Backlogs in immigration applications are undermining the integrity of the system, according to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). Immigration court backlogs now top 1.6 million cases, up from 1.1 million before the COVID pandemic, and more than doub…
Asylum seekers
Migrants in the newest caravan departing from southern Mexico to the United States recently rejected humanitarian visas from the Mexican government. These actions reveal that many members of the group are not bona fide asylum seekers and asylum country…
The Biden administration has quietly tasked six private groups to recommend asylum for migrants at the southern border. Beyond the questionable legality of the U.S. government delegating such duties to non-governmental organizations is the fact that fo…
At the order of President Biden, not only has Customs and Border Protection (CBP) been releasing illegal migrants into the United States due to the catch and release policy, but now, Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) is releasing asyl…
The Trump administration finalized a major overhaul of the asylum system which will take effect January 11, 2021, just nine days before President-elect Joe Biden is set to take office. The U.S. asylum policies have long been open to rampant abuse and f…
The news for much of this year has been dominated, understandably, by COVID-19. Fears of terrorism seem to have been relegated to the backburner as many are concerned about their health, lockdowns, and the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus. Ho…
Score another victory for fast-track deportations of those attempting to game the system. On the heels of an appellate court ruling clearing the way for more expedited removals of illegal aliens, the U.S. Supreme Court did the same in a case of a Sri L…
Rep. Veronica Escobar calls the Mexican border “a wonderful, magical place.” Alas, El Paso’s Democratic congresswoman says the magic has faded under coronavirus and what she calls “incredibly cruel” immigration policies of the Trump administration. Pic…
It is appropriate for Americans to empathize with people living in tough conditions. However, according to a 2018 Gallup poll, more than 750 million people worldwide would leave their home countries and move elsewhere if they could. And a sizeable numb…
Most Americans have never heard of Huehuetenango, but Huehuetenangoans have heard of the America, and they’ve been coming here in droves to bring the American dream to their homeland. National Geographic last year published a lengthy article describing…