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Supreme Court ‘negates’ fundamental right to due process

June 24, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted a lower court injunction that prohibited the Trump administration from deporting people to third countries without first giving them due process, negating a fundamental right says immigration attorney and scholar at Cornell Law School Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

Travel ban: “Even if this expansion is legal, it is not good policy,” says Cornell Law scholar

June 5, 2025

President Trump issued a new travel ban last night slated to go into effect June 9, and while court challenges are likely, they may fail says Cornell Law scholar Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

SAVE Act: ‘Pure politics and doesn’t solve anything’

September 10, 2024

The House of Representatives will vote this week on a stopgap funding bill that will include the SAVE Act, but the bill is purely political and seeks to solve a problem that does not exist says Cornell Law School professor Stephen Yale-Loehr.

Law and Policy

‘Expect further litigation’: Biden’s asylum rules face new hurdles

September 17, 2024

Republicans claim the Biden administration has not done enough to secure the border, but the Biden administration issued tough restrictions on asylum seekers in June, causing unlawful border crossings to plunge to a four-year low says Cornell Law professor Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

Anything Biden tries on immigration ‘will be challenged in court’

May 8, 2024

The Biden administration is expected to propose new changes to the asylum system on Thursday that would result in quicker asylum rejections following border crossings, but it would still be likely to be challenged in court says Cornell Law professor Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

Immigration and asylum bill ‘fails’ to address key issues; unlikely to pass

February 5, 2024

Last night, the U.S. Senate released a long-anticipated bipartisan policy agreement to impose tougher immigration and asylum laws, the bill is unlikely to be enacted says Cornell Law School professor Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

TPS extension alone will not fix the migrant crisis, but a ‘whole of government’ approach could

September 21, 2023

Stephen Yale-Loehr says the TPS redesignation for Venezuelans is a good first step to address the recent surge in migrant arrivals, but more needs to be done. Shannon Gleeson says the Venezuela migrant population is not unique, and TPS benefits should be reconsidered for the nearly 8-million undocumented workers in the U.S.

Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy
Law School

Expedited work permits for migrants a key part of ‘transition to life’ in NYS

August 24, 2023

Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer says allowing migrants to work is an important part of alleviating the crisis. Stephen Yale-Loehr says that problems caused by the recent influx of migrants to New York can be resolved without the courts.

New York City
New York State
Law, Government & Public Policy

‘More litigation likely’ following Hansen and Texas immigration rulings

June 23, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two important immigration decisions today in United States v. Hansen and United States v. Texas, but more litigation is likely says Cornell Law professor Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

Immigration reform bill like ‘rearranging deck chairs on sinking Titanic’

December 13, 2022

The House of Representatives is voting today on a partial immigration reform bill. Stephen Yale-Loehr says if enacted, the bill would help some immigrants get green cards faster, but would make the process slower for others.

Law School
Law and Policy

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