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DHS Ends TPS for Upward of 500,000 Haitians, Agency Sows Confusion Over Reasons
DHS said publicly that conditions in Haiti are safe enough to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians, then said the opposite in the Federal…
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LIVE: The Asylum Denial Machine Explained
Watch now | In this Substack Live event, I break down the latest data from the immigration courts, specifically the shocking spike in asylum denials…
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The Asylum Denial Machine
In April, immigration judges set two alarming records by closing over 11,000 asylum cases and denying 80% of them in a single month. An avalanche of…
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Immigration Judges Closed and Denied More Asylum Cases in March Than Any Month on Record
In a record-breaking month, immigration judges fast-tracked asylum denials at a record pace, raising questions about due process, the politicization of…
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New Guidance Encourages Judges to Toss Out Asylum Claims Without a Hearing
EOIR Acting Director Sirce Owen is transforming the immigration courts one memo at a time.
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Trump Declares War on Immigration Attorneys
In one of his most dangerous moves so far, Trump instructed the DHS and the DOJ to use "professional ethics" as a mechanism for silencing lawyers who…
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"Community is How We Get Through the Darkness": Unexpected Lessons from an Immigration Conference
The 10th Annual Asylum and Immigration Law Conference was held at New York Law School this week, but most of the lessons I learned weren't on the…
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Saying the Thing Out Loud: Trump's Latest Refugee Order Embraces White Victimhood
While the refugee system is suspended for the rest of the world, a new order from President Trump creates a special exception for white South Africans…
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Trump's New Immigration Policies Already Affecting Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Humanitarian migrants are among those first hit by the Trump administration's new immigration policies.
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Senate Holds Hearing on 'Remain in Mexico', Maligned Policy Could Become Law
The Migrant Protection Protocols created major barriers to asylum during the first Trump administration. Republicans are seeking to revive the policy…
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Asylum System Fails Women Facing Violence (New Book 📚 + Event 📆)
A powerful new book by Professors Carol Cleaveland and Michele Waslin, examines stories of trauma, neglect, and resilience among women seeking asylum in…
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Why Asylum Matters: The Story of Edafe Okporo
This new memoir by a Nigerian asylum seeker reminds us of what is at stake in Congress's attempts this week to shape the future of the asylum system.
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