Prof. Fulton Discusses Asylum Case in SCOTUSblog
Assistant Professor of Law Duncan Fulton recently published a piece on upcoming Supreme Court case Wassily v. Blanche for SCOTUSblog. Professor Fulton joined the College of Law faculty this fall and previously worked as a senior associate handling business and immigration cases and as a federal litigator for the US Department of Justice.
In his piece, "Understanding the court's next major case on asylum seekers: Wassily v. Blanche," Prof. Fulton lays out case facts and precedence for refugees and asylum-seekers applying for permanent residency in the United States.
SCOTUS's ruling will resolve a question over whether individuals who were previously granted asylum but then had that asylum can still qualify for adjustment to permanent residence after asylum is terminated. The decision could affect other former asylees seeking green cards and clarify how immigration agencies must apply this part of the law nationwide.
"The Supreme Court’s resolution of this case could impact the interests of the millions of asylum applicants with cases pending in the immigration courts and asylum offices, as well as those persons granted asylum status in recent years," Prof. Fulton said in the piece. "Even if the Supreme Court narrowly frames this case as a discrete statutory question, it will clarify the effect of the government’s termination authority for anyone granted asylum."