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Biden administration proposes new limit on how migrants can seek asylum in US

Wednesday, February 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed a new immigration rule that, if implemented, would limit the ability for some people to seek asylum in the United States.Under the proposal, the administration would consider some migrants ineligible for asylum if they fail to... Read More.

Trans asylum seeker appeals to Supreme Court as attorney warns of ‘imminent danger’

Tuesday, January 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the appeal of a 33-year-old transgender woman from Guatemala who is seeking asylum in a case her attorney calls life or death.Estrella Santos Zacarias, whose claims of gender violence and discrimination were rejected by... Read More.

Colorado to stop busing migrants to NYC and Chicago amid influx of asylum seekers

Monday, January 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Colorado will stop sending migrants to New York and Chicago, according to a press release from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.The decision followed days of public discussion between the leaders of the two cities -- New York Mayor Eric Adams and Chicago... Read More.

Explaining Biden’s new border strategy: Expelling some migrants while expanding some asylum claims

Sunday, January 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration last week announced a significant new crackdown on unauthorized migration at the border while opening new legal pathways for some people to enter the U.SAt issue once again is Title 42, a decades-old public health law that was first... Read More.

Two Russians seeking asylum arrive by boat to rural Alaska, senators say

Saturday, October 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A pair of Russian nationals have requested asylum in the U.S. after arriving on Alaska's St. Lawrence Island earlier this week, Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan said in a press release on Thursday.The Department of Homeland Security said the two... Read More.

NYC opening humanitarian relief centers for asylum seekers, mayor announces

Thursday, September 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York City plans to open humanitarian relief centers for asylum seekers coming from Texas and states along the southern border, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday.The Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers will offer aid to individual and family asylum seekers... Read More.

Asylum seeker dies by suicide in NYC shelter

Monday, September 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An asylum seeker in New York City died by suicide in a city shelter on Sunday, according to Mayor Eric Adams."The thousands of asylum seekers we have seen arrive in our city came to this country seeking a better life. Sadly... Read More.

NYC ‘nearing its breaking point’ as Republican governors continue to send asylum seekers to city

Thursday, September 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York City is "reassessing" longstanding procedures that stem from a law requiring the city to shelter undomiciled people.It follows an influx of more than 11,000 asylum seekers who have been bussed from Texas, the mayor's chief counsel said Thursday after... Read More.

Supreme Court allows President Biden to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy for asylum seekers

Thursday, June 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Biden administration can end a Trump-era immigration policy known as “Remain in Mexico” that had forced thousands of asylum seekers to wait south of the border while their claims were adjudicated.The court ruled 5-4, with... Read More.

Judge delays rollback of restrictions at border for asylum seekers

Friday, May 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday ordered the Biden administration to continue implementing pandemic-related restrictions at the border that effectively close humanitarian relief options for asylum seekers.The restrictions were slated to end on Monday.The restrictions were first implemented under the Trump administration... Read More.

Biden admin move to expedite asylum processing gets mixed feedback

Thursday, March 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is gradually moving forward with new changes that would increase the speed at which the U.S. government evaluates requests for asylum – a frequent plea from migrants at the border -- according to two government officials.The new rule would... Read More.

DHS evaluating Ukrainians’ asylum claims on case-by-case basis: Mayorkas

Thursday, March 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that Customs and Border Protection will handle asylum claims by Ukrainian and Russian nationals at the U.S.-Mexico border on a case-by-case basis.Advocates have criticized the Biden administration alleging it has been turning away both... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: asylum

Biden administration proposes new limit on how migrants can seek asylum in US

Trans asylum seeker appeals to Supreme Court as attorney warns of ‘imminent danger’

Colorado to stop busing migrants to NYC and Chicago amid influx of asylum seekers

Explaining Biden’s new border strategy: Expelling some migrants while expanding some asylum claims

Two Russians seeking asylum arrive by boat to rural Alaska, senators say

NYC opening humanitarian relief centers for asylum seekers, mayor announces

Asylum seeker dies by suicide in NYC shelter

NYC ‘nearing its breaking point’ as Republican governors continue to send asylum seekers to city

Supreme Court allows President Biden to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy for asylum seekers

Judge delays rollback of restrictions at border for asylum seekers

Biden admin move to expedite asylum processing gets mixed feedback

DHS evaluating Ukrainians’ asylum claims on case-by-case basis: Mayorkas

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