Migrants who set up a tent city in Athens, Greece have begun being relocated, said Greek authorities on Sunday. Many migrants coming from Afghanistan, Syria, and other countries migrated to the country to escape violence and with more than...
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European Union leaders announced Friday that a final quota compromise had been reached regarding the large number of illegal immigrants arriving in Italy and Greece after crossing the Mediterranean sea. It is estimated that over...
The EU Confronts the Ukraine Crisis—Carefully Handling the Double-edged Sword of Self-determination?
JURIST Guest Columnist Larry Eaker of the American University of Paris discusses the EU's position on the Ukraine Crisis ... "United in Diversity"—The Official EU Motto The sweeping expansion of the EU over the past 20 years has seemed to...
UN rights expert criticizes UK for halting search and rescue efforts in Mediterranean
UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Francois Crepea on Friday urged British authorities to reconsider their decision not to support search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean. Crepea's statements come as a...
White House to increase processing and deportation of undocumented children
The Obama administration on Friday announced that it would boost the ranks of immigration judges, lawyers and asylum officers to decrease the flow of undocumented children into the country. According to homeland security deputy director...
UNITED STATES: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment
John Medeiros, Hamline University School of Law '14, is an accomplished writer living in Minnesota. He writes about the Fourteenth Amendment's birthright guarantee... I remember the day as if it were yesterday. After several weeks of studying the US Constitution...
UK court to review controversial online copyright infringement act
The UK High Court on Wednesday granted a request to review the nation's Digital Economy Act , which is aimed at the prevention of online copyright infringement. The claim was filed by UK Internet service...
US President Barack Obama on Thursday reiterated the need for comprehensive immigration reform and called on members of Congress to work in a bipartisan fashion to pass immigration legislation. Obama noted the role of immigrants throughout...
PITTSBURGH: Witness for Peace Spokesperson Discusses Immigration, NAFTA
Anna Kavalauskas, Pitt Law '12, attended a talk on the impact of Mexicans' migration in the US, given by Witness for Peace spokesperson Paola Gutierrez Galindo...Tension surrounding Mexican immigration is growing, and I think almost everyone involved in the debate...
Bush immigration enforcement policies ineffective: FOIA documents
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) show that Bush administration immigration enforcement tactics were both overly-aggressive and ineffective, the Cardozo School...