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Biden Admin Urged to Release Trans and HIV+ Asylum Seekers Following Deaths
Trans asylum seekers often face severe abuse, discrimination and medical neglect in custody.
Hey VP Harris, Here Is a Progressive Way to Address the Root Causes of Migration
End the drug war, stop the flow of U.S. firearms into Central America and curb the emissions driving climate disasters.
AOC Calls Out Kamala Harris for Telling Guatemalan Asylum Seekers, “Do Not Come”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the U.S. should instead focus on its own role in destabilizing Central America.
Supreme Court Denies Residency Path for Undocumented People on Humanitarian Visa
The ruling is a blow to undocumented people with Temporary Protected Status, many of whom have lived here for decades.
With Steel or Surveillance, Biden May Fill “Gaps” in Trump’s Border Wall
Whether the new barrier will be physical or technological, families along the border can only guess.
Immigrant Advocates Are Worried About Threats to Due Process in New Biden Policy
The Biden administration has announced a “dedicated docket” process that advocates warn could harm asylum seekers.
Reunification Stories Gloss Over Continuing Family Separation and Deportation
The rhetoric about asylum seekers may have changed under Biden, but the policies leading to separations, not so much.
Homeland Security Tells ICE to Cut Ties With Jail That Sicced Dogs on Migrants
ICE was also ordered to end its contract with a county jail accused of performing forced hysterectomies on migrants.
Trump Officials Used Secret Terrorism Unit to Question Lawyers at Border
Trump officials cited conspiracies about antifa to justify interrogating immigration lawyers.
US-Made Border Crisis Persists Despite Biden’s About-Face on Refugee Cap
Biden’s continuation of Trump’s asylum policies is perpetuating the humanitarian crisis at the border.