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David Isaacson, Nov. 27, 2019 "The subject of safe third country agreements, or as the U.S. government has begun calling them “Asylum Cooperation Agreements”, has been in the news lately in both the United States and Canada. The U.S...

Barr v. East Bay Sanctuary Covenant "The application for stay presented to JUSTICE KAGAN and by her referred to the Court is granted. The district court’s July 24, 2019 order granting a preliminary injunction and September 9, 2019 order restoring...

Maria Dinzeo, CNS, Sept. 9, 2019 "Citing the need to “maintain uniform immigration policy,” a federal judge on Monday restored a nationwide block of a Justice Department rule that makes asylum seekers ineligible for refugee status unless...

Susan Gzesh, July 30, 2019 "Less than two weeks after Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales abruptly cancelled a White House visit, President Donald Trump bullied his way to securing what the Trump administration is calling a “Safe Third Country”...

On Friday, July 26, 2019, DHS Acting Secretary McAleenan and the Guatemalan Minister of Government, Enrique Degenhart, signed an agreement in the Oval Office. The agreement is here . Washington Post reporting is here . Analysis by law professor...