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New RSF Journal Issue: The Legal Landscape of U.S. Immigration
Latest issue of RSF, edited by Professors Katharine M. Donato (Georgetown University) and Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes (University of California, Merced), traces the history and…
December 22, 2020
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New Article: “Modern Day Trojan Horse?” Analyzing the Nexus between Islamophobia and Anti-Refugee Sentiment in the United States” by Margaret Hodson
Although Islamophobia in the United States has long predated the election of President Donald Trump, the collision of anti-Muslim and anti-refugee sentiments is a relatively new…
December 21, 2020
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New Op-Ed: An Issue Without Borders: Finding Solutions to the Refugee Crisis by Elizabeth Ferris
In the context of the craziness we’re experiencing right now with COVID-19 and other global crises, I think it’s important to remember that refugee displacement has continued…
November 17, 2020
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At Least 74 Drown in Wreck Off Libya, U.N. Agency Says
At least 74 people drowned on Thursday when a rubber raft carrying migrants sank off the coast of Libya, the latest in a series of disasters in the world’s deadliest sea…
November 17, 2020
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New Blog: On Research and Scorecards by Elizabeth Ferris
While much of the work of the faculty of the Institute for the Study of Migration (ISIM) is devoted to research on migration or displaced people in different countries,…
September 23, 2020
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New Op-ed: Amid COVID-19, Bangladesh turns its back on Rohingya
As COVID-19 dominates global policy discourse, the largest refugee camp in the world languishes in silence. In early April, the government of Bangladesh cut off Cox’s…
June 7, 2020
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New Blog: Promoting Human Security: Planned Relocations in the Era of Climate Change
In light of the science and evidence on hazards and climate risk, and the scale and breadth of large-scale disasters witnessed around the world, it is time for states and other…
May 2, 2020
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Professor Elizabeth Ferris’ meeting with the UN Secretary-General and Expert Advisory Group
Professor Elizabeth Ferris with the UN Secretary-General and 3 other members of the Expert Advisory Group to the new UN High Level Panel on Internal.…
March 20, 2020
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“Refugee Policies and the Assault on American Values” By Elizabeth Ferris
I have often been critical of the U.S. government’s policies toward refugees and immigrants, but current policies aren’t just tinkering with a basically sound system. They…
January 31, 2020
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Upcoming Event: Asylum Seeking in the Trump Era. A Conversation with USCIS Officers.
January 21, 2020 4:00 – 5:30 PM Intercultural Center Executive Conference Room, 7th Floor Georgetown University Michael Knowles and Jason Marks will speak about new asylum…
January 18, 2020