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Report: ‘U.S. Immigration System is Buckling Under Its Own Weight’

Bob Dane — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:44:49 +0000

Backlogs in immigration applications are undermining the integrity of the system, according to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). Immigration court backlogs now top 1.6 million cases, up from 1.1 million before the COVID pandemic, and more than double the caseload in fiscal year 2018. At U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) pending applications for green [...]

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Asylum Shopping is Back: Migrants in Newest Caravan Reject Mexican Humanitarian Visas

Matthew Tragesser — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:23:19 +0000

Migrants in the newest caravan departing from southern Mexico to the United States recently rejected humanitarian visas from the Mexican government. These actions reveal that many members of the group are not bona fide asylum seekers and asylum country shopping is returning under the Biden administration. According to a new report from Reuters, members of [...]

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DHS Dispatches Foxes to the Asylum Henhouse

Bob Dane — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:34:48 +0000

The Biden administration has quietly tasked six private groups to recommend asylum for migrants at the southern border. Beyond the questionable legality of the U.S. government delegating such duties to non-governmental organizations is the fact that four of the entities are foreign-based. How the groups were selected and the terms of their remuneration are just two [...]

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CBP Releasing Asylum Seekers Without Scheduled Court Dates

Madison McQueen — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:00:52 +0000

At the order of President Biden, not only has Customs and Border Protection (CBP) been releasing illegal migrants into the United States due to the catch and release policy, but now, Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) is releasing asylum seekers without court dates. The ending of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) [...]

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Trump Administration Finalizes a New Crack Down on Fraudulent Asylum Claims

Madison McQueen — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:44:39 +0000

The Trump administration finalized a major overhaul of the asylum system which will take effect January 11, 2021, just nine days before President-elect Joe Biden is set to take office. The U.S. asylum policies have long been open to rampant abuse and fraud. This new regulation put forth by the Department of Homeland Security and [...]

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Islamist Radicalism Remains a Threat, Even in the Age of COVID

Pawel Styrna — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 18:57:49 +0000

The news for much of this year has been dominated, understandably, by COVID-19. Fears of terrorism seem to have been relegated to the backburner as many are concerned about their health, lockdowns, and the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus. However, recent acts of terror in France and Austria are a rude reminder of the [...]

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