US unveils rule that rights groups say stifles access to asylum
1 year, 7 months ago

US unveils rule that rights groups say stifles access to asylum

Al Jazeera  

Rights advocates say long-anticipated policy is return to hardline Trump-era border curbs, urge Biden to change course. Washington, DC – US President Joe Biden’s administration has finalised a new rule that will make most migrants and refugees arriving at the country’s southern border with Mexico in search of protection ineligible to seek asylum in the United States. They also sounded a death knell for Biden’s campaign promise to take a more “humane” approach to migration than his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, who pursued hardline, anti-immigration measures at the US-Mexico border. “These new asylum restrictions mirrors in large part one of the Trump administration’s harshest anti-asylum policies, the 2019 asylum transit ban—which two separate federal courts struck down as unlawful.” Laurie Ball Cooper, the US legal director at the International Refugee Assistance Project, added, “The Biden administration should be ashamed of pursuing Trump-era policies to unjustly deny protection to people seeking safety in the United States and return them to danger. “The administration must immediately rescind this harmful and illegal rule.” End of Title 42 The Biden administration has been under political pressure to respond to increased arrivals at the country’s southern border with Mexico, as Republican legislators blamed the Democratic president for the influx since he took office in January 2021.

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Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration said Monday …

Rights advocates slam Biden’s ‘draconian’ asylum curbs at US-Mexico border
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rights advocates slam Biden’s ‘draconian’ asylum curbs at US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

Immigrant rights advocates have slammed President Joe Biden’s new curbs on asylum at the United States-Mexico border, describing the policy as “the most draconian” move since the Democrat entered the White House in 2021. During a news conference on Thursday, Azadeh Erfani, a senior policy analyst at the National Immigrant Justice Center, said Biden’s recent executive order violates both US …

Opinion: Why Biden’s new border plan is a terrible idea
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Why Biden’s new border plan is a terrible idea

LA Times  

Following months of rumors, on Tuesday the Biden administration unveiled an executive order designed to shut down the border to people seeking asylum, as well as a rule to implement it. President Biden has touted his executive order as necessary to “restore order” and “gain control” of the border, despite crossings plummeting in recent months. People seeking asylum at the …

UN migration and refugee agencies cite ‘fundamental’ right to asylum after US moves to restrict it
6 months, 2 weeks ago

UN migration and refugee agencies cite ‘fundamental’ right to asylum after US moves to restrict it

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N.'s migration and refugee agencies expressed concern over Biden administration plans for new asylum restrictions in the United States and said the right to asylum is fundamental. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a …

How will Biden’s new restrictions affect asylum seekers at US border?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How will Biden’s new restrictions affect asylum seekers at US border?

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera breaks down the latest effort to curb southern border crossings, and what risks they pose. United States President Joe Biden has unveiled a sweeping executive order restricting asylum claims, expanding controversial efforts to curb the surging number of people crossing the country’s southern border. Biden, who entered office pledging to reverse Trump’s hardline border policies, has said the …

How Biden’s new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to work
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How Biden’s new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to work

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico when illegal entries reach a threshold that he deems excessive. Venezuelan migrants wave a U.S. flag at a television helicopter that flew over the Rio Grande, in Matamoros, Mexico, on May 12, 2023, a day after pandemic-related asylum restrictions called …

Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help ‘gain control’ of the border
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help ‘gain control’ of the border

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections. “We’re troubled to see this administration raise the bar on asylum seekers who are coming to our southern border and exercising …

Biden imposes strict restrictions on asylum at southern US border
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden imposes strict restrictions on asylum at southern US border

Al Jazeera  

New measures all but deny the right to claim asylum for people who cross the US southern border without authorisation. Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden has imposed new restrictions that would bar most migrants who cross the US southern border without authorisation from seeking asylum in the country. “They will make it easier for immigration officers to …

Biden set to unveil order restricting asylum at US-Mexico border
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden set to unveil order restricting asylum at US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

Order will allow US to shut off asylum requests and deny entry to migrants once daily threshold is met, US media reports. Citing three people briefed on the plan, CBS News reported on Monday that Biden’s executive order will allow US officials to immediately turn back asylum seekers who enter the country without permits once daily crossings hit a certain …

