Editorial: How to restore humanity to the asylum process Trump imploded
3 years, 10 months ago

Editorial: How to restore humanity to the asylum process Trump imploded

LA Times  

The Biden administration on Friday will begin allowing asylum seekers who have been living in limbo along the U.S.-Mexico border to enter the U.S. to await processing of their applications, a welcome redress of a cruelty inflicted by the Trump administration on up to 70,000 people seeking sanctuary. Under the new policy, up to 25,000 migrants in President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program — officially, the Migration Protection Protocols — will be allowed to enter the U.S. in small batches at the San Ysidro, Calif., El Paso and Brownsville, Texas, ports of entry after they have been screened for the coronavirus. Mindful of the message this might send, the administration has also warned those without pending asylum cases not to try to enter the country, though in truth some asylum seekers have been gaining admission since Biden suspended new enrollments in the Remain in Mexico program. As the Obama administration correctly noted seven years ago, the intermittent surges of migrants at the border constitute a regional humanitarian crisis that cannot be resolved by simply trying to lock the door, as Trump and his immigration hard-liners did.

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Daily Mail  

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The Telegraph  

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The Telegraph  

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Associated Press  

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

Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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LA Times  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Independent  

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11 months, 1 week ago

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Associated Press  

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LA Times  

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1 year, 4 months ago

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Associated Press  

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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  

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1 year, 5 months ago

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NPR  

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1 year, 5 months ago

Adult migrants are held in border facilities too long amid Biden administration policy changes, sources say

CNN  

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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  

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1 year, 7 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Biden Will Never Get Us Out of the Trump Era Like This
54 years, 11 months ago

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Slate  

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1 year, 7 months ago

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Associated Press  

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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  

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Migrants hopeful, suspicious at US reopening to asylum
2 years, 8 months ago

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Associated Press  

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — More than a dozen migrants excitedly ran out of their dormitory at the Good Samaritan shelter here at the mere mention that the Biden administration may lift a rule that expels people at the border before they can request a chance at humanitarian protection in the United States. “Now that there are organizations that can help …

New rules aim to decide US asylum cases in months, not years
2 years, 8 months ago

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Associated Press  

The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years. The rules empower asylum officers to grant or deny claims, an authority that has been limited to immigration judges for people arriving at the border with Mexico. “The current system for handling asylum claims …

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 will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
3 years ago

US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings, as the Biden administration reluctantly announced plans Thursday to reinstate the Trump-era policy and agreed to Mexico’s conditions for resuming it. Mexico’s foreign relations secretary said in light of U.S. concessions Mexico will allow returns, expected to begin …

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 …

U.S. Moves To Cut Backlog Of Asylum Cases At US-Mexico Border
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. Moves To Cut Backlog Of Asylum Cases At US-Mexico Border

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed changing how asylum claims are handled, aiming to reduce a huge backlog of cases from the U.S.-Mexico border that has left people waiting years to find out whether they will be allowed to stay in America. Under the proposal, routine asylum cases no longer would automatically be referred to …

US moves to cut backlog of asylum cases at US-Mexico border
3 years, 4 months ago

US moves to cut backlog of asylum cases at US-Mexico border

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed changing how asylum claims are handled, aiming to reduce a huge backlog of cases from the U.S.-Mexico border that has left people waiting years to find out whether they will be allowed to stay in America. Under the proposal, routine asylum cases no longer would automatically be referred to the overwhelmed immigration …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Biden Administration Considers Overhaul Of Asylum System At Southern Border
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden Administration Considers Overhaul Of Asylum System At Southern Border

NPR  

Biden Administration Considers Overhaul Of Asylum System At Southern Border Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Biden's top advisers promise "long-needed systemic reforms" to address a backlog of more than 1 million asylum cases in the immigration court system, which often keeps people applying for asylum waiting years to resolve their cases. The plan …

Biden admin defends response to increase in migrant arrivals
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden admin defends response to increase in migrant arrivals

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration is under pressure to respond to large number of unaccompanied migrant children seeking asylum. “So we are rebuilding the system as we address the needs of vulnerable children who arrive at our borders.” In a separate interview with CNN on Sunday, Mayorkas said the US plans to open new facilities to house the unaccompanied minors who have crossed …

Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico rattled by delays to US entry
3 years, 10 months ago

Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico rattled by delays to US entry

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden has promised to roll back Trump-era programme that forced migrants to remain in Mexico pending US hearings. The United States has abruptly cancelled plans to bring asylum seekers into Texas at two ports of entry, dashing the hopes of hundreds who have been waiting for months in Mexico under a Trump-era policy President Joe Biden promised to …

Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration

Associated Press  

TIJUANA, Mexico — After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United States. “It seems the new president wants to help migrants,” Osorio said as he got ready to check in to a cheap hotel in …

Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration

Hindustan Times  

After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United States. While President Joe Biden has taken some major steps in his first weeks in office to reverse Trump's hardline immigration policies, his administration hasn't lifted some …

Biden administration to start processing ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum seekers in California
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden administration to start processing ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum seekers in California

LA Times  

Migrants await the outcome of their U.S. immigration cases in a tent encampment in Matamoros, Mexico, in 2019. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said in a statement that the “initial phase” of restarting asylum processing marks “another step in our commitment to reform immigration policies that do not align with our nation’s values,” but he cautioned that at the …

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