Tag: Asylum
San Diego-area Democratic officials welcome plan to end Trump-era border policy
The Biden administration’s decision to terminate a pandemic-related policy which made it harder for migrants to seek asylum in the United States drew praise...
Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden’s border secrecyÂ
Nomaan Merchant, Jonathan Lemire and Josh Boak The Associated Press President Joe Biden’s administration has tried for weeks to keep the public from seeing images like...
FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at US-Mexico border
Darlene SupervilleThe Associated PressThe Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied...
Biden to slowly allow tens of thousands seeking asylum into US
Elliot SpagatThe Associated PressThe Biden administration Friday, Feb. 12, announced plans for tens of thousands of people who are seeking asylum and have been...
US experiments in Texas with plan to speed asylum decisions
CEDAR ATTANASIO and ELLIOT SPAGAT
Associated Press
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities are testing a program to speed up reviews of asylum...
US takes step to require DNA samples from asylum-seekers
COLLEEN LONG
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to collect DNA samples from asylum-seekers and other migrants detained by immigration officials...