Asylum Archives

A Honduran man walks with his daughter near Metropolitan Detention Center on October 2nd, 2018, in Los Angeles, California.

Social Justice

The Sudden Release of Asylum Seekers Highlights the Trump Administration’s Failure to Respond to a Surge in Family Arrivals

Hundreds of family asylum seekers were released in Arizona this week without shelter, overwhelming churches and non-profits as communities scrambled to accommodate them.

Jack Herrera

News in Brief

After Backlash, the Army Suspends the Discharge of Immigrant Recruits

After news broke in July that the United States Army was quietly discharging immigrant recruits, high-ranking military officials have ordered a halt to the discharges.

Jack Herrera

Central American asylum seekers wait as U.S. Border Patrol agents take them into custody on June 12th, 2018, near McAllen, Texas.

Economics

Asylum Seekers Do Not Harm a Host Country’s Economy

New economic research refutes a spurious argument made by anti-immigrant activists.

Tom Jacobs

A long line of asylum seekers wait to illegally cross the Canada/U.S. border.

Social Justice

As Asylum Seekers Head to Canada, Concerns Among the Local Indigenous Population Grow

An influx of refugees into Manitoba has raised concern among indigenous Canadians about how limited governmental resources will be distributed between the groups.

Rose Gilbert

Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States walk to the U.S.-Mexico border at El Chaparral port of entry on November 12th, 2017, in Tijuana, northwestern Mexico.

Social Justice

Is the Trump Administration Hindering Asylum Seekers by Making It Harder to Tell Who Qualifies?

The administration hasn't been shy about changing the law, but more hidden changes have taken place too.

Francie Diep

An illegal migrant in the Libyan city of Benghazi.

Social Justice

Latin American Smugglers Are Now Trafficking Asylum Seekers From Across the Globe

Migrants from across Asia and Africa are crossing oceans to travel perilous routes in Latin America toward the U.S. and Canada.

A Greek policeman patrols by a train at the railway station of Didymoteicho.

News in Brief

In Greece, Allegations of Government Kidnapping and Forced Deportation

The Hellenic League for Human Rights and United Nations are calling on the government to investigate what they call a coordinated attempt to deport at-risk Turkish refugees.

Morgan Baskin

News in Brief

The Case of Oscar Millan and ICE’s Renewed Focus on Strict Immigration Enforcement

Under the Obama administration, agents had discretion in cases of immigrants with gravely sick children. Under Trump, officers are told to enforce the law "to the greatest extent practicable."

Marcelo Rochabrun

Social Justice

Escaped From the Asylum!

Bottom-of-the-barrel creature features. Topless-teen comedies. "Mockbuster" rip-offs. In Burbank, California, one low-budget studio cranks out whatever Netflix wants.

Amanda Hess