Published by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 25, 2024.
Testimony delivered in a House hearing, centered on recent migration trends and reforms needed to the U.S. immigration and asylum systems. (Link at oversight.house.gov)
Published by the UN Refugee Agency on September 23, 2024.
Emphasizes that refugees should not be penalized for irregular entry or presence if they meet certain conditions, and any restrictions on their movements should be proportional and limited. (Link at refworld.org)
Published by the National Immigration Project on September 11, 2024.
A chart showing how asylum seekers might be processed following implementation of two Biden administration rules limiting asylum access between border ports of entry.
Published by the University of Texas Strauss Center on August 30, 2024.
The latest in a series of updates detailing asylum waitlists and shelter capacity in Mexican border cities.
Published by WOLA on August 29, 2024.
Explains twelve trends marking U.S.-bound migration and the U.S.-Mexico border during the summer of 2024.
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on August 19, 2024.
Finds that “CBP did not initially consider critical factors such as the design of the CBP One Genuine Presence functionality, adequacy of supporting application infrastructure, sufficiency of language translations, and equity of appointment distribution.” (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Documents U.S. border officials executing a new asylum restriction in such a way that even people who badly need protection are refused a hearing.
Documents people who have faced “insurmountable due process violations” after trying to seek asylum at the border after the Biden administration’s June 2024 asylum ban went into effect.
Last updated July 10, 2024. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border_infographics.
Last updated July 9, 2024. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border_infographics.
Last updated July 9, 2024. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border_infographics.
Last updated June 23, 2024. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border_infographics.
Published by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on June 12, 2024.
Challenges the Biden administration’s June 2024 rule restricting access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Link at aclu.org)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on June 7, 2024.
Identifies deficiencies in DHS’s technology, procedures, and coordination for effectively screening and vetting asylum seekers and noncitizens. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by WOLA on June 4, 2024.
Explains and contextualizes the Biden administration’s June 2024 executive actions curtailing asylum access at the border, in a Q&A format.
Published by the University of Texas Strauss Center on May 30, 2024.
The latest in a series of updates detailing asylum waitlists and shelter capacity in Mexican border cities.
Published by WOLA on April 18, 2024.
Seeks to explain the very atypical springtime lull in migration at the border in 2024. A crackdown in Mexico seems to be the main cause.
Published by Arizona Luminaria on March 7, 2024.
More migrants are crossing in the Tucson sector than anywhere else along the U.S.-México border, but there is only one port-of-entry to schedule appointments for an asylum claim through the CBP One app
Publicado por ACNUR y varias organizaciones el 6 de marzo de 2024.
Surveys of migrants in Mexico find that about 66% of respondents feared for their life, security, or freedom if returned to their country of origin, with 54% facing direct threats. (Link at mexico.un.org)
Published by the University of Texas Strauss Center on March 1, 2024.
The latest in a series of updates detailing asylum waitlists and shelter capacity in Mexican border cities.
Presents a troubling picture of the conditions faced by migrants, including children and families, detained between the primary and secondary barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Published by Curbed on February 26, 2024.
Interviews with migrants outside a New York City shelter “reticketing center” reveal asylum seekers’ struggles, trauma, and lack of institutional support.
Publicado por BBC Mundo el 19 de febrero de 2024.
A family of Venezuelan asylum seekers who missed their CBP One appointment because they were kidnapped for ransom in Mexico’s violent border state of Tamaulipas.
Published by the New York Times on February 18, 2024.
Arizona borderland ranchers Jim and Sue Chilton’s remote desert land, long traversed by smugglers and migrants seeking to avoid detection, has now become a destination for asylum seekers.
Published by Human Rights First on February 12, 2024.
Documents prolonged waits, discrimination, poor healthcare access, targeted violence, and other harms suffered by Black asylum seekers.
