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Appeals Court Decision Means Hundreds of Migrants Were Unlawfully Convicted The decision means that many migrants, including parents separated from their children under the “zero tolerance” policy, were unlawfully charged with and convicted of eluding inspection. It further calls into question the government’s widespread practice of prosecuting those who seek refuge in this country, and brings the United States closer to compliance with its international obligations, which forbid prosecuting asylum seekers. By Emma Winger | Read More »
California Judge Blocks Implementation of Trump’s New Asylum Rule A federal judge in California blocked the implementation of a new rule yesterday that would have prevented most immigrants who arrive at the U.S. southern land border from qualifying for asylum in the United States. By Katie Shepherd | Read More »
The House Votes on TPS for Venezuela as ‘Humanitarian Disaster’ in the Country Escalates TPS provides temporary lawful status to foreign nationals in the United States if DHS determines that returning them would put them at risk of violence, disease, or death due to a natural disaster or civil unrest in their home country. After DHS designates TPS for a country, nationals of that country already living in the United States are eligible to apply for the status. By Hillary Marston | Read More »
No Freedom, Education, or Privacy: Over 2,000 Immigrant Children Detained at the Homestead Shelter Under normal procedures, children are supposed to be transferred from temporary facilities to the care and custody of permanent, state-licensed Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) shelters within 20 days. Instead, many children have been detained at this “temporary shelter” for months at a time. By Melissa Cruz | Read More » Trump Implements Nationwide ‘Send Them Back’ Immigration Policy As a result of this new expansion, ICE officers would act as both judge and jury. A single officer and supervisor could determine whether individuals with significant ties to the United States should go through expedited removal and be deported without judicial review. By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Read More » |
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