Post-Deportation Human Rights Project
Over the past decade, immigrant communities in the U.S. have been subjected to an increasing range of systematic human rights violations, including arrest without warrants, incarceration without bail, and deportation without regard to family ties, length of residence in the U.S., or other humanitarian factors.
The Post-Deportation Human Rights Project, based at the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Boston College, is a pilot program designed to address the harsh effects of current U.S. deportation policies. The Project aims to conceptualize an entirely new area of law, providing direct representation to individuals who have been deported and promoting the rights of deportees and their family members through research, policy analysis, human rights advocacy, and training programs. Through participatory action research carried out in close collaboration with community-based organizations, the Project addresses the psycho-social impact of deportation on individuals, families, and communities and provides legal and technical assistance to facilitate community responses. The ultimate aim of the Project is to advocate, in collaboration with affected families and communities, for fundamental changes that will introduce proportionality, compassion, and respect for family unity into U.S. immigration laws and bring these laws into compliance with international human rights standards.
Practice Advisory on Post-Departure Motions to Reopen and Reconsider (December 2012). Download here.
Returning to the United States Following Removal: A Guide to Non-Immigrant Visas. Download here.
Join the PDHRP Pro Bono Attorney Panel here.
Returning to the United States After Deportation: A Guide to Assess Your Eligibility. Download here.
What's New:
- USCIS created a flowchart to explain the waiver application process for individuals applying for an immigrant visa abroad - you can find it here: http://www.uscis.gov/i-601.
- New York court holds that individuals can challenge their convictions even after deportation. PDHRP joined the Immigrant Defense Project in an amicus brief in the case in support of the right to seek post-conviction relief after deportation. Read the brief here, and the court's decision here.
- BC Law grad/CHRIJ certificate recipient Ronaldo Rauseo-Ricupero awarded an Excellence in Pro Bono Lawyering award by the Mass. Lawyers Weekly for his work with the Center’s Post-Deportation Human rights Project. Story here (on page 22)
- New article co-authored by Prof. M. Brinton Lykes on parent-child communication on the threat of detention and deportation. Read the article here.
- New York federal judge orders federal agencies to conduct search for documents related to alleged policy of returning noncitizens after courts invalidate their removal orders. Read more here.
- Post-Deportation Human Rights Project Legal Victory: Family Reunited Nearly Six Years After Mother’s Deportation. Read more here.
- On November 17, 2012, PDHRP hosted a roundtable on a draft International Convention on the Rights of Deportees. Read more about it here.
- PDHRP joins New York Immigrant Defense Project in filing an amici brief in support of the ability of individuals who have been deported to pursue post-conviction relief seeking to vacate criminal convictions (People v. Badia).
- PDHRP wins major victory in 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the "post-departure bar". Read full story here.
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Contact
Post-Deportation Human Rights Project
885 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02459
Phone: 617-552-9261
Fax: 617-552-9595
E-mail: pdhrp@bc.edu