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Under Trump-era border rule that Biden has kept, few asylum-seekers can seek U.S. refugeCamilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News
Despite campaign promises to restore U.S. asylum, the Biden administration has expelled tens of thousands of migrants, including families with children, through a Trump-era rule that has allowed just 0.3% of those processed under it to seek refuge, according to data obtained by CBS News. Since March 2020, U.S. border officials have used a late 19th-century…
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Biden’s delay on refugees baffles and frustrates alliesSean Sullivan and Seung Min Kim, The Washington Post
President Biden sent a stark message in February to foreigners fleeing oppression, persecution and danger: The United States stands ready to help them once again. He pledged an eightfold-plus increase in the annual cap on refugees set during the Trump administration, saying he would aim for a “down payment” on that promise “as soon as possible.” More than two months…
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Number of unaccompanied migrant children in Customs and Border Protection custody falls 45%
Priscilla Alvarez, CNN
The number of unaccompanied minors in US Customs and Border Protection custody, akin to jail-like conditions, has dropped 45%, according to the latest government data, amid an ongoing effort by the Biden administration to find suitable spaces to accommodate kids after facing scrutiny for overcrowded facilities. As of Sunday, there were 3,130 children in the custody…
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Young Migrants Crowd Shelters, Posing Test for Biden
Michael D. Shear, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Eileen Sullivan, The New York Times
The desperate plea landed this week in the email inboxes of employees in government agencies like the Department of Homeland Security and NASA: Will you consider taking a four-month paid leave from your job to help care for migrant children in government-run shelters packed with new arrivals at the border? The request to much of the federal work force…
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HHS investigating abuse allegations at Texas migrant shelter, White House says
Betsy Klein, CNN
The US Department of Health and Human Services is investigating allegations of abuse at a site sheltering unaccompanied minors in Texas, the White House said Thursday, after Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott alleged the state had received tips that children inside the facility were being abused and called for it to be shut down. "The Biden Administration takes the safety and…
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$2.1 Billion for Undocumented Workers Signals New York’s Progressive Shift
Annie Correal and Luis Ferré-Sadurní, The New York Times
When the coronavirus arrived in New York City a year ago, it hit enclaves of undocumented immigrants with a fury, killing thousands and wiping out the service and construction jobs that kept many families afloat. Lifelines like unemployment insurance and federal stimulus checks were out of reach because undocumented people are ineligible for most…
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Refugee families urge Biden to keep promise to up admissions
Julie Watson, AP
The families of refugees and their supporters, including 124 elected officials, sent President Joe Biden a letter Tuesday urging him to make good on his promise to boost refugee admissions to the United States during the current budget year, replacing the record low number set by his predecessor. Biden presented a plan to Congress two months ago to raise the ceiling on admissions to 62,500 and to…
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Domestic violence victim's feminist beliefs qualify her for asylum - 9th Circuit
Daniel Wiessner, Reuters
A U.S. appeals court on Monday said abuse that a Mexican citizen suffered at the hands of two partners because of her feminist beliefs was enough to make her eligible for asylum on the basis of her political opinions. Maria Rodriguez-Tornes was not involved in overt political activities and did not promote feminist political theory, but she did show that she was beaten,…
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Faith-based agencies invite volunteers, donations as they care for children at border
Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins, Religions News Service
With an average 500 unaccompanied children arriving at the United States-Mexico border every day, Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, calls the current situation at the border an “emergency.” The current rate, Vignarajah pointed out, puts the U.S. on track to receive more than…
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Biden Administration Considers Overhaul Of Asylum System At Southern Border
Franco Ordoñez, NPR
President Biden's top advisers promise "long-needed systemic reforms" to address a backlog of more than 1 million asylum cases in the immigration court system, which often keeps people applying for asylum waiting years to resolve their cases. That could mean some big changes to how asylum cases are processed at the southern border. The plan the Biden administration is considering to…
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