Prof. Meili Quoted in Star Tribune About Mexican Asylum Case

Professor Stephen Meili was quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune in connection with an asylum application filed by the cousin of one of 43 Mexican college students who disappeared in 2014 while on their way to an anti-governmennt protest in Mexico City. Carlos Ramirez Morales, who was a student at the college and often participated in those protests, has resettled in Minnesota and is claiming asylum based on his fear of persecution should he be deported to Mexico. Since the disappearances, Morales has been outspoken in Mexico and elsewhere in demanding accountability for those responsible. Professor Meili, Director of the Law School's Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, which represents asyum-seekers, noted that past physical harm is not a prerequisite for a successful asylum claim. He added that "[Morales] has made himself known to the authorities as someone who has a political opinion. The government knows who he is."