Refugees and Asylum

"The United States provides refuge to persons who have been persecuted or have a well-founded fear of persecution through two programs: one for refugees (persons outside the U.S.) and one for asylees (persons in the U.S.)."
- The United States Department of Homeland Security

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Biden Admin. Admits Its ‘Asylum Officer Rule’ Will Further Impoverish Struggling U.S. Workers

. . . In one paragraph buried deep in a 155,000-word document

Topics: Costs of Immigration, Wages, Jobs, and Poverty, Asylum

Letter: House Republicans Request DHS Civil Rights Office Investigate Asylum Officer Who Celebrated October 7 Hamas Attack

Topics: National Security, Asylum

Resettled Refugees Do Not Necessarily Leave Their Beliefs and Biases Behind

Topics: National Security, Refugees

Hamas Official: Protecting Civilians in Gaza Is Up to UN Refugee Agencies (Funded by the U.S.)

Topics: Refugees

Committee Opens Probe into USCIS Adjudicator Who Reportedly ‘Celebrated’ Hamas Atrocities

With sweeping new powers the administration has given asylum officers to admit border migrants, who’s vetting the gatekeepers?

Topics: National Security, Asylum, Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Temporarily Suspend Asylum by Suspending Entry?

Commentators have called for it, but can it be done?

Topics: Asylum

The Highest Refugee Admission in Three Decades

The Biden administration is expected to hit FY 2024 ceiling set at 125,000

Topics: Refugees

Is Cultural Leniency in Order for Afghan Sexual Offenders?

Topics: Afghan Refugees

Ukrainian Refugees Are Not Like the Others

An overwhelmingly female flow presents unique challenges for integration.

Topics: Refugees

Ukrainian Refugees Are Not Like the Others

An overwhelmingly female flow presents unique challenges for integration.

Topics: Refugees