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  • Asylum-seekers are in limbo for years amid immigration backlog
    Publisher: CBS News
    2023-06-02

    Asylum-seekers are in limbo for years amid immigration backlog

    Asylum-seekers spend years without any advancement on their cases, which ties up not just applicants but attorneys who can't take on new clients, further straining the system.
    Asylum-seekers spend years without any advancement on their cases, which ties up not just applicants but attorneys who can't take on new clients, further straining the system.

    Tags: asylum, visa backlog

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  • U.S. plans to admit nearly 40,000 asylum-seekers per month through mobile app
    Publisher: CBS News
    2023-05-31

    U.S. plans to admit nearly 40,000 asylum-seekers per month through mobile app

    U.S. officials are preparing to distribute 1,250 appointments each day to migrants in Mexico so they can present themselves at ports of entry for an opportunity to be allowed to seek asylum.
    U.S. officials are preparing to distribute 1,250 appointments each day to migrants in Mexico so they can present themselves at ports of entry for an opportunity to be allowed to seek asylum.

    Tags: asylum, cbp one

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  • The Haitians who built a community in Tijuana – but are still stranded
    Publisher: the Guardian
    2023-05-26

    The Haitians who built a community in Tijuana – but are still stranded

    Though its population has declined, the Little Haiti community built by asylum seekers stuck in Mexico as the US tightened immigration policies remains
    Though its population has declined, the Little Haiti community built by asylum seekers stuck in Mexico as the US tightened immigration policies remains

    Tags: asylum, mexico, haiti

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  • Asylum Seekers Notch Wins, Work Permit Processing Times Ease
    Publisher: Bloomberg Law
    2023-05-24

    Asylum Seekers Notch Wins, Work Permit Processing Times Ease

    Immigration officials have made steady progress in the time it takes to process asylum seekers’ work permits, following a failed bid to hold the government in contempt over worsening delays.
    Immigration officials have made steady progress in the time it takes to process asylum seekers’ work permits, following a failed bid to hold the government in contempt over worsening delays.

    Tags: work permits, asylum

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  • How those fleeing Ukraine inspired US border policies
    Publisher: AP NEWS
    2023-05-09

    How those fleeing Ukraine inspired US border policies

    The White House considers its policies for handling Ukrainians who were coming to the U.S.-Mexico border to be so effective that a similar model has become the centerpiece of a broader border policy rolling out in earnest this week. The new procedure...
    The White House considers its policies for handling Ukrainians who were coming to the U.S.-Mexico border to be so effective that a similar model has become the centerpiece of a broader border policy rolling out in earnest this week. The new procedure...

    Tags: ukraine, asylum, venezuela, title 42

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  • Why Canada asylum seekers are using unofficial US border crossings
    Publisher: Reuters
    2023-03-13

    Why Canada asylum seekers are using unofficial US border crossings

    Almost 40,000 asylum seekers entered Canada through irregular border crossings from the United States last year.
    Almost 40,000 asylum seekers entered Canada through irregular border crossings from the United States last year.

    Tags: asylum, canada

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  • Americans divided on how many immigrants, asylum-seekers should be allowed into country: poll
    Publisher: The Hill
    2023-03-09

    Americans divided on how many immigrants, asylum-seekers should be allowed into country: poll

    Americans remain largely divided on how many immigrants and asylum-seekers should be allowed to enter the country, according to a new poll released on Tuesday. Forty-four percent in the p…
    Americans remain largely divided on how many immigrants and asylum-seekers should be allowed to enter the country, according to a new poll released on Tuesday. Forty-four percent in the p…

    Tags: asylum, refugee cap

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  • Two Venezuelan families. Two immigration policies. Two different outcomes
    Publisher: Los Angeles Times
    2022-12-15

    Two Venezuelan families. Two immigration policies. Two different outcomes

    Two families escaped Venezuela under two different immigration policies. A new Biden program allowed one family get travel approval in a matter of weeks. Another Trump-era program barred another family from seeking asylum in the U.S., deporting her.
    Two families escaped Venezuela under two different immigration policies. A new Biden program allowed one family get travel approval in a matter of weeks. Another Trump-era program barred another family from seeking asylum in the U.S., deporting her.

    Tags: asylum, venezuela

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  • Rumors continue to mislead migrants about asylum opportunities
    Publisher: BorderReport
    2022-09-01

    Rumors continue to mislead migrants about asylum opportunities

    TIJUANA (Border Report) — Many migrants in Tijuana are trying to gain access to shelters believing the facilities can clear the way for asylum according to a migrant activist south of the bor…
    TIJUANA (Border Report) — Many migrants in Tijuana are trying to gain access to shelters believing the facilities can clear the way for asylum according to a migrant activist south of the bor…

    Tags: asylum

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  • I'm alone: These asylum seekers find themselves on the street as they await immigration hearings
    Publisher: NBC News
    2022-07-31

    I'm alone: These asylum seekers find themselves on the street as they await immigration hearings

    "With all sincerity, I said that I had no relatives here and that I had nowhere to go,” said Venezuelan asylum seeker Adri Fernández. He trusts his American dream, which is to "work and lift your back."
    "With all sincerity, I said that I had no relatives here and that I had nowhere to go,” said Venezuelan asylum seeker Adri Fernández. He trusts his American dream, which is to "work and lift your back."

    Tags: asylum

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  • Federal lawmakers seek review of New England asylum cases
    Publisher: Boston.com
    2022-06-01

    Federal lawmakers seek review of New England asylum cases

    The Boston asylum office approved 15.5% of cases between 2015 and 2020, the nations second lowest rate. Learn more at Boston.com.
    The Boston asylum office approved 15.5% of cases between 2015 and 2020, the nations second lowest rate. Learn more at Boston.com.

    Tags: asylum, uscis, federal investigation

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  • Supreme Court weighs policy for migrants to wait in Mexico
    Publisher: AP NEWS
    2022-04-26

    Supreme Court weighs policy for migrants to wait in Mexico

    TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — When a woman gashed her leg in mountains inhabited by snakes and scorpions, she told Joel Úbeda to take her 5-year-old daughter. Úbeda refused to let the mother die, despite the advice of their smuggler and another migrant ...
    TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — When a woman gashed her leg in mountains inhabited by snakes and scorpions, she told Joel Úbeda to take her 5-year-old daughter. Úbeda refused to let the mother die, despite the advice of their smuggler and another migrant ...

    Tags: asylum, remain in mexico

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