November 19, 2020
A California federal judge on Thursday temporarily barred the Trump administration from imposing new restrictions that would disqualify foreigners with certain criminal convictions, including misdemeanors and immigration offenses, from winning asylum.
November 12, 2020
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security fired back Tuesday at a lawsuit challenging its new asylum restrictions, claiming that the agency should not be forced to admit "child abusers, alien smugglers, wife beaters, stalkers, serial drunk drivers, various fraudsters, or persons who commit gang violence."
November 03, 2020
Four immigration advocacy groups challenged a federal rule poised to slash the number of immigrants who qualify for asylum, slamming the regulation for allegedly violating a slew of statutes as well as for the "racial animus" behind it.