Mazariegos-Rodas v. Garland "Beky Izamar Mazariegos-Rodas and Engly Yeraicy Mazariegos-Rodas (collectively, the Petitioners) are two sisters who are natives and citizens of Guatemala. The Petitioners...
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Missed Opportunities and Second Chances: Appellate Litigation Strategies for Asylum Seekers in Reinstatement Cases
"This Article underscores the challenges faced by undocumented immigrants who, after removal, once again flee their countries of origin to seek safe haven in the United States. Many of them are apprehended again by immigration authorities, who may reinstate the prior removal order and severely limit the immigrants’ legal options. Although the government takes the position that such illegal reentrants are foreclosed from applying for asylum, this is a challengeable appellate issue currently contested in at least one federal circuit."
- By Shuting Chen, 6 HLRe Off The Record 35 (2015)