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Asylum Seekers
US Concentration Camps Exist to Expand the Power of Trump’s Authoritarian Regime
Local actions have proven effective in resisting the creation of the camps our federal government is constructing.
Europe Offers Little Hope for People in Iran Trying to Flee US and Israeli Bombs
The growth of far right parties like Nigel Farage’s Reform may further keep refugees from reaching European shores.
With New Policy, DHS Sets Its Sights on Incarcerating Up to 100,000 Refugees
“This is probably one of the most unprecedented memos — introduced to impose trauma on refugees,” an organizer said.
The UK’s Anti-Migrant Right Is Surging. Local Elections Will Test Their Power.
As the anti-immigrant Reform UK Party has risen in the polls, the Labour Party has co-opted some of its toxic policies.
US Is Legally Obligated to Provide Asylum. SCOTUS May Help Trump End It Anyway.
The federal government is appealing a case from Trump’s first term to reinstate an asylum ban at the southern border.
US Deports Asylum Seekers to Southern Mexico — Stranded With Few Resources
Some said US agents had confiscated their phones and deported them without any way to communicate with loved ones.
Judge Pauses Annual Fees Imposed on Asylum Seekers by “One Big Beautiful Bill”
Under Trump's budget, the US became one among very few countries that impose fees on asylum seekers.
DHS Is Funneling $10 Billion to the Navy to Build a Network of Immigration Jails
The new jails are expected to look like the tent camps built at Fort Bliss, an immigration policy expert says.
ICE Kidnapped My Neighbor in Broad Daylight. The Aftermath Left Me Reeling.
Watching disappearances in our community leaves psychological trauma, but we can counter it with our solidarity.
Canada Considers Anti-Immigrant Bills as Haitian Immigrants in the US Flee North
Canada is not making it easy for asylum seekers from the US to find safe harbor.