May 31, 2023 In Advovacy, Uncategorized

The End of Title 42 Might Be Chaotic, But It Doesn’t Have to Be Confusing. Here’s What You Should Know

Title 42 – a policy that has allowed the U.S. government to expel border-crossers without giving them a chance to seek asylum – is expected to officially sunset next week. Federal courts prevented the Biden administration from lifting…

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May 15, 2023 In Advovacy, Uncategorized

How To Seek Asylum (Under Biden’s Asylum Transit Ban), In 15 Not-At-All-Easy Steps

Back in February, when the Biden administration proposed a new regulation that would essentially restrict the vast majority of border crossers from qualifying for asylum, we broke it down with a guide to qualifying for asylum in the…

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May 1, 2023 In Advovacy, Uncategorized

GOP’s Extreme Border Bill Rejects Solutions and Embraces Ending Asylum

On Monday, April 17, the House GOP introduced its first comprehensive border bill of the 118th Congress. The bill comes after months of disagreement within the caucus surrounding legislative responses to the border, with moderate Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX)…

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April 3, 2023 In Advovacy, Uncategorized

Deadly Detention Center Fire Is a Reminder: Both the US and Mexico Are Failing Migrants

On Monday night, 39 migrants died, and another 27 were seriously injured, in a fire in a Mexican detention center in Ciudad Juarez. The migrants—most of them from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Venezuela—were being held for deportation…

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April 3, 2023 In Advovacy, Uncategorized

US and Canada Expand Safe Third Country Agreement in Another Move to Limit Asylum

The United States and Canada announced the expansion of their Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) last week during President Biden’s visit to Canada. Under U.S. law, a so-called “Safe Third Country” agreement allows the United States to deport…

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March 10, 2023 In Advovacy, Uncategorized

Biden ‘Asylum Ban’ Rule Would Send Thousands to Danger

US President Joe Biden has once again turned to ineffective and deadly deterrence policies at the United States’ southwest border, proposing a rule last week that rights groups have labeled an “asylum ban” due to its unconscionable narrowing…

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January 30, 2023 In Advovacy, Uncategorized

Asylum Applicants Can Now File Form I-765 Online

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that certain asylum applicants can now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online. Effective immediately, applicants for employment authorization under category (c)(8), Pending Asylum and Withholding of Removal Applicants and…

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