Asylum

Research has found that migrants and refugees don't spread diseases to host populations, though migrants themselves are often at higher risk of illness because of poor living conditions.

As with any data set, understanding Customs and Border Protection's new statistics means looking at more than just the numbers.

A federal court has decided to allow the administration to continue sending asylum seekers back to Mexico as the lawsuit against the Remain in Mexico plan makes its way through the legal system.

The Department of Homeland Security will use the tests to identify what it calls fraudulent families. But advocates say the plan raises privacy concerns.

The new plan could mean more asylum claims will be denied, according to advocates.

A social worker explains how the president's latest memo could affect asylum seekers as they await the outcome of their court proceedings.

For many victims of domestic violence, being detained by customs or border enforcement agencies can re-open or exacerbate past traumas.

The story of Mexico's latest crackdown on U.S.-bound Central American migrants began long before Trump's presidency.

But understanding why the detained population fluctuates so significantly is more complicated than looking at the number of beds.

In the last 10 days, the Remain in Mexico plan was blocked by one judge, only for that judge's preliminary injunction to be stayed by another court.

Attorney General William Barr's decision will make thousands of asylum seekers ineligible for bond—which could significantly increase the number of people ICE tries to detain.

As President Trump considers releasing detained immigrants in sanctuary cities, advocates remind residents that the vast majority of detainees have not committed any crime more serious than crossing the border.

A federal judge in San Francisco has issued a preliminary injunction against the Migrant Protection Protocols.

Over the weekend, the president announced plans to hold back funds earmarked for El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.

The agency said that, with government detention facilities overwhelmed, it had nowhere else to hold the families.

Since public outrage forced the administration to abandon family separation, it has been searching for ways to guarantee that families remain in detention prior to a final decision on their immigration cases.

Some assumed courts would stop the plan immediately. But because the details of the plan remain opaque, advocates have had trouble challenging it.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of 11 asylum seekers who have been returned to Mexico, alleges Border Patrol agents did not assess whether the migrants had reason to "fear for their lives."

The study pinpoints a particular area and time period where climate change had a profound impact: countries affected by the Arab Spring between 2010 and 2012.

After a judge blocked the administration's attempt to categorically deny asylum to those fleeing domestic violence and gang violence, administration officials acquiesced and sent out new guidance to asylum officers and immigration judges.

Immigrant rights groups rejoiced as authorities reunited a Guatemalan woman and her daughter Friday.

Envy Silva, whose family is originally from Guatemala, holds a holiday toy she received from immigration activists across the street from the Miramar Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility in South Florida.

In his ruling, Judge Emmet Sullivan argued that the government ought to consider asylum requests on a case-by-case basis.

Legal experts and migrants' rights advocates warn that the crisis will persist as migrants continue to arrive in Tijuana and other border towns.