Blog Posts in December, 2018

DHS Says Asylum Seekers Must Wait in Mexico throughout Legal Proceedings

Immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum will no longer be released into the United States, but rather be returned to Mexico while they way for their claim to be processed, announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last Thursday. This new policy is effective immediately and immigrants are still able to obtain an interview with a U.S. asylum officer Last ...

Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration's Asylum Ban

In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled to continue blocking the Trump administration from enforcing its asylum ban for illegal immigrants who cross the southern U.S. border. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the other four liberal justices in the ruling today, while new Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his three other conservative colleagues were part of the dissenting vote. Federal law has allowed ...