Immigration Judges and U.S. Asylum Policy /

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Although there are legal norms to secure the uniform treatment of asylum claims in the United States, anecdotal and empirical evidence suggest that strategic and economic interests also influence asylum outcomes. Previous research has demonstrated considerable variation in how immigration judges dec...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Miller, Banks P., 1979- (Author), Holmes, Jennifer S. (Author), Keith, Linda Camp (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015
Series:Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Asylum, Right of > United States.
Emigration and immigration law > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Creating a dataset
  • A cognitive approach to IJ decision making
  • Local conditions and IJ decision making
  • Appealing to the Board of Immigration Appeals
  • The policy gap and asylum outcomes
  • IJs and reform of the U.S. asylum system.

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