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.
Biden administration criticizes ruling striking down asylum policy Wednesday, July 26 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration expressed a federal judge's ruling striking down the Biden administration's asylum policy that established a "rebuttable presumption" of asylum ineligibility.Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said he disagreed with the court's ruling."It does not limit our ability to deliver consequences... Read More.
Biden administration’s asylum policy is sharply cutting back on successful applications: Official Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A newly implemented Biden administration policy is significantly reducing the number of migrants at the southern border who can successfully seek asylum, a Department of Homeland Security official said in a recent court filing.The policy established a higher standard for asylum eligibility and... Read More.
New York City’s iconic Roosevelt Hotel reopens as ‘asylum seeker arrival center’ Monday, May 15 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New York City's iconic Roosevelt Hotel reopened its doors over the weekend after nearly three years -- but this time, to a slightly different clientele.The historic hotel, which was built in the 1920s and named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt,... Read More.
Biden admin pauses asylum processing changes for migrants at border Thursday, April 13 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is pausing a key effort to reform and increase asylum processing at the border, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Wednesday.First introduced last year, the new asylum processing policy had allowed asylum officers with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration... Read More.
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.
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.
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.
