President Biden recently signed an executive order that addresses the U.S. Refugee Admissions program and other refugee-related issues. This action is intended to help the administration meet its 125,000 annual refugee cap by 2022—a more than 730 perce…
asylum reform
Freshman Representative Bob Good (R-Va.) introduced H.R. 398, the “No Asylum for Criminals Act,” his first legislative action in office representing Virginia’s 5th Congressional district. This legislation is more important than ever, as the actions of …
On the same day that Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quickly announced the suspension of new enrollments in the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program, known colloquially as “Remai…
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…
A day before they were to take effect, a U.S. district court judge in California blocked rules that would exclude more criminal aliens from gaining asylum in this country. The new policy would have barred migrants charged in document fraud or multiple …
Policies put in place by the Trump administration have dramatically curtailed the practice of allowing large numbers of asylum seekers to enter the country pending a hearing on their claims. These policies have outraged advocates for migrants who see a…
A little-publicized but fast-growing group of migrants attempting to enter the U.S. through Mexico has been coming from India. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) figures show that the number of Indians detained along America’s southern border swelled…
Southern border apprehensions increased by roughly 90 percent between April and June totaling to 32,512 last month, according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data. The increase is a surprise to many as the Trump administration’s …
The southern border may face a surge in fraudulent asylum cases after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court in D.C. struck down the Trump administration’s rule requiring asylum seekers to request asylum in another country before …
The Center for Immigration Studies has reported that, in the final months of 2019, there were 340,810 asylum applications pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS handles asylum applications filed by people who are not curr…