Political Asylum
Thousands of Asylum Seekers in Limbo Again
Supreme Court upholds reimplementation of MPP The US Supreme Court recently upheld a Texas federal judge’s decision to reimplement the so-called “Remain in Mexico” program, formally known as MPP (Migrant Protection Protocols). The Texas judge, who was appointed by Trump, ordered the Biden administration to revive the MPP policy, which states that asylum seekers must…
Read MoreSupreme Court Supports Texas Judge’s Decision on MPP
Texas judge’s decision on the MPP policy Former President Trump and several members of his team openly stated on multiple occasions that asylum seekers usually take advantage of the local immigration system to live and work in the US for several months or even more than a year knowing that their immigration case will be…
Read MoreBiden Gives Another Chance to Asylum Cases with “Blank Spaces”
Biden’s effort to improve the political asylum system It is no secret that many of former President Trump’s actions were aimed at narrowing the alternatives available to the most vulnerable immigrant communities such as asylum seekers and refugees, who are people fleeing precarious situations like persecution and in dire need of international protection. In fact,…
Read MoreSupreme Court Intervenes in Decision on MPP Policy
Judge Ordered Biden to Reimplement the MPP Policy The states of Texas and Missouri filed a lawsuit earlier this year, requesting the reimplementation of the program called “Remain in Mexico”, formally known as MPP (Migrant Protection Protocols). To better understand the issue at hand, it is important to explain that this policy, which was implemented…
Read MoreBiden Proposes Doubling Staff to Process Asylum Seekers
Biden’s new plan to improve the asylum system President Joe Biden arrived at the White House with the firm intention of promoting the first comprehensive immigration reform in decades, gaining bipartisan support in Congress. Along the way, however, the Biden administration has encountered a number of obstacles that have interfered with its immigration plans, such…
Read MoreAdvocates Criticize Judge’s Decision on MPP Policy
Federal Judge Reinstitutes the MPP Policy Last Friday (August 13), a federal judge for the District of Texas ordered the Biden administration to reimplement the policy known as “Remain in Mexico”, officially called MPP (Migrant Protection Protocols), which was initially implemented by the Trump administration in January 2019 and which forced thousands of asylum seekers…
Read MoreBiden Proposes Rule to Optimize Political Asylum Cases
Biden’s New Plan to Reform the Political Asylum System On Wednesday, August 18, Biden’s DOJ (Department of Justice) and DHS (Department of Homeland Security) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which aims to improve the political asylum system to reduce bureaucratic hurdles that substantially hinder the process. This rule, which will be officially published in…
Read MoreJudge Orders the Reinstatement of “Remain in Mexico”
Judge orders Biden to reinstate the MPP On Friday, August 13, 2021, a federal judge ordered the Biden administration to reinstate the MPP (Migrant Protection Protocol), also known as “Remain in Mexico”. The judge for the Northern District of Texas, who was appointed by Trump, stated that the Biden administration “did not consider some important…
Read MoreBiden’s Plan to Improve the Political Asylum Process
Vulnerable immigrant communities have new opportunities under Biden Former President Donald Trump’s political identity is strongly linked to the immigration sector, but in a rather restrictive way. In the view of Trump and his team, immigration in general, both legal and illegal, can be extremely detrimental to the American population and the economy, a premise…
Read MoreImmigration Judges Influenced in Unaccompanied Minors Cases
We talk about unaccompanied minors, but not about their future It is well known that the US has faced a surge in illegal border crossings since late 2020, but mostly since the beginning of 2021. This means that the number of undocumented immigrants apprehended by border forces is increasing exponentially month by month. In fact,…
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