Claire Nolasco Braaten, Daniel Braaten

Benched Justice (eBook, PDF)

How Judges Decide Asylum Claims and Asylum Rights of Unaccompanied Minors

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book delves into the complex and often politicized world of asylum claims and asylum rights of children seeking sanctuary in the United States. This eye-opening book asks two vital questions: do immigration judges base their asylum decisions on more than just the law, and how have federal courts responded to executive policies and programs that significantly affect the rights of these minors? With over 12,000 immigration court decisions and 200 federal court cases as its backbone, this book uncovers how both legal and political factors shape the fate of children seeking asylum. The findings reveal that while political factors do influence the decision-making process, courts still strive to protect the legal rights of unaccompanied minors, pushing back against some of the more harmful and legally dubious immigration policies pursued by various Presidential administration This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the intricacies of asylum claims and asylum rights of unaccompanied minors in the United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978782907
• Artikelnr.: 74846452

Autorenporträt

Claire Nolasco Braaten is associate professor in the Department of Criminology and Political Science at Texas A&M University-San Antonio.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Legal Background of U.S. Asylum Proceedings Involving
Unaccompanied Alien Children
Part I
Chapter 2: Judicial Decision Making at the Macro-Level: How do Immigration
Judges Decide?
Chapter 3: Judicial Decision Making at The Macro-Level: How Does the Board
of Immigration Appeals Decide?
Part II
Chapter 4: Judicial Decision Making at the Micro-Level: Federal Courts'
Decision Making on Procedural Rights and Procedural Due Process of
Unaccompanied Minors in the U.S.
Chapter 5: Judicial Decision Making at the Micro-Level: Federal Court
Decisions on Substantive Law and Rights
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Authors