The U.S. Department of Justice quietly instituted a policy in April that allows immigration judges to throw out immigrant asylum cases without a hearing. In an April 11 memo issued by the DOJ’s ...
Oct 23 (Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said the federal government's former practice of turning away migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border once a daily cap on asylum applications ...
The Trump administration is planning to dismiss asylum claims for potentially hundreds of thousands of migrants in the United States and then make them immediately deportable as part of the ...
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. This new law increases many immigration-related fees and makes it harder for some people to access or continue ...
PRETORIA, South Africa, July 6 (UNHCR) - Each day crowds form outside the refugee reception offices of the Department of Home Affairs, asylum seekers who have often crossed thousands of kilometres ...
The Trump administration is stripping protections of some asylum applicants who filed as far back as 2019. NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters in the mail ...
GENEVA, March 26 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency reported on Thursday that the wars in Syria and Iraq, as well as armed conflicts, human rights violations and deteriorating security and humanitarian ...
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Most have one year from the date of their arrival to apply, creating an invisible yet urgent need for services. Despite a sharp decline in the flow of migrants arriving in Chicago, mutual aid ...
A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday temporarily paused the government’s rollout of a new annual asylum application fee, citing confusion and inconsistent policies between federal agencies. Judge ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Trump administration’s new asylum fees left immigrants confused about payment methods and deadlines, with some ...
New data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has found that asylum applications to the 27-nation bloc fell 23 percent during the first six months of 2025 after a significant drop in ...