Temporary Protection Status: A Yugoslavian Precedent

Abstract

History provides a lens to interpret events shaping modern society. It encapsulates perspectives from varying ethnic, religious, and gender classes. These perspectives provide key analyses regarding the intentions and movements of important actors and groups as well as providing lessons for the “advancement of peace and prosperity” in society.1 Even though historians and scholars have compiled mass amounts of information related to the timeline of war, the modern world continues to be plagued by this phenomenon. War conflicts continue to displace millions of individuals each year, forcing them out of their homes and away from their families. For this reason alone, it is important to analyze history to articulate a comprehensive understanding of why displacement events continue to occur in the modern day,2 and how the law can mitigate the consequences of mass immigration. The end of the Cold War3 led the world to believe that many “displaced persons would soon be able to return home and . . . rebuild their lives.”4 However, a declaration of independence from Yugoslavia