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Environmental Migration Rising

As the world faces the increasing effects of climate change, environmental migration has become a rising concern. In 2018, the number of people displaced by environmental factors such as extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and droughts saw a significant uptick....
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Asylum Logistics: Detention & Due Process Challenges

In 2018, the issue of asylum in the United States became a central focus of the immigration debate. With the rise of asylum seekers at the U.S.–Mexico border, questions arose about how asylum claims were processed and whether individuals were being denied due process....
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Dreamer Dilemmas: DACA’s Year One

In 2017, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program faced significant uncertainty under the new administration. The program, which allowed undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children to remain temporarily without fear of deportation, was...
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Travel Ban Realities

In 2017, U.S. immigration policy underwent a dramatic shift under the new administration with the introduction of the controversial Travel Ban. This executive order, which aimed to restrict entry into the U.S. from several predominantly Muslim-majority countries,...
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Travel Ban Realities

Travel Ban Realities

Sep 6, 2025 |

In 2017, U.S. immigration policy underwent a dramatic shift under the new administration with the introduction of the...

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