refugees, Rebels and The Quest for Justice
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Strengthening Refugee Protection Against Xenophobia and Discrimination
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Exclusion from Protection: Article 1F of the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention and Article I(5) of the 1969 OAU Convention in the Context of Armed Conflict, Genocide and Restrictionism, International Journal of Refugee Law 12, Special Supplementary Issue (Winter 2000).

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A Fragile Peace: Laying the Foundation for Justice in Kosovo
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Commitments Without Compliance: Refugees in the Russian Federation
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African Exodus: Refugee Crisis, Human Rights and the 1969 OAU Convention
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Safe Return Protection and Repatriation of Refugees: The Case of Mozambique
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Non-Governmental Organizations and the Protection of Refugees and Displaced Persons in the Russian Federation: A Summary of a Conference and Meeting in Moscow (March 29 to April 3, 1993)
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Asylum in Decline: A Briefing Paper on Restrictive Measures by Western Governments to Limit the Right to Asylum from Persecution
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General Principles Relating to the Promotion of Refugee Repatriation
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Refugees, Displaced Persons and Non-Nationals in the CSCE Countries: Final Response from Government Participants
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Report on the Conference of February 19, 1992: Refugees, Displaced Persons and Non-Nationals in the CSCE Countries
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Asylum Under Attack: A Report on the Protection of the Iraqi Refugees and Displaced Persons One Year After the Humanitarian Emergency in Iraq
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Hong Kong’s Refugee Status Review Board: Problems in Status Determination for Vietnamese Asylum Seekers
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The Human rights of refugees and displaced persons Protections afforded refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced persons under international human rights, humanitarian, and refugee law : a briefing paper
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Uncertain Haven: Refugee Protection on the 40th Anniversary of the 1951 UN Refugee Convention
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The UNCHR at 40: Refugee Protection at the Crossroads. (1991)
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Inhumane Deterrence: The Human Rights of Vietnamese Boat People in Hong Kong
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Seeking Shelter: Cambodians in Thailand
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