Rachel Rosenbloom Assistant Professor of Law r.rosenbloom@neu.edu 617.373.3066 Expertise asylum, immigration, immigration and refugee law, Refugee Crisis Rachel Rosenbloom in the Press DACA court ruling forces ‘Dreamers’ to live in fear, experts say. Here’s what else you need to know. But, Rachel Rosenbloom, a Northeastern University professor of law, said DHS has since gone through the notice and comment process for DACA, undermining a judge’s initial ruling that it failed to follow the required procedure. Supreme Court hears case involving Brazilian immigrant who lives on Martha’s Vineyard “This is an important issue that will affect quite a few people,” said Rachel Rosenbloom, co-director of the Northeastern University School of Law Immigrant Justice Clinic. “The question here is, does he get to have his day in court or not? The question [also] is: Is he eligible to apply” for special consideration? ICE arrests at courthouses are disrupting justice, two lawsuits claim “It’s basically saying to immigrants: ‘Stay away from the courthouse,’ ” said Rachel Rosenbloom, co-director of the Northeastern University School of Law Immigrant Justice Clinic. Arrests of undocumented immigrants in Boston are up 50 percent In November 2014, Obama announced a package of executive actions that prioritized arresting and deporting criminals, people considered threats to national security, and recent border-crossers. Those steps resulted in a decline in arrests during the final two years of his presidency, Rachel Rosenbloom, a Northeastern University law professor who specializes in immigration policy, said in […] Rights groups fight to keep protections for immigrants The reason these “are easy things for the administration to do,” said Rachel Rosenbloom, a Northeastern University law professor who specializes in immigration policy, is “they don’t require Congress.” WGBH Lawrence and Chelsea fight Trump: A blueprint for other sanctuary cities? Lawrence and the city of Chelsea are trying to block President Trump’s executive order and have filed a lawsuit that argues they are not violating any federal immigration laws with their policing policies. It also calls the executive order unconstitutional. Rachel Rosenbloom, an immigration law professor at Northeastern University agrees. “So the question is, does […] Mass. joins fight against Trump’s new travel ban Rachel Rosenbloom, a Northeastern University law professor who specializes in immigration policy, said it makes sense for attorneys general to concentrate their efforts on the lawsuit in Seattle, because the restraining order Robart issued applied nationwide. She added that “there’s nothing unusual with states joining together to challenge a federal policy,” noting several states joined […] Metro How can an undocumented immigrant become legal in the US? Even before President Donald Trump promised to ramp up deportations of undocumented immigrants, U.S. immigration law has offered undocumented immigrants very few options to gaining a green card. “The tough thing for many people is there is no obvious path to gaining legal status, and no obvious path to having gotten that status before they came,” […] Trump may be backtracking on immigration ban, and that could be smart What is clear from the latest court rulings, however, is that the courts are willing to assert their role under Trump, including in the field of immigration, where the courts have historically deferred to the broad powers of the executive branch. “This is the courts saying they have a role to play, they are not […] How a teenager’s viral campaign to prove her citizenship is inspiring a new Texas bill Rachel E. Rosenbloom, an associate professor at Northeastern University School of Law, said Farney’s bill wouldn’t really have much of an impact on the specific obstacles facing those citizens. In short, that’s because many children of immigrants who run into difficulty proving their citizenship already have a delayed birth certificate recognized by the state of […] Rachel Rosenbloom for Northeastern Global News Allowing Texas immigration law would lead to “total chaos,” NU law expert says. Allowing Texas immigration law would lead to “total chaos,” NU law expert says. On March 19, the Supreme Court allowed a new immigration law in Texas to go into effect. A few hours later, the law was blocked. Again. No, the government hasn’t lost 1,500 children. What’s actually happening might be worse. No, the government hasn’t lost 1,500 children. What’s actually happening might be worse. The problem is not that federal authorities lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children, as reported by almost every major news outlet in recent weeks. The problem is that the well-intended outcry over the news obscured the larger issues with immigration policy, say three Northeastern professors who specialize in immigration law. Law clinic fights for immigrant justice Law clinic fights for immigrant justice Northeastern students in the clinic’s first-ever cohort work closely with noncitizens on a range of immigration matters, from managing their asylum cases to engaging in human rights advocacy. Expert examines Trump’s immigration policies Expert examines Trump’s immigration policies Law professor Rachel Rosenbloom, an immigration policy expert, weighs in on President Trump’s executive order to keep “radical Islamic terrorists” out of the United States and its potential effects on refugees worldwide. 