The Biden administration is planning more changes to quicken asylum processing for new migrants
7 months, 1 week ago

The Biden administration is planning more changes to quicken asylum processing for new migrants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing more changes to the nation’s asylum system meant to speed up processing and potential removal of migrants who continue to arrive at the southern border, an interim step as President Joe Biden continues to mull a broader executive order to crack down on border crossings that may come later this year. The broader …

A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don’t qualify for asylum
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don’t qualify for asylum

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A new Biden administration rule announced Thursday aims to speed up asylum processing at the southern border for a limited group of people believed to have committed serious crimes or who have terrorist links and ultimately more quickly eject them from the country. Under the proposed rule, asylum officers hearing cases at an initial screening stage called credible …

Biden administration wants to speed up deportation for some migrants. How will it work?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden administration wants to speed up deportation for some migrants. How will it work?

LA Times  

People line up against a border wall as they wait to apply for asylum after crossing the border from Mexico last July near Yuma, Ariz. In 2020, the Trump administration implemented a rule similarly instructing asylum officers to apply asylum bars during credible fear screenings. Instead, asylum officers “would only consider a bar in those cases where there is easily …

Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants — a potential prelude to broader actions from President Joe Biden later this year that would impose a bigger crackdown at the border. Biden continues to mull larger executive action on the border, whose timing depends in …

‘Political games’: Advocates vow to fight US border policy standoff
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Political games’: Advocates vow to fight US border policy standoff

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – Military aid for Ukraine in exchange for stricter migration and asylum policies: That is the gambit put forward by Republicans in the United States Congress as they negotiate with Democrats over government spending. On Tuesday, demonstrators from dozens of advocacy groups gathered near the US Capitol for a “Save Asylum” campaign, where they appealed to lawmakers not …

Biden administration warns of major disruption at border if judges halt asylum rule
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden administration warns of major disruption at border if judges halt asylum rule

Associated Press  

The Biden administration on Tuesday urged an appeals court to allow sweeping new asylum restrictions to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border. The new restrictions made it far more difficult to qualify for asylum if a migrant didn’t first apply online or traveled through another country, such as Mexico, and didn’t seek …

US Court Brings Relief for Biden, Stays Asylum ‘Ban’ at Southern US Border
1 year, 4 months ago

US Court Brings Relief for Biden, Stays Asylum ‘Ban’ at Southern US Border

News 18  

A de facto ban on claiming asylum at the US southern border implemented in May in an effort to stem a feared influx of migrants can stay in place for now, a court said Thursday. President Joe Biden’s administration said claims would still be accepted, but only if made in a migrant’s home country or in a country they had …

Appeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions to temporarily stay in place as case plays out
1 year, 4 months ago

Appeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions to temporarily stay in place as case plays out

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place. The new rule makes it extremely difficult for people to be granted asylum unless they first seek protection in a country they’re traveling through on their way to the U.S. or apply online. At the time, the U.S. was ending …

Biden’s asylum curbs at US-Mexico border can stay for now, court rules
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden’s asylum curbs at US-Mexico border can stay for now, court rules

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration is appealing a legal challenge to policy restricting access to asylum at border with Mexico. US President Joe Biden’s restrictions on access to asylum at the United States border with Mexico can remain in place for now, an appeals court has ruled, as the Biden administration contends with a legal challenge to the policy. But human rights groups …

As illegal crossings drop, the legal challenges over Biden’s US-Mexico border policies grow
1 year, 4 months ago

As illegal crossings drop, the legal challenges over Biden’s US-Mexico border policies grow

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Immigration advocates said Thursday that an online appointment system to seek asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico is out of reach for many migrants, in the latest legal challenge to the Biden administration’s immigration agenda. “CBP One essentially creates an electronic waitlist that restricts access to the U.S. asylum process to a limited number of privileged …

US judge blocks Biden’s ‘asylum ban’ at Mexico border
1 year, 4 months ago

US judge blocks Biden’s ‘asylum ban’ at Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups hail the ruling as a ‘victory’ but note it will have little immediate effect at the US-Mexico border. A United States judge has ruled that a key tenet of President Joe Biden’s border policy is in violation of the country’s asylum law, in a decision hailed by rights groups as a “victory”. But critics have dubbed the Biden …

