Advisory Committee Chair
Chris Kyle
Advisory Committee Members
Elizabeth Elliott
Peter Verbeek
Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2018
Degree Name by School
Master of Arts (MA) College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
This thesis evaluates the United States’ adherence to international refugee law and the asylum process’s efficacy in relation Mexican asylum seekers fleeing persecution from drug trafficking organizations. It is found that constrictive domestic asylum laws, structural institutional deficiencies, inconsistent standards, and absence of accountability erode the democratic principle of due process and contribute to the debasement of rule of law in The United States. This aggregation of deficiencies constitutes the failure to protect persecuted people and the failure to adhere to international refugee law.
Recommended Citation
Hofheins, Kara, "Asylum Denied: Barriers to Protection for Mexican Asylum Seekers" (2018). All ETDs from UAB. 1950.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/1950