That proposed regulation, for example, said that living unlawfully in the US for more than a year prior to filing for asylum would be considered a "significant adverse factor," despite exceptions that currently exist. Si ...
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Die in Detention or at Home? U.S. Pandemic Forces Cruel Choice on Asylum Seekers
In a statement, a representative for GEO Group, the company that contracts with ICE to run the facility, said: "We take our responsibility to ensure the health and safety of all those in our care and our employees with t ...
Supreme Court Bolsters Trump’s Power Over Rapid Deportation
The Trump administration has taken multiple steps to speed up deportations and restrict access to asylum. ...
Guards Pepper-Spray Protesting Asylum Seekers at an ICE Detention Center
It’s the latest of at least a dozen recent incidents in which detainees have been pepper-sprayed. ...
Trump Administration to Asylum Seekers: Find a Homeless Shelter
The advice comes as part of a plan to prevent many asylum seekers from working. ...
Trump administration finalizes rule that could lead to delays in work for asylum seekers
USCIS has also proposed a rule that would impose a charge on asylum applications and another that bars asylum seekers who illegally crossed the border from obtaining work authorization. ...
The Trump administration is using the pandemic as an excuse to target immigrants and asylum seekers
Nativist scapegoating and racist restrictions in the name of public health are nothing new. But this time, anti-migrant policy could have devastating effects. ...
Many Asylum Seekers in Mexico Can’t Get U.S. Court Hearings Until 2021. A Coronavirus Outbreak Could ‘Devastate’ Them
“The shelters are incredibly dedicated in terms of doing everything that’s within the realm possible to try and prevent contagion,” she says. “But they’re still very limited.” ...
The US has abandoned asylum seekers in Mexico during the pandemic
The border is closed indefinitely and Trump has started rapidly sending asylum seekers back to Mexico. ...
The US has abandoned asylum seekers in Mexico during the pandemic
The border is closed and Trump has started rapidly sending asylum seekers back to Mexico. ...
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