“It’s most difficult for families who have to share really traumatic experiences under really stressful circumstances,” she said, “And now with someone without the appropriate knowledge or training.” ...
Tag Archives: Asylum
Explainer: U.S. Enacts Sweeping New Asylum Bar Following Supreme Court Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court last week allowed a Trump administration rule to temporarily take effect that will radically reduce the number of migrants eligible to seek U.S. asylum. Judges and asylum officers are now being di ...
Opinion: Every aspect of America’s asylum system now seems broken
The Trump administration has attempted to close the door on asylum seekers who are looking for refuge in the United States. But even as it blocks entry — and sends tens of thousands of asylum seekers to Mexico to wait ou ...
Despite asylum win, migrant may be returned to Mexico again
For the first time, an immigration judge has granted asylum to a migrant who had been returned to Mexico under a Trump administration program. ...
Graham moves controversial asylum bill through panel; Democrats charge he’s broken the rules
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to overhaul U.S. asylum laws on Thursday, waiving committee rules to force the legislation through over objections from Democrats. The Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 to se ...
Immigration lawyers say Justice Dept. ruling could undercut thousands of asylum cases
The Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that the man had proved that his father’s immediate family constituted a social group but denied the request for asylum because the man could not prove that relatives were also targ ...
For Miller, it’s not just about blocking asylum-seekers. It’s about making sure they suffer, too
Keeping brown and black people out of the United States has been the Trump administration’s goal, but so has inflicting maximum cruelty in the process. For example, blocking asylum-seekers at the southern border wasn’t e ...
Cuccinelli email to asylum officers sparks anger, push back
New acting Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli has sent an email to asylum officers that is being met with consternation and criticism.In the email, according to a source who received it, C ...
Countdown to Trump’s Mexico tariff deadline: Talks focus on asylum for migrants
The Trump administration wants Mexico to agree to take almost every asylum seeker that crosses into Mexico – pushing the Mexican government to sign an agreement that would essentially bar Central American migrants from t ...
‘I Don’t Want to Die’: Asylum Seekers, Once in Limbo, Face Deportation Under Trump
By the end of the confrontation, his face was bloody and bruised. But neither Mr. Sihotang, nor another immigrant in the officers’ custody who watched the incident unfold, was allowed onto the plane after the pilot rais ...
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