Biden administration tells judge that its new asylum rule is not a reboot of Trump’s efforts
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden administration tells judge that its new asylum rule is not a reboot of Trump’s efforts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration argued Wednesday that its new asylum rule is different from versions put forward under President Donald Trump in a court hearing before a judge who threw out Trump’s attempts to limit asylum on the U.S.-Mexico border. President Joe Biden’s administration instituted its rule on May 11 with the expiration of a COVID-19 restriction known as …

Illegal border crossings are down. One big reason why is now part of a court fight
1 year, 5 months ago

Illegal border crossings are down. One big reason why is now part of a court fight

NPR  

Illegal border crossings are down. One big reason why is now part of a court fight Enlarge this image toggle caption Joel Rose/NPR Joel Rose/NPR The number of migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border is lower than it's been since the first weeks of 2021 — and the Biden administration says its sharp limits on asylum at the border are …

Top US court rules Biden immigration enforcement policy can stand
1 year, 6 months ago

Top US court rules Biden immigration enforcement policy can stand

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme Court has ruled to uphold an immigration policy set by the administration of President Joe Biden, which narrowed the scope of those prioritised for deportation. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal and rights advocacy group, called the ruling was a “welcome step in the process to reimagine our immigration enforcement priorities”. “With finite resources, the …

What is the new reality for migrants at the US southern border?
1 year, 6 months ago

What is the new reality for migrants at the US southern border?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, May 25 at 19:30 GMT: Earlier this month, as the Biden administration announced the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, the United States also saw the end of a controversial Trump-era public health regulation, known as Title 42. It allowed the US government to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border to seek asylum, on …

Texas sues Biden administration over asylum rule, saying phone app encourages illegal immigration
1 year, 6 months ago

Texas sues Biden administration over asylum rule, saying phone app encourages illegal immigration

Associated Press  

The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration in an attempt to have a newly-introduced asylum rule thrown out, saying a phone app used by migrants to set up appointments at the border to seek entry into the United States is encouraging illegal immigration. In the lawsuit, Texas argues that the asylum rule encourages the use of a cellphone …

‘…more foreign aliens’: Texas sues Biden administration over new asylum rule
1 year, 7 months ago

‘…more foreign aliens’: Texas sues Biden administration over new asylum rule

Hindustan Times  

The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration in an attempt to have a newly-introduced asylum rule thrown out, saying a phone app used by migrants to set up appointments at the border to seek entry into the United States is encouraging illegal immigration. In the lawsuit, Texas argues that the asylum rule encourages the use of a cellphone …

An assault on asylum? Experts raise alarm
1 year, 8 months ago

An assault on asylum? Experts raise alarm

Al Jazeera  

Experts say the right to asylum is ‘disappearing’ as wealthy nations enact restrictions aimed at keeping people out. “That taps into this fear about who’s coming, and it exposes the desire of government and policy to select people, but unfortunately that’s not how it works.” Extending borders “Border externalisation” takes many forms today, from pushbacks of refugees seeking to reach …

Biden immigration plan could force asylum officers to break law, union warns
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden immigration plan could force asylum officers to break law, union warns

LA Times  

Migrants camping along the U.S.-Mexico border in December try to stay warm. President Biden’s plan to limit some migrants’ access to asylum could force federal asylum officers to break U.S. law, the union that represents asylum officers argued Monday in a formal filing opposing the proposal. Enforcing Biden’s policy would violate asylum officers’ oath to carry out the immigration laws …

Canada to roll back asylum access in reported agreement with US
1 year, 9 months ago

Canada to roll back asylum access in reported agreement with US

Al Jazeera  

Refugee groups condemn anticipated decision to expand Canada’s ability to reject asylum seekers at the US border. Immigration rights groups have accused both leaders of reneging on their obligations to asylum seekers, as the US and Canada commit to more restrictive measures to turn back refugees amid attacks from conservative politicians. In an op-ed in the Canadian newspaper Globe and …

US Says Migrants Entering US via Border No Longer Eligible for Asylum
1 year, 10 months ago