3Qs: The US response to the Syrian refugee crisis 3Qs: The US response to the Syrian refugee crisis “Any attempt to link Syrian refugees to the threat of terrorism is xenophobic scaremongering, pure and simple,” says Rachel Rosenbloom, an immi¬gra¬tion policy expert and asso¬ciate pro¬fessor of law at Northeastern. 3Qs: Who is American? 3Qs: Who is American? Rachel Rosenbloom, an immigration policy expert and associate professor of law, explains the shortcomings of the immigration enforcement system, which erroneously deports scores of U.S. citizens each year. The immigration debate in America The immigration debate in America As part of Northeastern’s educational series on civic sustainability, a trio of Northeastern scholars led a discussion on immigration issues in the U.S. from a legal, philosophical, and criminal justice perspective. 3Qs: Reflecting on a crisis in immigration policy 3Qs: Reflecting on a crisis in immigration policy Last week, the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery program suffered a computer glitch that resulted in the issuance and then subsequent cancellation of 22,000 visas. Here, Professor Rachel Rosenbloom, an expert in immigration law and policy at Northeastern University School of Law, weighs in on the recent visa snafu and related immigration issues. Working for fairness in immigration laws Working for fairness in immigration laws New Northeastern law professor takes aim at unfair detention and deportation of immigrants
DACA court ruling forces ‘Dreamers’ to live in fear, experts say. Here’s what else you need to know. But, Rachel Rosenbloom, a Northeastern University professor of law, said DHS has since gone through the notice and comment process for DACA, undermining a judge’s initial ruling that it failed to follow the required procedure.
Supreme Court hears case involving Brazilian immigrant who lives on Martha’s Vineyard “This is an important issue that will affect quite a few people,” said Rachel Rosenbloom, co-director of the Northeastern University School of Law Immigrant Justice Clinic. “The question here is, does he get to have his day in court or not? The question [also] is: Is he eligible to apply” for special consideration?
ICE arrests at courthouses are disrupting justice, two lawsuits claim “It’s basically saying to immigrants: ‘Stay away from the courthouse,’ ” said Rachel Rosenbloom, co-director of the Northeastern University School of Law Immigrant Justice Clinic.
Arrests of undocumented immigrants in Boston are up 50 percent In November 2014, Obama announced a package of executive actions that prioritized arresting and deporting criminals, people considered threats to national security, and recent border-crossers. Those steps resulted in a decline in arrests during the final two years of his presidency, Rachel Rosenbloom, a Northeastern University law professor who specializes in immigration policy, said in […]
Rights groups fight to keep protections for immigrants The reason these “are easy things for the administration to do,” said Rachel Rosenbloom, a Northeastern University law professor who specializes in immigration policy, is “they don’t require Congress.”
WGBH Lawrence and Chelsea fight Trump: A blueprint for other sanctuary cities? Lawrence and the city of Chelsea are trying to block President Trump’s executive order and have filed a lawsuit that argues they are not violating any federal immigration laws with their policing policies. It also calls the executive order unconstitutional. Rachel Rosenbloom, an immigration law professor at Northeastern University agrees. “So the question is, does […]
Mass. joins fight against Trump’s new travel ban Rachel Rosenbloom, a Northeastern University law professor who specializes in immigration policy, said it makes sense for attorneys general to concentrate their efforts on the lawsuit in Seattle, because the restraining order Robart issued applied nationwide. She added that “there’s nothing unusual with states joining together to challenge a federal policy,” noting several states joined […]
Metro How can an undocumented immigrant become legal in the US? Even before President Donald Trump promised to ramp up deportations of undocumented immigrants, U.S. immigration law has offered undocumented immigrants very few options to gaining a green card. “The tough thing for many people is there is no obvious path to gaining legal status, and no obvious path to having gotten that status before they came,” […]
Trump may be backtracking on immigration ban, and that could be smart What is clear from the latest court rulings, however, is that the courts are willing to assert their role under Trump, including in the field of immigration, where the courts have historically deferred to the broad powers of the executive branch. “This is the courts saying they have a role to play, they are not […]
How a teenager’s viral campaign to prove her citizenship is inspiring a new Texas bill Rachel E. Rosenbloom, an associate professor at Northeastern University School of Law, said Farney’s bill wouldn’t really have much of an impact on the specific obstacles facing those citizens. In short, that’s because many children of immigrants who run into difficulty proving their citizenship already have a delayed birth certificate recognized by the state of […]