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

"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."

- Don Barnett, CIS Fellow

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BIA Decision Highlights Difficulty in Identifying Asylum Fraud

The 'wanted' flier from the 'Nageia Police Authority'; Nobody wants to be a sucker.

Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum

SCOTUS Vacates Ninth Circuit Injunction Mandating Bond Hearings in Credible Fear Cases

An inevitable result, but plenty of bond questions are outstanding — how will Biden handle those?

Topics: Supreme Court Decisions on Immigration Policy, Asylum

Quick Overview of the New Asylum Final Rule

How long the regulatory changes last remains to be seen

Topics: Asylum

DHS, DOJ Issue Final Regulations to Ensure Uniformity in Asylum

A sober response to more than 87,000 comments — but uniformity likely won't last

Topics: Asylum

A Look at the FY 2021 Report to Congress on Refugees

Good information, but likely to change under a Biden administration

Topics: Refugees

BIA Decision Demonstrates Weaknesses in Removal Process

Of frivolous asylum applications and recalcitrant countries: Does China own the State Department?

Topics: Asylum

AG: No Coercion or Duress Exception for the Asylum and Withholding Bars for Persecutors

A long, tightly packed decision given the succinct holdings, that is 40 years overdue

Topics: Asylum

BIA Weighs in on Expert Testimony in Immigration Court

The interesting case of the Mexican national who fears harm from Iran — in Mexico

Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum

One Last Point on In Absentia and Alien Fugitives

It isn't whether you will come to court, it's whether you will leave at the end — and nearly 600,000 haven't

Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum

Why Aren't Refugees Being Tested for Covid-19?

President Trump has the authority to add it to the list of 'quarantinable diseases' to mandate testing prior to resettlement

Topics: Covid-19 and Immigration, Refugees