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4 Jun 2024
Here's Biden's presidential proclamation on asylum: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…

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Before claiming that long wait times for immigration court decisions encourage migrants to come to the US without the federal government's permission.
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For support the rule cites a New York Times article that doesn't even support that claim after the headline. In fact, the person highlighted in the article said she left Venezuela due to violence. nytimes.com/2024/01/31/us/us…
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I just watched the mayor of Yuma, Arizona say he hopes the Biden executive action results in removing some migrants so that other people are deterred from coming to the US. The host @ChrisJansing didn't point out that kind of deterrence is illegal under US immigration law.
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But at least he acknowledged that more law enforcement measures are likely to increase the cost of migration.
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And since anyone subject to Biden's exclusion would wind up in México, it's notable that so far the Mexican government hasn't announced that it's on board--and the US government hasn't claimed that México is either.
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Dignitaries are assembled in the White House East Room. Biden expected to speak shortly.
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The White House fact sheet about Biden's effort to curtail access to asylum criticizes Republicans for voting against the Senate immigration bill. Here's what that bill would've done. nytimes.com/2024/02/07/opini…
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Has anyone seen the actual executive order on asylum, the presidential proclamation, or the DHS proposed rule? Because it'd be nice to know what exactly we're all talking about.
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4 Jun 2024
Exciting news for all of us at Ohio State!
We're thrilled to welcome Kent Barnett as the 21st dean of the Moritz College of Law, on Aug.15! Coming from UGA Law, Barnett is currently the associate dean for academic affairs and well known for his scholarly work. Read more: bit.ly/4e8WihN.
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30 May 2024
I'm very happy for my colleague @gpaulrose who has been appointed as the next dean of @CWRU_Law
President Eric W. Kaler and Provost Joy K. Ward have announced that Paul Rose, associate dean for strategic initiatives at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, will be the next dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Law. brnw.ch/21wKhWy
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8 May 2024
As we hear more about possible Biden administration plans to admit refugees from Gaza, here's some context: From October 1 to April 30, the United States had admitted 16 people as refugees from Palestine. That's approximately 0.029% of all refugees admitted in that period.
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