Refugee Placement and Medical Concerns Amid a Covid-19 Pandemic and an Economic Crisis
Topics: Health Care, Refugees
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.)."
DHS/DOJ: Raise Credible Fear Standard for Statutory Withholding and CAT
A familiar burden of proof, and an overdue change
Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum
DHS Further Tightens Asylum Work-Permit Rules
Removing incentives for frivolous asylum filings, and aligning employment and asylum eligibility
DHS Changes Rules for Asylum Work Permit Applications
Would deter frivolous applications and rubber-stamping; more changes to follow
Proposed Rules Would Speed Asylum, Withholding, and CAT Claims
Regulation: the slower, more complex alternative to certification
Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum
Refugees Are Being Resettled Despite the Coronavirus Outbreak
More than 3,000 resettled since late January, when pandemic task force was created
The Benefits of Revising America's Refuge Policy
The choice is clear: we can either help a tiny share of the world’s refugees who win a 'migration lottery' and are resettled in America or we can devote the limited resources available to assisting potentially millions of people overseas in or near their home countries.
The Fiscal Impact of Refugee Resettlement
No Free Lunch for Taxpayers
Topics: Costs of Immigration, Refugees