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Asylum Seekers
How a Climate Change-Fueled Drought and US-Fed Violence Drives Immigration
Investigative journalist John Carlos Frey discusses the factors fueling migration from Central America.
Congress Urged to Freeze Border Patrol Funding Amid Mistreatment of Immigrants
The demand comes as President Trump denied that his Border Patrol used tear gas against asylum seekers.
Incoming Mexican Government Denies Cutting Deal With Trump on Asylum Seekers
Trump continues to refuse refuge to those fleeing violence that has often been sparked by US foreign policy.
The US Once Turned Away Thousands and Detained Hundreds of Haitian Asylum Seekers
When the US detained Haitian refugees indefinitely, it set a precedent.
Asylum Seekers Are Waiting for Days in the Hot Sun, Told the US Is “Full”
Christina Patino Houle, Michael Seifert and Juanita Valdez-Cox discuss more.
What the US Immigrant Rights Movement Can Learn From Australia’s Asylum Struggle
We can crack open the border-control regime.
Immigrant Toddlers Ordered to Appear in Court Alone
Children will face court proceedings as they grapple with the trauma of being taken from their parents.
The False Choice Between Jailing Children and Separating Families
Trump ended a case management program that kept families together and out of custody.
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Trump’s Executive Orders Could Drastically Expand Family Detention Centers
Trump's ruthless policy gives his deportation forces the power to detain large numbers of women and children.
Why Did Obama Deport 85 Muslim Asylum Seekers?
Deporting Muslim asylum seekers is nothing new.