Asylum Archives

People walk back to Tijuana from San Diego at San Ysidro crossing port in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 2nd, 2019.

News in Brief

What Back-and-Forth Decisions on the ‘Remain in Mexico’ Plan Mean for Asylum Seekers and Their Lawyers

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.

Jack Herrera

A bunk bed and desks inside a cell are seen at the Caroline Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Virginia, on August 13th, 2018. A former regional jail, the facility has been contracted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house undocumented adult immigrant detainees for violations of immigration laws.

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The Attorney General’s Latest Decision Could ‘Hugely’ Expand Immigrant Detention

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.

Jack Herrera

Undocumented immigrants leave a U.S. federal court in shackles on June 11th, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.

Sanctuary Cities Don’t Need to Be Worried About Released Immigrants

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.

Jack Herrera

Carlos Catarlo Gomez returns to Mexico from the United States on January 29th, 2019.

News in Brief

A Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Plan

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

Jack Herrera

Salvadorean migrants heading in a caravan to the U.S. cross the Suchiate River to Mexico, as seen from Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala, on November 2nd, 2018.

News in Brief

Trump’s Cuts to Foreign Aid Could Intensify the Migration Crisis. Is That What He Wants?

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

Jack Herrera

Migrants and asylum seekers awaiting processing are held in temporary fencing underneath the Paso Del Norte Bridge on March 28th, in El Paso, Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has temporarily closed all highway checkpoints along the 268-mile stretch of border in the El Paso sector.

In El Paso, Border Patrol Keeps Families Under a Bridge (in Photos)

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

Jack Herrera

Sixteen Central American migrants cross the International Bridge II to be interviewed by U.S. immigration authorities and have the possibility of receiving asylum, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila state, Mexico, on the border with the U.S., on February 16th, 2019.

Why Trump Wants to Detain Families Indefinitely, and Why He Can’t

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.

Jack Herrera