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Asylum Seekers
If Left Unchecked, Trump Will Obliterate the Right to Asylum
The new asylum rule is part and parcel of Trump's systematic assault on migrants.
Trump’s Asylum Ban 2.0 Is Broadest Attack Yet on the Asylum Process
Relying on the courts to block measures like today's asylum ban is not enough.
The US Is Quietly Opening Shelters for Babies and Young Kids Without Mothers
One Phoenix facility housed 12 children ages 5 and under, some as young as 3 months old, all without their mothers.
Sanctuary Leaders Fight Back Against ICE’s “Psychological Violence” and Fines
Advocates are worried that federal agencies are working toward removing undocumented immigrants from sanctuary churches.
Julián Castro Challenges Democrats to End the Criminalization of Immigration
Julián Castro, former HUD secretary, criticized the immigration policies of fellow Texan Beto O'Rourke.
20 Ways You Can Help Immigrants Now
While Congress stalls, you can take other kinds of actions to help immigrants in transition, in detention and in crisis.
Trump Thinks Migrants Should Have No Rights
This government is planted firmly on the wrong side of history.
They Are Concentration Camps — and They Are Also Prisons
Asylum seekers have been ensnared by the prison-industrial complex, a system of death and destruction.
ICE Must Be Held Accountable for Trans Salvadoran Asylum Seeker’s Death
Trans activists call for accountability after the second transgender migrant dies after release from ICE custody.
Heat and Violence Pose Twin Threats for Asylum-Seekers Waiting at Border
In Mexicali, the fragile ecosystem of shelters for asylum-seekers is strained.