Asylum
Federal government puts asylum seekers at risk
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. Jul 3, 2017 | Asylum
Asylum seekers who try to enter the country legally in states like Arizona may find themselves endangered by legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in late June 2017. According to human rights advocates, “Kate’s Law” raises the possibility that people…
READ MOREReport claims immigrants being denied asylum hearings
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. Jun 20, 2016 | Asylum
Arizona residents are likely aware that thousands of Central American migrants have attempted to cross into the U.S. over the last two years. However, some families and children arrested in recent immigration raids have been denied a fair immigration hearing,…
READ MORESpotlight: Asylum figures for Cuban immigrants jump
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. May 25, 2016 | Asylum
Throughout American history, an asylum-related pattern has emerged where immigrants from a certain country or region seek entry to the United States at a singularly pronounced clip. As developments across the centuries have well demonstrated, the reasons why an asylum…
READ MOREAsylum in the United States: operative for centuries
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. Apr 26, 2016 | Asylum
Asylum in the U.S. is hardly a short-lived or casual concept that legal authorities have warmed to in select instances only from relatively recent times. In fact, individuals and families have been applying for the protection that asylum provides for centuries, and…
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