US Says Migrants Entering US via Border No Longer Eligible for Asylum

News 18  

President Joe Biden’s administration proposed tough new restrictions on asylum seekers Tuesday, saying it wanted to head off a rush of migrants to the southern border when Covid-related controls are lifted. “We are strengthening the availability of legal, orderly pathways for migrants to come to the United States, at the same time proposing new consequences on those who fail to …

US to limit asylum to migrants who pass through third nation
1 year, 10 months ago

US to limit asylum to migrants who pass through third nation

Firstpost  

The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will generally deny asylum to migrants who show up at the US southern border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through, mirroring an attempt by the Trump administration that never took effect because it was blocked in court Washington: The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will generally deny asylum …

Biden administration issues proposal to restrict asylum seekers
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden administration issues proposal to restrict asylum seekers

Al Jazeera  

The new rule would make asylum seekers ineligible for US protection if they ‘circumvent’ legal pathways. The administration of United States President Joe Biden has unveiled a new rule that could tighten restrictions for tens of thousands of asylum seekers arriving at the country’s southern border with Mexico. The proposed rule, announced on Tuesday, would give border officials the power …

New Biden policy limits asylum access at the southern border
1 year, 10 months ago

New Biden policy limits asylum access at the southern border

LA Times  

Migrants wait to be processed by Border Patrol agents after crossing from Mexico on Dec. 17 in Yuma, Ariz. The Biden administration announced a policy Tuesday that would limit asylum access for immigrants who cross into the U.S. without authorization and fail to apply for protections on the way to the southern border with Mexico. It is the latest Biden …

‘Appalled’: Dozens of Democrats slam Biden’s border policies
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Appalled’: Dozens of Democrats slam Biden’s border policies

Al Jazeera  

New US restrictions on asylum ‘will not solve’ challenge at country’s border with Mexico, Democratic legislators say. “We believe that your administration can and must continue to expand legal pathways for migrants and refugees into the United States — without further dismantling the right to seek asylum at our border.” Earlier this month, Biden announced that as many as 30,000 …

US rights groups slam Biden’s ‘unacceptable’ asylum restrictions
1 year, 11 months ago

US rights groups slam Biden’s ‘unacceptable’ asylum restrictions

Al Jazeera  

New rules allowing US to turn more people away at border with Mexico ignore rights of asylum seekers, advocates say. Migration rights advocates in the United States have condemned the Biden administration’s new border restrictions for asylum seekers, saying the expansion of a contentious expulsion policy put peoples’ lives in danger. Returning Haitians to Mexico, she added, “where they are …

Photos: Uncertainty among asylum seekers at border over US rules
2 years ago

Photos: Uncertainty among asylum seekers at border over US rules

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of asylum seekers have converged on the US border with Mexico, anticipating the lifting of pandemic-era restrictions, but there is no clear indication of what the process might be to enter the United States. People have been denied rights to seek asylum under US and international law 2.5 million times since March 2020 on grounds of preventing COVID-19 under …

US appeals ruling that would lift asylum restrictions
2 years ago

US appeals ruling that would lift asylum restrictions

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — The U.S. government said Wednesday it is appealing a court ruling that would lift asylum restrictions that have become the cornerstone of border enforcement in recent years. But there was no indication that the appeal would scuttle a Dec. 21 deadline set by a federal judge to end asylum restrictions that have been used to expel …

Border asylum limits ending, but not Biden’s migrant woes
2 years, 8 months ago

Border asylum limits ending, but not Biden’s migrant woes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The ban on asylum-seekers at the U.S-Mexico border on public health grounds was imposed by a president who wanted to restrict immigration entirely. Greg Abbott of Texas said Biden was refusing to listen to Americans and had “chosen to jeopardize the safety and security of those very Americans he swore to protect and defend by ending Title 42 …

Biden administration unveils new asylum rule on US-Mexico border
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden administration unveils new asylum rule on US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

The United States says the new rule will expedite asylum claim processing, but rights groups caution it may lead to quick deportations. In a statement on Thursday, the US Department of Homeland Security said the new rule will allow immigration officers at the border to conduct “credible fear screenings” of asylum seekers “who assert a fear of persecution or torture”. …

Biden administration announces asylum system overhaul: What you need to know
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden administration announces asylum system overhaul: What you need to know

