Asylum News
US: Order Limiting Asylum Will Harm People Seeking Protection
Violates International Human Rights and Refugee Law
(This Human Rights Watch article is a brief analysis; for a more in-depth look by the American Immigration Council at the President’s 212(f) Proclamation & Interim Final Rule Restricting Asylum, click here.)
After Years of Pressure, New Border Patrol Policy Protects Essential Items Like Medicine, IDs, Legal Documents
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is implementing a new policy in response to ongoing reports of Border Patrol agents tossing religious items, essential medicine and legal documents.
LGBTQ Asylum-Seekers Chase a Life of Safety and Peace After Rape and Death Threats
The average life expectancy of trans women in Latin America is no more than 35 years of age, the OAS reports. Three LGBTQ+ immigrants detail their harrowing experiences
Immigration by the Numbers: Recent Reports Show Asylum Seekers and Refugees Strengthen the U.S. Economy
Immigration by the Numbers is a series of timely data-driven analyses of key immigration issues facing the Latino community and U.S. policymakers.
A New Challenge for Asylum Seekers: Lawyer Shortages
A record number of new migrants has left many with legitimate asylum cases unable to find a lawyer to keep them from being deported.
Ninth Circuit Hears Argument in CBP One Turnbacks Case, One Year After Government Launches Ban
Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the Ninth Circuit should reverse the lower court’s ruling and direct it to issue a preliminary injunction halting the policy.
Biden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to appear in immigration court while she and other Mexicans were deported on a one-hour bus ride to the nearest border crossing.
‘We’ve learned from each other:’ Tucson man hosts asylum seekers in his home
Nicholas Matthews is a volunteer with Tucson migrant aid organization Salvavision. Since last fall, he has hosted a handful of asylum seekers in his home.
Two-Thirds of Court Asylum Applicants Found Legally Entitled to Remain
Most of the thousands of immigrants seeking asylum who have been ordered deported by Immigration Judges have not had any actual Court hearing on their asylum claims.
Trump's executive orders shut down asylum, parole pathways
Migrant advocates and shelter operators in Nogales, Sonora are bracing for the impact of 10 executive orders signed within hours of President Donald Trump’s Monday inauguration, including a declaration…
Trump Moves to Speed Up Asylum Cases Without Court Hearings
“When people are not represented, they don’t necessarily know they have certain rights and options to continue to pursue their claims,” Bush-Joseph said. “It’s incredibly difficult to navigate these legal questions quickly, whether or not you’re an attorney.”
Asylum-Seekers Still Arrive at the US Border, But What Will Happen to Them?
They arrive at the U.S. border from around the world … They come for asylum, insisting they face persecution for their religion, or sexuality or for supporting the wrong politicians. For generations, they had been given the chance to make their case to U.S. authorities.
Not anymore.
The Center Joins Rights Groups to Sound the Alarm to the United Nations on the United States’ Disappearances of Migrants and Systematic Human Rights Violations
Migrants fleeing persecution and torture are held incommunicado in abusive immigration detention conditions, denied access to legal counsel, blocked from accessing the asylum process … and disappeared to third countries.
Migrants at Texas border in shock after Trump canceled their asylum appointments
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Margelis Tinoco Lopez arrived at the border at 4 a.m. Monday for her 1 p.m. immigration appointment along with her husband and her 13-year-old son. Standing on the bridge in below-freezing weather, Lopez got an email from U.S. Customs and Border Protection that made her heart drop: “Existing appointments scheduled through the CBP One application are no longer valid.”