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Immigration
US Sanctions Fuel Migration Even as Biden Restricts Asylum Seekers at Border
The number of asylum seekers from Cuba and Venezuela is expected to grow as Title 42 ends.
Human Rights Groups Sue to Block Biden’s “Unlawful” Asylum Ban
Biden has “chosen to resurrect and repackage illegal Trump-era policies,” one immigrant advocate said.
New ICE Program Subjects Asylum Seekers to GPS Monitoring and Curfew
ICE is currently monitoring at least 250,000 people and forcing nearly 41,000 people to wear ankle bracelets.
House Vote on Border Bill Is Just Anti-Immigrant Theatrics, Critics Say
Republicans deployed dangerous rhetoric about an "invasion" before passing an anti-immigration bill along party lines.
Title 42 Was Inhumane and Illegal. So Are Biden’s New Border Policies.
Biden’s decision to utilize and repackage rather than reject Trump’s amped-up deportation apparatus is no surprise.
A Woman Endured Abuse, Trafficking and Prison. Now She Faces Deportation.
A trafficking and abuse survivor was granted clemency, but without a pardon she still faces deportation.
Florida’s Anti-Immigrant Bill Will Open the “Floodgates for Racial Profiling”
This bill "appears to be cruelty for cruelty's sake,” said an attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund.
Driver Plows Into Group Near Migrant Shelter in Texas, Killing 8
The incident, which injured at least 10 more, comes just days before the Trump-era Title 42 policy is set to expire.
Migrant Defenders Slam Biden’s Plan to Deploy 1,500 Troops to Southern Border
The administration is playing into the hands of anti-immigrant zealots who demonize asylum seekers, said one advocate.
Advocates Warn Biden’s New Migrant Policy Restricts Rights of Asylum Seekers
Expanding refugee resettlement shouldn’t be traded off, undermining those seeking asylum at the border, activists say.