LA Times  

The Biden administration announced the final version of its long-awaited U.S. asylum overhaul Thursday, aiming to speed up processing at the border and alleviate backlogs throughout the country’s immigration courts. But many advocates worry the changes weaken constitutional due process rights for asylum seekers by essentially expanding the so-called expedited removal process, a mechanism used to quickly turn back immigrants …

Some asylum aspirants pin hopes on Trump-era policy
2 years, 10 months ago

Some asylum aspirants pin hopes on Trump-era policy

Associated Press  

REYNOSA, Mexico — A revived Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. court is reviled by immigration advocates and repudiated by the Biden administration, which acted under a judge’s order. Sánchez’s optimism reflects the desperation of migrants who have seen asylum shut down under U.S. restrictions that deny humanitarian protections on grounds of preventing spread …

US plans to reinstate Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy
3 years, 2 months ago

US plans to reinstate Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy

Al Jazeera  

Immigration advocates say the programme exposes migrants to violence and kidnappings in dangerous Mexican border cities. The Biden administration is planning to reinstate a controversial Trump-era immigration policy along its southern border that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their hearings in US immigration court. — Homeland Security October 15, 2021 About 70,000 asylum seekers have been subject …

An outrage at America’s border (opinion)
3 years, 3 months ago

An outrage at America’s border (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Patrice Lawrence is co-director of UndocuBlack, a community of currently and formerly undocumented Black people. Monday, the nation saw horrifying images of Border Patrol officials appearing to chase and confront asylum seekers, who were largely Haitian, near the international bridge between Coahuila, Mexico, and Del Rio, Texas. His horse charges, attempting to cut off a family’s path to …

US says order coming this week on border asylum restrictions
3 years, 5 months ago

US says order coming this week on border asylum restrictions

Associated Press  

FORT WORTH, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue an order this week about how migrant children are treated under a public health order that has prevented people from seeking asylum at the nation’s borders, a Justice Department attorney said Tuesday. Stoltz did not offer additional details on the changes during a hearing on a …

Asylum seekers with cases closed under ‘Remain in Mexico’ can come to U.S. to pursue claims
3 years, 6 months ago

Asylum seekers with cases closed under ‘Remain in Mexico’ can come to U.S. to pursue claims

LA Times  

A family from Honduras waits in Mexico in March, more than a year after being refused asylum. Asylum seekers under the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy whose cases were closed — many for reasons beyond their control, including kidnappings and court rulings against the government — will now be able to come into the U.S. to pursue asylum claims, the …

US rescinds Trump-era asylum restrictions for violence survivors
3 years, 6 months ago

US rescinds Trump-era asylum restrictions for violence survivors

Al Jazeera  

Trump-era curbs made it harder for asylum seekers fleeing domestic or gang violence to get protection in US. The Biden administration has rescinded Trump-era policies that made it difficult for asylum seekers fleeing domestic or gang violence to get protection in the United States, a move that was welcomed by migration advocates as an important step forward. In a three-page …

U.S. formally ends policy for asylum seekers to wait in Mexico
3 years, 6 months ago

U.S. formally ends policy for asylum seekers to wait in Mexico

LA Times  

The Biden administration on Tuesday formally ended a Trump-era immigration policy that forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. A seven-page memo by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas marked the end of the Migrant Protection Protocols, which returned about 70,000 asylum seekers to Mexico from January 2019 until it was halted on President …

US formally ends Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy
3 years, 6 months ago

US formally ends Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy

Al Jazeera  

According to a memo, more than 11,000 migrants have been allowed to enter the US to pursue their asylum claims. The United States has formally ended the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forced tens of thousands of Central American asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for US court cases, according to a US Department of Homeland Security memo sent …

US eases asylum restrictions at border amid legal challenges
3 years, 7 months ago

US eases asylum restrictions at border amid legal challenges

Associated Press  

MCALLEN, Texas — Domingo Antonio Zeledon traveled for nearly three weeks from his hometown in Nicaragua, leaving behind his wife and three youngest children to come to the United States with his 17-year-old son. Homeland Security said it was “working to streamline a system for identifying and lawfully processing particularly vulnerable individuals who warrant exceptions for humanitarian reasons under the …

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