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This page was created with an emphasis on asylum resources relevant to the needs of the ILS clinic.

 

Key Resources | Statutes & Regulations | Agency Policies, Information & Decisions2nd Circuit Materials

Treatises & Practice Manuals | Country Conditions | Asylum & Refugee ResearchHuman Rights Resources

KEY RESOURCES

Key Legislation

Key Connecticut Courtroom Resources

Key Immigration Decisions

  • Gonzales v. Thomas, 547 U.S. 183, 126 S.Ct. 1613, 164 L.Ed.2d 358 (2006) - Court of Appeals must remand case to BIA for asylum eligibility determination on a previosly unconsidered claim for asylum based upon "'fear of persecution on account of membership in particular family" rather than considering the question de novo on petition for review of BIA's denial of application for asylum
  • I.N.S. v. Orlando-Ventura, 537 U.S. 12, 123 S.Ct. 353, 154 L.Ed.2d 272 (2002) - judicial decision cannot be made instead of administrative decision on a basic matter entrusted by law to an administrative agency
  • I.N.S. v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992) - addressing "well-founded fear of persecution on account of political opinion" - (1) guerrilla organization's attempt to conscript Guatemalan native into its military forces did not necessarily constitute “persecution on account of political opinion” and (2) alien who testified that he refused to join guerrillas because he was afraid that government would retaliate against him and his family failed to show eligibility for asylum
  • I.N.S v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 107 S.Ct. 1207, 94 L.Ed.2d 434 (1987) - addressing "well-founded fear of persecution" - an alien seeking asylum does not need to prove that it is more likely than not that s/he will be persecuted in his or her own country

Immigration Glossary and Acronyms

 

IMMIGRATION STATUTES & REGULATIONS

U.S. IMMIGRATION AGENCY POLICIES, INFORMATION & ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

Administrative Decisions in Print

  • Hein's Cumulative Index to Interim Precedent Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals KF4812.7 .H45 – L4
  • Administrative Decisions Under Immigration and Nationality Laws – I. & N. Dec. KF4812.A2 U54 – L4
  • Patel’s Citations (index) KF4812.5 .P38 – L4
  • Shephard's Immigration and Naturalization Citations KF4810.5 .S53 - L4

Refugee & Asylum Case Law Worldwide

  • Refugee Law
    A collection of refugee decisions from the highest national courts of Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States; these cases have been selected and summarized by the Director of the Refugee Caselaw Site, Professor James Hathaway of the University of Michigan; since 2004, the collection has expanded to include decisions from other asylum countries, as well as the most important decisions of lower courts and tribunals in the core collection states
  • Asylum Law
    The International Association f Refugee Law Judges (IARLJ) database contains numerous court decisions pertaining to asylum law from many different countries, primarily Germany (where the database was developed); search in multiple languages using established keywords or simply by country of decision; results in English and vernacular

 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 2nd CIRCUIT

2nd Circuit Materials

TREATISES & PRACTICE MANUALS

Treatises

  • Abele, Robert P. (2005). A User's Guide to the USA Patriot Act and Beyond - KF4850 .A93 - L4
  • Aleinikoff, Thomas Alexander. (2008). Immigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy - KF4818 .A43 - L4
  • Boswell, Richard A. (2006). Essentials of Immigration Law - KF4819 .B67 - L4
  • Chen, Jim (2006). La Constitución de los Estados Unidos en Español: Un Servicio para el Pueblo Americano
  • Epps, Brad, Johnson González, Bill and Valens, Keja. (2005). Passing Lines: Sexuality and Immigration - HQ76.3.U5 P37 - L4
  • Farnam, Julie. (2005). U.S. Immigration Laws Under the Threat of Terrorism - KF4819 .F37X - L4
  • Gordon, Mailman & Yale-Loehr (2008). Immigration Law and Procedure - KF4918 . M35 - L4 & Lexis*
  • Martin, David A. and Schuck, Peter H. (2005). Immigration Stories - KF4818 .I46 - L4, Faculty Collection, Permanent Reserve
  • Musalo, Karen. (2007). Refugee Law and Policy: A Comparative and International Approach - KF4836.A7 M87X - L4
  • Weissbrodt, David S. (2005). Immigration Law and Procedure in a Nutshell - KF4819.3 .W4 - L4

Practice Manuals

  • ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Bell, Stephen C. and  Fragomen, Austen T. (2008). H-1B Handbook - KF4819 .F727 - L4 & Westlaw*
  • Bhabha, Jacqueline. (2006). Seeking Asylum Alone: United States - KF4836 .B43 - L4
  • Canter, Laurence A. and Siegel, Martha S. (2007). U.S. Immigration Made Easy - KF4819.6 .U2 - L4
  • Divine, Robert C. (2006-2007). Immigration Practice - KF4819 .I4838 - L4
  • Germain, Regina. (2007). AILA's Asylum Primer: A Practical Guide to U.S. Asylum Law and Procedure - KF4836 .G47 - L4
  • Immigration Legislation Handbook. (2008) - KF4819 .I475 - L4
  • Immigration Procedures Handbook. (2005) - KF4816 .I46 - L4
  • Kurzban, Ira J. (2006-2007). Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook - KF4819.3 .K87 - L4, Reference, Permanent Reserve, LSO Library 
  • Martin, David A. (2005). Asylum Case Law Sourcebook: Master Index and Case Abstracts for U.S. Court Decisions - KF4836.A58 M37 - L4
  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (2007) Civics and Citizenship Toolkit: A Collection of Educational Resources For Immigrants - HS 8.2:C 49/2/TOOLKIT - Gov Docs
  • Vail, Joseph A. (2006). Essentials of Removal and Relief: Representing Individuals in Immigration Proceedings - KF4819 .V35 - L4

 

*Note:  Both Lexis and Westlaw have distinct treatises, law reviews, and practice manuals which are not listed here

COUNTRY CONDITIONS RESEARCH

Government Reports

United Nations & OAS Reports

NGO Reports

News, Newspapers & Journals

  • African Union
    Documents, treaties, speeches, news
  • AllAfrica.com
    News from a variety of African countries and sources*
  • Ethnic News Watch
    US minority & ethnic newspapers, journals, magazines*
  • Global Legal Monitor
    Online publication from the Law Library of Congress covering legal news and developments worldwide. It is updated frequently and draws on information from the Global Legal Information Network, official national legal publications, and reliable press sources
  • Google
  • Google Scholar
    Google results limited to scholarly articles with links to Yale full-text
  • HAPI Online
    Index to articles on Latin America, Brazil, the Caribbean, the US-Mexico border region, and Latinos in the U.S.*
  • Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
    Index to articles in foreign and international law journals*
  • Online Newspapers
    via Yale University Library
  • Orbis
    Yale University Library catalog - do Keyword searches in "Journals/Periodicals/Newspapers"
  • Proquest
    Find full-text articles from many major U.S. newspapers - current and historical*
  • Pubic Affairs Information Service (PAIS)
    Index to articles on economic, political, and social issues* 
  • WorldCat
    Catalog of catalogs - search many library catalogs simultaneously*
  • World News Connection
    Monitor non-U.S. media sources; material provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by the Open Source Center (OSC); analysts from OSC domestic and overseas bureaus monitor timely and pertinent open-source materials*

*denotes Yale access only

REFUGEE & ASYLUM RESEARCH

Reports & Articles

Resources

HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS & RESOURCES

*denotes Yale access only

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 9th CIRCUIT

9th Circuit Materials

 

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