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.)."
"A wide-ranging review is needed of this costly and out-of-control system. It has failed refugees, both by diverting limited resources from overseas assistance and by the sheer neglect of those resettled in the United States by their 'sponsors.' The program is rife with fraud, profitable for hundreds of 'non-profit' organizations, and is a potential channel for terrorism into American communities."
EOIR Clarifies Standard for Supporting Evidence in Asylum Cases
Also codifies in regulation IJ submissions to the record and cleans up a 'zombie regulation'
Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum
AG Reiterates Standards of Review for Gender-Based 'Particular Social Groups' in Asylum Cases
A hard decision — but the correct one
Refugee Resettlement Admissions
A three-year roundup under the Trump administration
Settlement Proves DOJ/DHS Need to Crackdown on 'Frivolous' Asylum Applications
Thanks to 'loophole', 'frivolity' is not always funny
Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum
Rare Reveal: Mass Asylum Fraud at the Southern Border
Never mind H-1B Visas, NPR reports how thousands of Indians illegally cross from Mexico
Topics: Illegal Immigration, Asylum
Comments in Response to 'Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review', 85 Fed Reg. 36264-36306 (June 15, 2020)
Topics: Asylum
Resettlement Agencies Decide Where Refugees Are Initially Placed in the United States
Not refugees (or state and local officials)
Topics: Refugees and Asylum