A mother fleeing an abusive husband in Honduras. A Salvadoran family terrorized by gangs after refusing extortion demands. A young woman whose government offers no protection from sexual violence. All of them will now face far steeper odds of winning asylum in the United States. In a pair of rulings issued this week, U.S. Attorney […]
By: Maribel Hastings| America’s Voice | Editorial credit: aaronschwartzphoto / Shutterstock.com Washington, DC: The militarization of immigration policy is in full swing, and the Trump administration has announced that it is speeding up construction of the largest detention center in the United States, logically on a military base, Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas. Although […]
By: Sam Poyer |americanimmigrationcouncil.org | Editorial credit: Mamunur Rashid / Shutterstock.com A new decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) will make it harder for people fleeing gender-based violence to gain asylum in the United States. On July 18, the BIA published its decision in Matter of K-E-S-G-, finding that people persecuted solely on account of […]
By Dara Lind, IMMIGRATION IMPACT The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. As one of the Biden administration’s final acts on immigration, the Department of Homeland Security has announced that it is extending […]