asylum – Connect FM | Local News Radio

Biden administrations asylum executive action decreased encounters by 40%: DHS

Wednesday, June 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's executive action on asylum, which was rolled out three weeks ago, has decreased encounters along the border by 40%, the Biden administration said.The executive action established a rule to turn away migrants who are claiming asylum between ports of... Read More.

ACLU files federal complaint against new Biden asylum rule

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Texas Civil Rights Project and other civil rights organizations have filed a federal complaint challenging a recent executive order from President Joe Biden, which limits access to asylum.On Tuesday, June 4, Biden issued a proclamation... Read More.

LGBTQ+ asylum seekers search for safety in US after persecution abroad

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Xavier Walker's biggest fear when he was outed as gay was that he would be killed."In the community, going to school, I had to be very mindful," Walker, an asylum seeker from Jamaica living in the United States, told ABC News,... Read More.

Mayorkas defends new asylum restrictions: We stand by the legality of what we have done

Sunday, June 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration's new asylum restrictions and consequences for migrants who cross the border illegally in an interview with ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday."Our intent is to really change the risk calculus of individuals... Read More.

Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas speaks on Biden order restricting asylum

Thursday, June 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Immigration policy will be a major factor in November elections. And a few months ago, it looked like lawmakers might have a bipartisan immigration reform bill in the works.The bill, from senators like Republican James Lankford, had a number of provisions... Read More.

Biden speaks on new immigration actions restricting asylum

Wednesday, June 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced new executive actions aimed at addressing surges of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border unlawfully by placing new thresholds on those allowed to seek asylum.Biden spoke from the White House about the new measure, which his... Read More.

Biden faces criticism from Johnson, progressives for weighing executive action on asylum

Thursday, February 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday faced criticism from Republicans and some progressive Democrats over reports that he is considering executive action to tighten asylum restrictions.One potential course of action, an administration official told ABC News, would be to prohibit migrants from seeking... Read More.

Biden weighs tightening asylum restrictions at the southern border, official says

Thursday, February 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is looking at the possibility of taking executive action to tighten asylum restrictions, an administration official confirms to ABC.One of the possibilities under consideration would be to bar migrants from seeking asylum if they crossed into the U.S. illegally... Read More.

NYC struggling to keep up with demand of supporting asylum seekers, Mayor Adams says

Tuesday, August 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams says his administration is straining to keep up with the demand of supporting thousands of asylum seekers in the city as he calls on the federal government for more assistance."We're at capacity. We have been providing... Read More.

Texas Department of Public Safety separating several fathers from families seeking asylum, immigration attorney says

Thursday, August 3 by ABC News

(EAGLE PASS TX) -- The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested several fathers seeking asylum in the United States last month, resulting in them being separated from their families, according to an attorney with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid.Twenty-six fathers have been separated from... Read More.

On Air Now

DuBois Weather

Stories tagged with: asylum