Asylum seekers

Opinion: Two Rulings Give a Glimmer Of Hope To Trump’s Favorite Targets

Opinion: Two Rulings Give a Glimmer Of Hope To Trump’s Favorite Targets

With Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate looming, even his go-to of sticking it to immigrants when he’s having a…

4 years ago

Trump Wants Immigrants to Pay For The Right To Apply For Asylum

The Donald Trump administration wants to charge poor immigrants a fee to apply for asylum protection in the United States,…

5 years ago

House Progressive Leader Joins Caravan in Tijuana

The chairman of the House Progressive Caucus, Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, went to Tijuana, Mexico and joined the…

5 years ago

Tijuana Mayor Seeks U.N. Help As 5,000 Migrants Arrive

Tijuana Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum declared a humanitarian crisis on Friday as 5,000 migrants arrived in his city. Gastelum has…

5 years ago

Migrants Seeking Asylum Now Forced to Pay Bribes to Enter the U.S.

Migrants seeking asylum are being stopped at the southern border and forced to stay in Mexico until they pay money…

5 years ago

New Trump Plan Makes Migrants Wait in Mexico For Asylum

A new Trump administration policy would force migrants to stay in Mexico as their asylum requests are processed, breaking sharply…

5 years ago

Illegal Immigrants May Still Seek Asylum, Judge Says

To fire up his anti-immigrant base of supporters before the election, President Donald Trump announced he was issuing an extensive…

5 years ago

Trump Plans to Incarcerate Asylum Seekers in Massive Tent Cities

President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he will sign an extensive executive order requiring asylum-seekers to present themselves at…

5 years ago

ACLU Sues Jeff Sessions for Removing Asylum Protections

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday, alleging the “evisceration of…

6 years ago

ICE Agents Tell Separated Parents They Must Leave the U.S. — With or Without Their Children

The Trump administration’s battle against children, asylum seekers, and human decency continued on Tuesday.  Administration officials have now told U.S.…

6 years ago

Separated Children Are Now Being Taken as Hostages to Force Deportations

According to The Texas Tribune, children who have been forcibly taken from their migrant parents are being held as hostages…

6 years ago