Immigration Article of the Day: People's UPR Written Record by Sarah Davila A. & Lauren Bartlett

People's UPR Written Record: Compiled by the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and the Human Rights at Home Litigation Clinic at the Saint Louis University School of Law Published by, The UIC Law School International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) and The SLU Law School Human Rights at Home Litigation Clinic (HRAHLC), 2026, by Sarah Davila A. & Lauren Bartlett

Abstract

This written record compiles the lived experiences of directly impacted persons. Directly impacted persons include people who have personally faced the conditions, policies, or practices documented in this written record in the United States and who have chosen to share their testimonies. The testimonies in this written record include those provided in-person, via video recording, which have been transcribed, or in writing. Testimonies are presented anonymously with ▊ sign as names and identifiable information has been redacted. Their accounts provide first-hand evidence of how these human rights issues operate in practice, offering essential context and depth that cannot be captured.