Gaps in the U.S. Refugee Protection System Professor Maryellen Fullerton Brooklyn Law School.

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Stateless in a World of Nation States

Gaps in the U.S. Refugee Protection System

Professor Maryellen FullertonBrooklyn Law School

Professor Maryellen FullertonBrooklyn Law School

Professor Maryellen FullertonBrooklyn Law School

Professor Maryellen FullertonBrooklyn Law School

Professor Maryellen FullertonBrooklyn Law School

Professor Maryellen FullertonBrooklyn Law School

Professor Maryellen FullertonBrooklyn Law School

Professor Maryellen FullertonBrooklyn Law School

Statelessness as persecution

Haile v. Holder, 7th Cir., 2010

Stserba v. Holder, 6th Cir., 2011

Professor Maryellen FullertonBrooklyn Law School

Stateless Stranded in USNo passportNo country will receive themMaroonedLimbo

DetentionEmploymentFamily reunificationPrecarious psychological stateIsolated from the community