Asylum

Biden Wants to End Exploitation of Migrant Children, But His New Asylum Policy Could Make It Worse

Biden Wants to End Exploitation of Migrant Children, But His New Asylum Policy Could Make It Worse

The New York Times has published a horrifying investigation into the exploitation of children who migrated to the United States as unaccompanied minors. The investigation by Hannah Dreier finds these children pressed into labor in every state in the U.S., in violation of labor law and often in horrifying conditions. Read More

How To Seek Asylum (Under Biden’s Proposed Asylum Transit Ban), In 12 Not-At-All-Easy Steps

How To Seek Asylum (Under Biden’s Proposed Asylum Transit Ban), In 12 Not-At-All-Easy Steps

The Biden administration recently announced a proposed regulation that would all but eliminate access to asylum for the overwhelming number of asylum seekers who come to the United States via the southwest border. But the regulation doesn’t put it that way. The regulation, announced on February 21, would create a… Read More

At Dueling Border Hearings, New House Majority Pushes Partisan Narrative Over Facts

At Dueling Border Hearings, New House Majority Pushes Partisan Narrative Over Facts

In January, Republicans took control of the House of Representatives. After a lengthy fight over the Speaker of the House resolved, the new majority wasted no time in holding multiple hearings on the current situation at the southern border. Unfortunately, the hearings, held in the Judiciary and the Oversight… Read More

Family Reunification Task Force Reports Nearly 1,000 Children Remain Separated

Family Reunification Task Force Reports Nearly 1,000 Children Remain Separated

Nearly 1,000 children separated from their families at the southern border by the Trump administration remain separated to this day, according to a Biden administration fact sheet released on February 2. The fact sheet marks two years since President Biden’s creation of the Interagency Task Force… Read More

Still Awaiting Court Dates, Migrants Suffer the Effects of ‘Band-Aid’ Fixes to Our Broken Immigration System

Still Awaiting Court Dates, Migrants Suffer the Effects of ‘Band-Aid’ Fixes to Our Broken Immigration System

When asylum seekers arrive in the United States, so long as they are not rapidly deported or expelled, the government is generally supposed to issue them a “Notice to Appear” (NTA). This charging document formally begins the immigration court process. But a new report from NBC News indicates that,… Read More

Title 42’s End May Be in Sight. Good Riddance.

Title 42’s End May Be in Sight. Good Riddance.

More than two and a half years after it began, the “public health” policy known as Title 42 may finally be nearing an end. On Monday, a coalition of GOP-led states submitted a last-ditch request to the Supreme Court asking the Justices to… Read More

Asylum Seekers Become Political Pawns in Governors’ Transportation Stunts

Asylum Seekers Become Political Pawns in Governors’ Transportation Stunts

The Republican governors of Texas, Arizona, and now Florida are playing a cynical political game with the lives of migrants—including many asylum seekers fleeing persecution. Officials in these states are using taxpayer money to ship thousands of migrants to other, Democratic-leaning states and dumping them there. In recent weeks, these… Read More

Recent Supreme Court Ruling Limits Advocates' Relief on Asylum Seekers' Case

Recent Supreme Court Ruling Limits Advocates’ Relief on Asylum Seekers’ Case

A federal court decision this month confirmed what advocates feared: that a recent move by the Supreme Court would undermine the fight against illegal government practices, like turning back asylum seekers at the border. On August 5, a… Read More

Supreme Court Permits Biden to Terminate 'Remain in Mexico' Program

Supreme Court Permits Biden to Terminate ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program

Almost a year after the Supreme Court allowed a federal judge in Texas to order the Biden administration to restart the so-called “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP), the Supreme Court ruled in the Biden administration’s favor on June 30. The decision will not only permit President Biden to finally end… Read More

Biden’s New Asylum Rules Go Into Effect On A Limited Basis

Biden’s New Asylum Rules Go Into Effect On A Limited Basis

The Biden administration’s overhaul of the asylum system went into effect for the first time on May 31, but only a limited basis. According to guidance published by the Department of Homeland Security, the rule will initially be applied to several hundred asylum seekers per month. The rule… Read More

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