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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
A New Campaign to Get the Border Patrol to Stop Trashing Asylum Seekers’ Possessions
Melissa del Bosque, The Border Chronicle, Aug. 16, 2022 “There’s really no reason for what they’re doing other than to strip people of their humanity.” Volunteers from the community and the county maintain these two dumpsters where asylum seekers...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately — Ignoring Asylum Law
Dara Lind, ProPublica, Apr. 2, 2020 "For the first time since the enactment of the Refugee Act in 1980, people who come to the U.S. saying they fear persecution in their home countries are being turned away by Border Patrol agents with no chance...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Border Patrol Now Doing 'Credible Fear' Screenings
Molly O'Toole, Los Angeles Times, Sept. 19, 2019 "Border Patrol agents are beginning to screen migrant families for “credible fear” instead of highly trained asylum officers who are charged with determining whether applicants qualify for U...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Why Border Patrol Agents and CBP Officers Should Not Serve as Asylum Officers
Josiah Heyman, Jeremy Slack, and Daniel E. Martínez, June 21, 2019 "United States Border Patrol agent Matthew Bowen allegedly hit an undocumented migrant with his truck in November 2017. In preparation for trial, federal prosecutors revealed...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Statement of ABA President Bob Carlson, Re: Improper Detention of Immigrant Children
ABA, May 31, 2019 "The American Bar Association is deeply disturbed by reports that hundreds of unaccompanied children seeking refuge in the United States are being held by the U.S. Border Patrol in violation of the law and federal policies. ...
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