Assimilation or Removal
Afghan vetting and the D.C. Metro shooting
Topics: National Security, Afghan 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.)."
Why Have Asylum Grant Rates Been Plummeting?
Hint: Elections (and election campaigns) have consequences
Jessica Vaughan Discusses Challenges of Re-vetting Afghan Nationals
Originally published by Fox on November 27, 2025
Jessica Vaughan explains the challenges facing the Trump administration with vetting or re-vetting Afghan nationals already in our country.
Topics: TV Interviews, Afghan Refugees
Asylum Reform: Withdraw from the UN Treaty, or Not?
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 230
BIA Opinion Sets the Stage for Removals under Honduras ‘Safe Third Country’ Agreement
A clear roadmap on how immigration judges should handle ‘Asylum Cooperative Agreement’ persecution and torture claims
Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum