Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 53 (2021) Ghosts in America: Working Towards Building a Legal Framework for Stateless Individuals in the United States trafficking, prostitution, police harassment, recruitment into the armed forces, forced labor, and other abuse. 387 The world is taking steps to mitigate this problem, 388 and the United States urgently needs to take part. While there is no perfect solution to solving statelessness in the United States, we can meet their immediate needs while we wait for a comprehensive international solution and the passage of domestic legislation that fully incorporates stateless individuals into the United States’ immigration legal framework. Through better training from the DOJ regarding the determination and legal consequences of statelessness, immigration judges and clerks will be able to make more informed asylum decisions and we can prevent more stateless individuals from ending up in legal limbo. Through reducing the frequency of check-ins with immigration officials under orders of supervision and timely releases from detainment, we can alleviate the daily psychological struggles of stateless individuals. Through the provision of work authorizations, we can give stateless individuals the opportunity to support themselves and meaningfully contribute to their local community and the United States’ economy. And finally, through the provision of travel documents, we can promote family unity and encourage their career aspirations. 387. Invisible and Vulnerable, World’s Stateless Face Bleak Future, supra note 53. 388. Id. 400

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