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Judge blocks Biden admin’s policy limiting migrants asylum

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s new regulation restricting asylum access at the U.S.-Mexico border, upending a key tenet of his plan for deterring migration after…

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US halts online asylum appointments at Texas

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US expands slots for asylum app at crossings

US to limit asylum at Mexico border, open hubs

May 10, 2023

President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday will begin denying asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they…

Online Asylum system to US is quickly overwhelmed

January 28, 2023

Migrants at one of Mexico’s largest shelters go online, hoping to secure an appointment to try to seek asylum in the U.S. The daily ritual resembles a race for concert…

Suspense at border over future of US asylum rules

December 20, 2022

A rarely used section of the US Code dating back to 1944, Title 42 allows the federal government to turn away asylum seekers on the grounds of public health. Former…

Processing asylum claims will finally be sped up

March 24, 2022

There is a gargantuan backlog of asylum cases due to migrants flooding the U.S.-Mexico border, and the Biden administration has finally implemented new rules to speed up adjudication. The change…

Biden proposes faster way for migrants to receive asylum

August 18, 2021

The Biden administration is proposing a new way to speed up handling requests for asylum, that would avoid referring them to the backlogged immigration court system. Instead, asylum officers from U.S.…