By: Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com The Trump administration has unveiled a controversial immigration initiative that explicitly prioritizes white South Africans — particularly Afrikaners — under the claim that they face systemic racial discrimination in post-apartheid South Africa. Branded by some officials as “Mission South Africa,” the program seeks to […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Trump’s executive orders had a lasting impact on political asylum procedures in the U.S., creating challenges for both pending and new applicants. The increased scrutiny, procedural hurdles, and policy shifts resulted in longer processing times, higher denial rates, and greater hardships for vulnerable populations. Introduction The U.S. asylum system has long […]