U.S. asylum policy

A Venezuelan migrant watches the boat he hopes to take across the Gulf of Urabá once he gets enough money together for the trip.

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Here's one route where immigration has slowed since Biden's new U.S. border rules

8:42am June 09, 2023

by John Otis

A popular immigration passageway saw a drop right when the U.S. passed new rules imposing criminal prosecution and requiring proof an asylum-seeker was previously denied in another country.

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UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, provides meals and legal orientation at the CAFEMIN shelter in Mexico City. The shelter capacity of 100 people has been stretched above 500 in recent weeks with a growing number of migrants stuck in limbo in Mexico.

New U.S. immigration rules send asylum requests soaring in Mexico

9:28am June 06, 2023

by James Fredrick

One of the new U.S. rules says you can't request asylum unless you've already been denied in another country. Mexico is getting more applications than ever, and crowded shelters have turn people away.

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Honduran migrants walking in a group stop before Guatemalan police in January near Agua Caliente, Guatemala. The Democratic staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says U.S. immigration agents in Guatemala helped officials deport Hondurans traveli

Democratic Lawmakers Denounce DHS 'Ad Hoc' Migrant Deportations In Guatemala

4:23pm October 29, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Democratic lawmakers are demanding more information from the Trump administration about U.S. agents working in Guatemala to round up Honduran migrants and send them to the Guatemala-Honduras border.

A woman from Guatemala and her two daughters were apprehended upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez and were immediately expelled back to Mexico in the early hours of April 2 at the Paso del Norte International Bridge.

Ending 'Asylum As We Know It': Using Pandemic To Expel Migrants, Children At Border

7:44pm August 06, 2020

Tens of thousands of migrants, including asylum-seekers and unaccompanied children, have been turned away at the border since March. Now the administration wants to restrict asylum permanently.

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The Olympic Stadium in Montreal was temporarily used as a migrant shelter in 2017. Canada has seen thousands of migrants entering the country from the U.S., avoiding official entry points and requesting asylum.

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Canada's Safe 3rd Country Agreement With The U.S. Draws Criticism

2:38pm August 06, 2019

by Emma Jacobs

Canadians and rights groups have challenged the country's U.S. asylum accord, as migrants continue to head north over the border seeking refuge.

Mexican National Guard members prevent Central American migrants from trying to cross the Rio Grande from Juárez, Mexico, on June 21.

How Mexico Beefs Up Immigration Enforcement To Meet Trump's Terms

3:45pm July 13, 2019

by James Fredrick

Threatened with U.S. tariffs, Mexico agreed to step up migrant control, deploying a new security force, and catching and deporting more migrants. Here's how it's going.

Sandra Torres, former first lady and presidential candidate for the National Unity of Hope (Union Nacional de la Esperanza) party, center, displays an inked finger after voting during presidential elections in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Sunday.

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Former First Lady Leads In 1st Round Of Voting In Guatemala Presidential Election

8:15am June 17, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Sandra Torres, who is now divorced from former President Álvaro Colom, is leading a field of nearly 20 candidates. She has promised to invest heavily in health care, education and agriculture.

Children are carried on the shoulders of Central American migrants heading to the U.S. along the road between Metapa and Tapachula, Mexico, on April 12. President Trump has called for measures to close what he calls the asylum "loophole" amid a spike in b

Trump Calls For Asylum-Seekers To Pay Fees, Proposing New Restrictions

5:10pm April 30, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The president called for measures to close what he calls the asylum "loophole" amid a spike in border crossings. Critics say the proposal is an attack on vulnerable migrants.

Juan Carlos Perla of El Salvador kisses his 10-month-old son, Joshua, inside a migrant shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, where they await their asylum hearing in San Diego.

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Policy Of Sending Asylum Seekers To Mexico

9:42pm April 08, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The administration had planned to expand the program. Now it has to first defend the policy in court.

Carlos Catarldo Gomez, of Honduras, center, is escorted by Mexican officials after leaving the United States, the first person returned to Mexico to wait for his asylum trial date, in Tijuana, Mexico

Trump Administration Begins 'Remain In Mexico' Policy, Sending Asylum-Seekers Back

10:37pm January 29, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The new procedure is designed to prevent applicants from remaining in the U.S. while they await a hearing before an immigration judge.