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Asylum Seekers
June 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Biden Brags Immigration Policy Isn’t as Bad as Trump’s—It’s Worse
The new ban could make it harder for asylum-seekers.
February 26, 2024
Lillian Perlmutter
The Cruel Chaos of Greg Abbott’s Border Battle
The Texas National Guard has deployed lies, fire, and razor wire in what’s been a largely inept attempt to deter asylum-seekers.
January 18, 2024
James North
What the Media Gets Wrong About the So-Called Border Crisis
The mainstream press’s dark warnings about a flood of migrants are underpinned by a staggering ignorance about where asylum-seekers are coming from—and why they’re fleeing for their lives.
January 17, 2024
Felipe De La Hoz
Congress Is Sleepwalking Into a Draconian Asylum Ban
Lawmakers may be able to fool themselves into believing they’re addressing a temporary crisis, but their hasty deliberations will endanger an uncounted number of lives.
September 13, 2023
Lillian Perlmutter
These Asylum-Seekers Got 15 Minutes to Make Their Case
The Biden administration’s new test for those seeking refuge from danger in the U.S. has left many migrants in limbo.
May 19, 2023
Lillian Perlmutter
The Dismal Reality Behind the Migrant “Surge” That Never Arrived
Asylum-seekers barely noticed the end of Title 42. But that’s only because the rules seem to change every day.
March 1, 2023
Felipe De La Hoz
Biden Has Fully Embraced Trump’s Asylum Policies
Advocates hoping that the new administration would wind down the abhorrent policies of its predecessors will instead see the status quo survive.
January 19, 2023
Felipe De La Hoz
Biden’s Asylum Compromise Is a Faustian Bargain
The president’s decision to swap migrants into humanitarian parole status is a short-term political fix that will only lead to future chaos.
November 18, 2022
Felipe De La Hoz
Biden Has Five Weeks to Replace the Trump-Era Asylum Process With a Better One
Now that a federal judge has vacated Title 42, which used the pandemic as a pretext for expelling asylees, the White House will have to adapt on the fly.
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