Garland Reverses Trump-Era Immigration Order in Move That Will Cut Huge Backlog of Asylum Cases

The move will cut the ballooning backlog of 1.3 million immigration cases in the U.S. It is Garland's third such reversal of Trump policy.

Garland Reverses Trump-Era Immigration Order in Move That Will Cut Huge Backlog of Asylum Cases

A Border Patrol agent takes a Central American couple who crossed the Rio Grande River illegally to seek asylum into custody. – Hidalgo, TX, USA – May 26, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Julia Ainsley, NBC News WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday reversed an order from Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions that barred immigration […]

President’s Murder Shores up Credible Fear Case for Thousands of Haitian Asylum Seekers, Activists Say

Advocates call for Biden to end Title 42, re-open asylum process, as up to 10,000 Haitians remain stuck in Mexico and more may be on the way.

President’s Murder Shores up Credible Fear Case for Thousands of Haitian Asylum Seekers, Activists Say

Demonstrators marching along Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House to encourage the Biden administration in ending its support of Haitian dictator Jovenel Moise. – Washington, DC – May 18, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Julian Resendiz, Border Report EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Haitians had been fleeing political violence long before Wednesday’s assassination of President Jovenel […]

Discriminatory Treatment of Haitians Throughout History Informs Current Policy at the US-Mexico Border

Discriminatory Treatment of Haitians Throughout History Informs Current Policy at the US-Mexico Border

“City: Santiago de Chile Country: Chile 13th May 2017 Black Haitian immigrants in Plaza de Armas, Chile” (Shutterstock) By Karolina Walters, Immigration Impact For years, the Trump administration has argued that limited capacity at ports of entry led to its policy of turning back asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border (the “turnback policy”). But a […]

Severed families, raided workplaces and a climate of fear: Assessing Trump’s immigration crackdown

Severed families, raided workplaces and a climate of fear: Assessing Trump’s immigration crackdown

More than 300 Queens residents, community & political leaders rallied to NYC Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer’s call to march in support of immigrant families. – New York City – June 25, 2018 (Shutterstock) By Miranda Cady Hallett, The Conversation Donald Trump was on the defensive about his immigration policies in the final presidential debate, with […]

Challenging Customs and Border Protection’s Unlawful Practice of Turning Away Asylum Seekers

Challenging Customs and Border Protection’s Unlawful Practice of Turning Away Asylum Seekers

By American Immigration Council This case challenges the government’s policy – the Turnback Policy – of turning away asylum seekers at ports of entry (POEs) across the U.S.-Mexico border since 2016. The plaintiffs in the case are Al Otro Lado, a non-profit legal services organization that serves indigent deportees, migrants, and refugees in Los Angeles […]

Immigrant Rights Advocates Ask Court to Permanently Block Trump Policy Turning Back Asylum Seekers

Motion emphasizes that asylum seekers have been seriously injured, raped, and even killed after CBP officials turned them back at U.S. border.

Immigrant Rights Advocates Ask Court to Permanently Block Trump Policy Turning Back Asylum Seekers

Migrants held under the international bridge. A huge influx of undocumented migrants crossing the border. – El Paso, Texas – 29 March 2019 (Shutterstock) By SPLCenter September 8, 2020, San Diego – Asylum seekers who have been turned back by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border asked […]

USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4

USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is preparing some domestic offices to reopen and resume non-emergency public services on or after June 4. On March 18, USCIS temporarily suspended routine in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS is following the Centers […]