May 20 U.N. refugee agency calls on U.S. to end asylum restrictions By Associated Press U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Thursday asked for an end to so-called Title 42 authority. It's named for a section of an obscure 1944 U.S. public health law that former President Donald Trump used last year to… Continue reading
Feb 12 Biden administration allows 25,000 asylum-seekers into U.S. By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The move is a major step toward dismantling one of former President Donald Trump's most consequential policies to deter asylum-seekers from coming to the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 30 Inspector general report says U.S. turning away asylum-seekers at border is flawed By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press A report says the head of the Department of Homeland Security contradicted her public statements in 2018 when she ordered border agents to stop asylum-seekers from stepping on U.S. soil at official crossings with Mexico. Continue reading
Oct 20 Trump administration adds criminal disqualifiers to asylum By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The rule that takes effect Nov. 20 is the latest in a slew of measures under President Donald Trump to make asylum more difficult to obtain. Continue reading
May 16 Virus rules tighten illegal immigration on northern border By Wilson Ring, Associated Press Prior to COVID-19, depending on the circumstances of the individual border crosser, the five people apprehended in Maine on May 12 could have been charged with a federal crime in the United States or quickly processed for deportation to their… Continue reading
Jan 02 U.S. starts sending asylum-seekers back across Arizona border By Astrid Galvan, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Authorities are expanding a program known as Remain in Mexico that requires tens of thousands of asylum seekers to wait out their immigration court hearings in Mexico. Continue reading
Dec 20 Border officers say they felt unsafe enacting Trump asylum crackdown By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press A March 2019 letter sent to the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection demanded that he intervene to ensure the agency's front-line employees at one Texas bridge “are not injured or killed” enforcing the policy. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: Appeals court strikes down ACA individual mandate In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal appeals court struck down part of the Affordable Care Act but stopped short of throwing out the entire law. The three-judge panel agreed with a lower court that the individual mandate to buy… Continue watching
Nov 21 First Honduran returned to Guatemala under U.S. asylum accord By Sonia Perez D., Associated Press The United States has begun carrying out a landmark policy shift on asylum that’s a top priority of President Donald Trump, returning a Honduran immigrant to Guatemala to pursue his asylum case. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 3:02 Is the distinction between migrant and refugee meaningful? By Dina Nayeri Under President Trump, American immigration policy has been in the spotlight. While Trump may talk the most about stopping illegal entry into the U.S., he is also taking action to reduce the volume of legal migrants the country accepts as… Continue watching