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Asylum Seekers
September 13, 2023
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Lillian Perlmutter
These Asylum-Seekers Got 15 Minutes to Make Their Case. Here’s What Happened Next.
The Biden administration’s new test for those seeking refuge from danger in the U.S. has left many migrants in limbo.
May 19, 2023
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Lillian Perlmutter
The Dismal Reality Behind the Migrant “Surge” That Never Arrived
Asylum-seekers barely noticed the end of Title 42. But that’s only because the rules seem to change every day.
March 1, 2023
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Felipe De La Hoz
Biden Has Fully Embraced Trump’s Asylum Policies
Advocates hoping that the new administration would wind down the abhorrent policies of its predecessors will instead see the status quo survive.
January 19, 2023
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Felipe De La Hoz
Biden’s Asylum Compromise Is a Faustian Bargain
The president’s decision to swap migrants into humanitarian parole status is a short-term political fix that will only lead to future chaos.
November 18, 2022
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Felipe De La Hoz
Biden Has Five Weeks to Replace the Trump-Era Asylum Process With a Better One
Now that a federal judge has vacated Title 42, which used the pandemic as a pretext for expelling asylees, the White House will have to adapt on the fly.
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