A Symposium and Celebration:
The Fifth Anniversary of the 1995 Asylum Reforms
On February 1, 2000, the
Immigration and Naturalization Service held a Symposium in celebration
of the fifth anniversary of the successful implementation of the
1995 asylum reforms.
The Symposium was opened by the Attorney General of the United
States, and included speakers representing various parts of the
history of affirmative asylum processing in the U.S.
Join with us in this Symposium and Celebration.
Background:
News
Release, February 1, 2000
This
Month in Immigration History, January 1995
Speakers’ Biographies
Asylum Brochure: Asylum Reform: 5 Years Later
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The Symposium Program:
Welcome and Opening Remarks,
by Attorney General Janet Reno
Testimonials from Asylees
Remarks
of Kenneth Best
Remarks
of Zo T. Hmung
Asylum as a Theme of Immigration Policy
and the Organizational Challenges That It Presents, by INS Commissioner Doris M. Meissner
Striking a Balance: The 1995
Asylum Reforms (history
and background to the reforms adopted in 1995), by Gregg A. Beyer,
Former Director of the INS Asylum Program (1990-1994)
The Role and Participation
of Non-governmental Organizations in the Development of the 1995
Reforms, by Bill Frelick,
U.S. Committee for Refugees
Implementing Asylum Reform
at INS, by Phyllis
Coven, Former Director of the INS Office of International Affairs
(1995-1998)
Implementing Asylum Reform
in the Immigration Courts,
by Michael Creppy, Chief Immigration Judge, Executive Office for
Immigration Review
Asylum Reform: A Practitioner’s
View, by Deborah Ann Sanders,
Executive Director, Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition
The Success of Asylum Reform
and the Evolving and Expanding Role of INS Asylum Officers, by Joseph Langlois, Acting Director
of the INS Asylum Division
Asylum Reform: A Global Perspective,
by David A. Martin, Professor of Law, University of Virginia (and
former INS General Counsel, 1995-1997) (You will need the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader to access this file.)
Perspectives on the Affirmative
Asylum Program, by Shari
Robertson and Michael Camerini, Producers of the documentary film
Well-Founded Fear (Release scheduled for June 2000)
Five Years After Asylum Reform, Refugee Reports, U.S. Committee for Refugees, February 2000
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