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KIAKOMBUA v. MCALEENAN et al

  1. November 02, 2020

    Asylum Screening Guidance Ruled Too High A Bar

    A D.C. federal court has ruled that the Trump administration's guidelines on asylum-seekers' initial fear screenings are illegal, vacating the guidance in its entirety and ordering new fear assessments for the individuals who couldn't clear the guidance's asylum bar.

  2. July 09, 2019

    2 Deportations Paused In Suit Challenging Higher Asylum Bar

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security can't, for now, deport two migrants challenging the Trump administration's new guidelines that make it more difficult for asylum-seekers to pass initial fear screenings, a D.C. federal judge held on Tuesday.

  3. July 01, 2019

    Refugee Groups Challenge Higher Fear Bar For Asylum

    The Trump administration has put forth an unconstitutional set of guidelines that makes it more difficult for asylum-seekers to clear initial fear screenings, a new lawsuit filed by two refugee advocacy groups alleges.