asylum

Lawsuit says US illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran

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LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that the Trump administration’s immigration agencies have been sharing confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government, violating national immigration regulations and endangering countless Iranians, court filings argue. The lawsuit depicts a coordinated campaign between the U.S. and Iranian governments to identify Iranians in Immigration … Read more

Trump scores SCOTUS asylum win — but liberal justice warns it could backfire at border

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Trump administration notches major immigration victories at Supreme Court The Supreme Court delivers significant immigration victories for the Trump administration, affirming presidential authority to end temporary protected status and turn away asylum seekers at the border. Constitutional law attorney Jonathan Turley breaks down the impact of these crucial 6-3 decisions, highlighting their implications for border … Read more

Supreme Court rules for Trump on asylum claims at the border

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday backed the Trump administration’s bid to strengthen its ability to regulate the entry of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Divided 6-3, the court ruled that someone who seeks to enter the … Read more

Judge grants asylum to woman adopted by US veteran from Iran

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A federal immigration judge has granted asylum to a woman orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and adopted by an American war veteran, who immigration officials threatened earlier this year with deportation to the country with which the U.S. is now at war. Judge Andrew Fishkin’s ruling likely ends a monthslong ordeal for the California … Read more

Asylum seekers wait at border as US courts renew their hopes

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Saboor’s son asks him one question over and over. When can they go to the United States? The Afghan family – Saboor, his wife, and their 11-year-old son – has been stranded in Mexico since Donald Trump returned to office more than a year ago and suspended asylum access at the southern border. The boy, … Read more

Trump administration plan would allow for quick asylum rejections without interviews, internal documents show

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The Trump administration is developing a plan that would allow U.S. immigration officials to quickly reject some asylum applications without interviewing the applicants, according to internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News.  The Department of Homeland Security regulation described in the internal documents would be the latest effort by President Trump’s White House to … Read more

Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisoned

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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — At first glance, the hotel looks like any other on this tropical island off the Central African coast, with its palm tree-lined driveway, marble-floored foyer and portrait of the oil-rich country’s president hanging behind a mahogany reception desk. Yet the eerily empty Bamy Hotel is not a refuge for adventure-seeking tourists … Read more

Trump administration targeting lawyers suspected of asylum fraud

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The Trump administration is cracking down on immigration lawyers suspected of improperly filing asylum claims for their clients. In a memo dated Tuesday, the top lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security called on ICE lawyers to increase enforcement. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the exclusive. Source link