US Immigration Law and Policy - Ein kritischer Überblick im Wahljahr
Wann: Do, 02.05.2024, 18:00 Uhr bis 19:30 Uhr
Wo: Von-Melle-Park 8, 20146 Hamburg, VMP 8 - Raum 206
Die Veranstaltung wird in englischer Lautsprache stattfinden.
Die Veranstaltung findet im Rahmen der Vortragsreihe der Refugee Law Clinic Hamburg statt.
Similar to developments in Europe, US immigration policies increasingly respond to asylum seekers by extending enforcement well beyond the
border. At the same time, asylum seekers who reach the United States face formidable barriers to invoking protections in U.S. and international law. What is currently happening in US asylum law and policy? How are people on the move responding? How do the upcoming U.S. presidential elections affect the answers?
Prof. Hiroshi Motomura is the Susan Westerberg Prager Distinguished Professor of Law and Faculty Co Director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the School of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is the author of two books, Americans in Waiting and Immigration Outside the Law , with a third book, Borders and Belonging , to be published by Oxford University Press in late 2024 or early 2025.