By Migration Policy WASHINGTON — Though dwarfed by the movements of Central and South American and Caribbean migrants through the Americas northwards, a growing number of Africans are transiting the region, hoping to apply for asylum in the United States. They form part of a rising trend of migrants from other regions, including from the […]
Protest at the UN headquarters to stop Haitian deportations. – Manhattan, New York, United States. September 21, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact In September, nearly 15,000 Haitians arrived near Del Rio, Texas seeking asylum in the United States. But rather than allowing them to seek protection, as is their right under United States […]
Central American migrants cross the river by city, the family crossed the river to surrender to the Border Patrol with the intention of requesting political asylum. – Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 03-26-2021 (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact The Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” program, inflicted extreme harm […]
Migrants from Colombia wait to be processed after turning themselves over to authorities at the United States and Mexico border May 12, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact One policy first created by the Trump administration is responsible for the greatest restriction on access to our immigration system for asylum seekers […]
A view of the hunger strike at Freedom Plaza in support of H.R. 6, The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 that is before the Senate for a final vote. – Washington, DC – March 22, 2021 (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress, the Southern Poverty […]
Border Patrol agent wearing a Texan hat detains a group of migrants who crossed the border illegally to request political asylum in the United States. – Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico 02-09-2021 By Austin Kocher, The Conversation The last residents of Mexico’s Matamoros refugee camp crossed the border into the United States on March 5 to request […]
Travelers cross the new pedestrian bridge over the interstate 5 freeway to the San Ysidro border crossing into Mexico. – San Ysidro, California, USA – October 5, 2017 (Shutterstock) By Kate Morrissey, Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Molly O’Toole, LA Times TIJUANA — Two years and 21 days after the first asylum seeker was walked back from San […]
A group of migrants eat cookies while waiting their turn to be served by Mexican immigration authorities to apply for asylum on December 3, 2018 in Mexicali, Mexico. (Shutterstock) By Tom Phillips, The Guardian The incoming US president, Joe Biden, has been urged to scrap a “devastating” migration program that activists say has exposed tens […]
A Customs and Border Protection agent along the U.S.-Mexico border. 0398 – Yuma Sector, Ariz. / US – July 26, 2016 (Shutterstock) By American Immigration Council Staff, Immigration Impact The Trump administration secretly implemented one of its most horrific attacks on America’s long tradition of asylum—holding asylum seekers in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) […]
Migrants from Central America cross the US-Mexico border to seek asylum in the United States. – El Paso, Texas USA / Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico – May 30, 2019 (Shutterstock) By justice.gov New Mandatory Bars Prevent Convicted Felons, Drunk Drivers, Gang Members, and Other Criminal Aliens from Receiving Asylum Today, the Department of Justice and […]