By Kerry Bretz | Published June 5, 2019 | Posted in Asylum, Immigration Law, Immigration Law News, Political Asylum | Comments Off on Twelve Asylum Seekers Sue Trump Administration For “Categorically Denying” Release
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Twelve Asylum Seekers Sue Trump Administration For “Categorically Denying” Release
According to Newsweek, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) have teamed up to sue the United States government for refusing to grant parole to twelve asylum seekers currently being held in immigrant detention facilities in Louisiana and Alabama. According to the lawsuit, there was no legal reason Read More
Read MoreLGBTQ Asylum Considerations
Individuals being persecuted because of their sexual orientation and identified gender is not a new phenomenon. Oftentimes, those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) are the victims of discrimination, trauma, and persecution. Many LGBTQ refugees who fear that they will be harmed based on their gender identity or sexual Read More
Read MoreThe Future of Asylum Law in Donald Trump’s America
Donald Trump’s many campaign promises may have disheartened asylum seekers or those with asylum status in the U.S. He has spoken of banning Muslims, building a wall between Mexico and the U.S., and implementing a so-called “extreme vetting” process of people from war-torn countries seeking entry into the U.S. While it is difficult to say Read More
Read MoreDeportation Orders Issued for Central American Youth
Recently, Latin Times and Latino Fox News reported that 10,142 deportation orders for Central American youth, who had entered the country without an adult, have been issued by the 55 United States immigration courts. This initiated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, purportedly focused on certain groups of people, which has not occurred since the Read More
Read MoreOPTIONS TO CONSIDER WHILE WAITING FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA TO ACT ON IMMIGRATION
Much to the disappointment of immigrants and immigration reform activists, President Obama recently announced a delay in the use of executive action to solve the country’s immigration issues. On June 30, he promised that he would use executive action before the end of the summer. However, during the weekend of September 5-7, he announced that Read More
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