Posted on November 25, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Trump administration issued a rule in mid-July that required asylum seekers who traveled through other countries on the way to the U.S. border to first seek asylum in those countries. In practice, this meant that those arriving in Mexico would need to seek asylum in Mexico first. Asylum seekers who had already presented at the U.S. border but were sent back to Mexico to wait were being processed under the new rule and denied the ability to apply for asylum. A federal judge in California ruled that the rule does not apply to asylum seekers who arrived at the U.S. border prior to the rule’s existence. If not for the “metering” policy the U.S. employs, those asylum seekers would have arrived in the U.S. before the rule went into effect.
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Posted on November 25, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Up until now, the U.S. has been crafting “safe third country”-like agreements with countries like Guatemala, requiring asylum seekers to apply for asylum in those countries if they pass through them on the way to the U.S. The Trump administration published a rule in the Federal Register on November 19 that makes it possible for the U.S. to send asylum seekers to other countries, even if the asylum seeker never passed through those countries. This step is one more that will decrease the amount of asylum seekers coming to the U.S. Under the new rule, asylum seekers being sent to another country will have to prove that “more likely than not,” they will be persecuted in that country- a high bar to pass. The fast-tracked rule was published and made effective on November 19, and is open for comment until December 19.
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Posted on November 25, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Up until now, the U.S. has been crafting “safe third country”-like agreements with countries like Guatemala, requiring asylum seekers to apply for asylum in those countries if they pass through them on the way to the U.S. The Trump administration published a rule in the Federal Register on November 19 that makes it possible for the U.S. to send asylum seekers to other countries, even if the asylum seeker never passed through those countries. This step is one more that will decrease the amount of asylum seekers coming to the U.S. Under the new rule, asylum seekers being sent to another country will have to prove that “more likely than not,” they will be persecuted in that country- a high bar to pass. The fast-tracked rule was published and made effective on November 19, and is open for comment until December 19.
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Posted on November 25, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The U.S. and Guatemala made an agreement to send asylum seekers at the U.S. border to Guatemala instead. On Thursday, the first Honduran asylum seeker was sent to Guatemala under the agreement. He had arrived at the border near El Paso, Texas, but was flown to Guatemala. This policy has been criticized, since Guatemala suffers from many of the same dangers as other Central American countries, including gang violence. Because of this, it is unclear how many asylum seekers will be sent to Guatemala or will return to their home countries instead. In this first case, the man has already asked for assistance to return to Honduras from Guatemala.
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Posted on November 25, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The U.S. and Guatemala made an agreement to send asylum seekers at the U.S. border to Guatemala instead. On Thursday, the first Honduran asylum seeker was sent to Guatemala under the agreement. He had arrived at the border near El Paso, Texas, but was flown to Guatemala. This policy has been criticized, since Guatemala suffers from many of the same dangers as other Central American countries, including gang violence. Because of this, it is unclear how many asylum seekers will be sent to Guatemala or will return to their home countries instead. In this first case, the man has already asked for assistance to return to Honduras from Guatemala.
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Posted on November 19, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
69,550 children were held in detention in 2019, a number higher than any other country. The U.S. has acknowledged detaining children is psychologically harmful, but increased the number of detained children by 42% between just 2018 and 2019. Because the federal government was aware of the risks of family detention when it implemented it, on November 5 a federal judge ordered the government to provide mental health screenings and treatment to families who were separated and are now traumatized.
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Posted on November 19, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
On November 8, the Trump administration announced a proposal that would increase fees significantly for a range of immigration applications and forms, including citizenship and DACA renewals. The proposal would also institute a $50 fee for asylum applications and a $490 fee for work authorization. The proposal was officially published on November 14 and will have a month-long comment period.
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Posted on November 19, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
On November 8, the Trump administration announced a proposal that would increase fees significantly for a range of immigration applications and forms, including citizenship and DACA renewals. The proposal would also institute a $50 fee for asylum applications and a $490 fee for work authorization. The proposal was officially published on November 14 and will have a month-long comment period.
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Posted on November 19, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced a proposed rule that would deny work authorization to asylum seekers who entered the U.S. outside of a port of entry. The proposed rule also seeks to automatically end work authorization for asylum seekers whose application is denied and administratively final. Additionally, all asylum seekers who did not file asylum applications within 1 year of their last entry into the U.S. are ineligible for work authorization. The rule also clarifies that if an asylum seeker fails to appear for their appointment, their asylum application or work authorization can be denied. Last, any asylum seeker who was convicted of a felony or certain public safety offenses is ineligible for work authorization. The rule also gives discretion to officers to deny employment authorization for “unresolved arrests or pending charges.” The proposed rule has been published in the Federal Register and is open for comment until January 13, 2020.
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Posted on November 19, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The union for asylum officers and other immigration officers objected to Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forced them to send vulnerable asylum seekers to Mexico for the duration of the US court case. Some individual asylum officers took matters into their own hands, refusing to conduct interviews under the “Remain in Mexico” program. Other asylum officers spoke out against the policy after its implementation, feeling morally shaken by sending asylum seekers to a country where they had already been harmed and were in fear.
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