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.
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Amid a Flurry of Immigration Scandals, Activists Stay Focused on the Trump Administration’s Separation of Families
As questions of children left unaccounted for by immigration authorities mount, rights advocates say the Trump administration's separation of parents and children remains the real issue.
Thousands of Children Have Suffered Abuse at the Hands of U.S. Border Protection Agents
A new report shows widespread abuse of minors while they were in custody of Customs and Border Protection.
Jeff Sessions Wants to Reopen 350,000 Immigration Cases
As of September of 2018, over 350,000 immigration cases had been closed and never re-opened, saving some immigrants from deportation and allowing judges to move through cases more quickly.
A New California Law Makes It Harder for ICE to Arrest Immigrants From Courthouses
Judges and attorneys will be barred from disclosing the immigration status of most alleged crime victims and witnesses.
California’s Intrastate Immigration Battle Is About to Come to a Head
In the fight over immigration policy, the state and its municipal opponents are gearing up for a series of legal battles.
Failure at the EPA
The agency has left immigrants and minorities to fend for themselves at toxic waste sites across the country.
‘They Are in a State of In-Between’: What Life Is Like for Sudanese Refugees in Israel
In Israel, many African asylum-seekers find themselves in a country that refuses to offer them a home.
Letter From Mancos, Colorado: Seeking Sanctuary in Trump Country
Even under the hardline policies of President Donald Trump—which resulted in a 25 percent increase in deportation arrests from 2016 to 2017—ICE officers largely avoid churches, mosques, and synagogues.
The White House’s Decision to Terminate Hondurans’ Temporary Protected Status May Aid Lawsuits Against Its Immigration Policy
Lawsuits challenging earlier TPS cancelations charge the Trump administration was guided not by calculations over the nations' safety, but by racism.