Asylum

Biden lets in asylum-seekers from Mexico, ends Trump policy

February 19, 2021 Elliot Spagat and Julie Watson, Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — After waiting months and sometimes years in Mexico, people seeking asylum in the United States are being allowed into the country starting Friday as they wait for courts to decide on their […]

Judge deals setback to key Trump policy limiting asylum

July 5, 2020 Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — A federal judge has knocked down a cornerstone border policy of the Trump administration that denies asylum to people who travel through other countries to reach the U.S.-Mexico border without first seeking […]

Justices boost Trump administration’s power in asylum cases

June 25, 2020 Mark Sherman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Thursday strengthened the Trump administration’s ability to deport people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their case to a federal judge. Immigration experts suggested the administration would […]

Trump administration proposes sweeping asylum restrictions

June 13, 2020 Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration proposed sweeping restrictions on asylum, seeking to align a legal framework with the president’s efforts to limit illegal immigration to the United States. The moves are only the latest […]

UN Panel: Climate change can be used to claim asylum

January 22, 2020 The Associated Press

BERLIN — A U.N. human rights panel has ruled for the first time that people fleeing the effects of climate change may be entitled to claim asylum, even as it dismissed an individual plaintiff’s case […]

Mexico - Illegal Aliens - Border Wall - Asylum Seekers

Trump moves to effectively end asylum at southern border

July 17, 2019 Colleen Long | The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration said Monday it will end asylum protections for most migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border — the president’s most forceful attempt yet to block asylum claims and slash […]