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Trump Admin. Turns Away Asylum Seekers While Putting the Squeeze on Those Already Here

Li Lovett -
New rules proposed by USCIS recently would create significant barriers to employment for the nearly four million people here with pending asylum cases.
Immigration

Mega Hearings, Short Notices Fuel Fear and Uncertainty at Bay Area Immigration Court

Christopher Alam -
Large asylum backlogs, too few judges and mass hearings designed to speed up deportations follow after the closure of San Francisco's immigration court.
Immigration

Chinese Dissidents Once Hoped the US Would Lead the World to Democracy. Now They’re Being Detained by ICE. 

Rong Xiaoqing -
Guan Heng fled China after documenting human rights abuses there. He is among a growing number of Chinese dissidents now being targeted by ICE.
Immigration

Afghans Watch as Supreme Court Weighs TPS Protections for Haitians, Syrians

Edward Kissam -
For the estimated 8,000 Afghans whose TPS designation was canceled in 2025, the ruling carries a bitter, if not familiar irony.
Immigration

‘They Push You to the Edge’ — Turkish Asylum Seeker Describes Five Months in ICE Detention

Leslie Layton -
Ozan, among more than 68,000 people being held in ICE detention, was arrested during a court hearing in July. His asylum case is still pending.
Immigration

Study Finds Black Migrants Face Systemic Bias, Racism in US Immigration Courts

Christopher Alam -
The report cites systemic bias and discrimination in U.S. immigration courts, leading to a lack of due process and substantial delays in cases.
Immigration

Trinidad and Tobago Migrant Found Dead After 4 Years in ICE Detention

Sunita Sohrabji -
A migrant from Trinidad and Tobago was found dead from an apparent suicide at the ICE Northwest Detention Center.
Immigration

We Will Fast Until Our Dying Breath, Say Asylum Seekers in ICE Detention

Sunita Sohrabji -
Asylum seekers at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington have embarked on a hunger strike, seeking to be released from ICE custody.
Stop the Hate

LA Event Spotlights LGBTQ+ Anxiety Over Anti-Immigrant Measures

ACoM -
Over 150 people gathered recently in Los Angeles for an event highlighting rising fears within the LGBTQ+ community around anti-immigrant legislation.
Immigration

Is a Pardon for Dreamers the Only Way to Protect Them?

Pilar Marrero -
There is growing desperation among immigrant rights groups amid continued policy paralysis and a tightening of rules under the Biden administration.
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Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Still Struggle to Get Asylum

Jenny Manrique -
Despite Trump’s era policies being reversed, the likelihood of finding protection in the US is lower than ever.
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