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Asylum Seekers
Despite Promises, Trump’s Asylum Ban Could Apply Retroactively
Thousands of migrants who agreed to wait in Mexico for their asylum hearings are finding out they may not qualify.
New Court Rulings Challenge Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda
After a series of anti-immigrant attacks dressed up like regulatory tweaks, the administration has hit a judicial wall.
Manufactured Misery at the Tijuana Border Crossing
Only one migrant has been granted asylum since the Migrant Protection Protocols went into effect in January.
Migrant Families Sue Over Extraordinary Harms of Family Separation
The suit seeks damages to help the families with the cost of therapy and other treatment for the trauma they endured.
Supreme Court Ruling Pushes Tens of Thousands Toward Summary Deportation
The decision on Trump’s asylum restrictions inaugurates a horrifying new era in U.S. immigration policy.
The US Has “Disappeared” More Than 42,000 Migrants. Where’s the Outrage?
Trump’s most insidious immigration program is operating under the radar.
Right-Wing Supreme Court Allows Trump Asylum Ban to Take Effect
Trump’s “third-country” rule is the administration’s toughest barrier to asylum seekers yet.
Thousands of African Migrants Are Stranded in Mexico Hoping to Head North
Hundreds of African migrants in Mexico are protesting the country’s refusal to grant them transit visas.
Yoel Alonso Leal Is Facing Deportation. Doctors Say He May Die on the Plane.
Leal is a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the indefinite detention of asylum seekers.
Over 1,100 Congregations Have Agreed to Provide Sanctuary to Migrants
Places of worship are harboring families facing deportation, defying the law but fulfilling a moral imperative.