Asylum

Guatemala is not the home they chose, but it’s the only home they have thanks to the Trump Administration’s Asylum Cooperation Agreement which has turned the violent and poverty-stricken country into an outsourced asylum, according to the New York Times.

Immigration Attorney Christopher Macchiaroli does a deep dive into two recent court rulings relating to the Trump Administration’s ban on asylum-seekers and what lasting impact they may have on those seeking refuge in the U.S.

The Trump administration has proposed a new rule that would allow it to deny asylum to immigrants who are deemed a public health risk.

A federal judge has knocked down a cornerstone border policy of the Trump administration that denies asylum to people who travel through another country to reach the Mexico border without first seeking protection in that country.

A federal court Tuesday night upheld a challenge to the Trump administration’s asylum restrictions, namely a 2019 rule that requires seekers to ask for asylum closer to home.

A federal judge on Wednesday halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that gave state and local officials the ability to shut the door on refugees, and ignited a fierce debate in communities about how welcoming the United States should be....

U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte in Maryland said in his ruling that the president’s order “flies in the face of clear...

By now, the young couple thought they’d be in the United States. Somewhere, anywhere, in the United States. They thought they’d have jobs — he’d work construction, maybe she’d be a waitress. They thought they’d be safe. They thought they’d have asylum. Instead, an American judge swiftly denied their asylum requests. The Trump administration, in making asylum an increasingly...

U.S. border officers charged with turning away asylum seekers under Trump administration policy accused their leadership of misleading the public and disregarding concerns for their own safety, according to documents released to The Associated Press. A March 2019 letter sent to the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection demanded that he intervene to ensure the agency’s front-line employees...

For months, asylum seekers have been prohibited from filing claims at U.S. border crossings under a much-criticized Trump administration policy....

Now some are sprinting down vehicle lanes or renting cars to try to make it inside the U.S. Officials say the migrants’ efforts are causing traffic delays at Arizona crossings, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials barricading car lanes for...

A Honduran youth pastor who was just granted asylum in San Diego is now working to bring his wife and three children to the U.S.

A 35-year-old Honduran pastor fleeing death threats from gangs in his native country sought asylum in the U.S. but was told eight months ago he had to wait in Mexico because of a Trump administration policy, NBC News reports. Earlier this week, Douglas Oviedo’s eyes filled with tears as a San Diego judge told him he had won: He could...

Police found a kidnapped 20-month-old toddler safe and still inside a stolen SUV which was parked on a street in Venice.

The partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for a border wall is playing havoc with the nation’s already backlogged immigration courts, forcing the postponement of hearings for thousands of immigrants. For some of those asking for asylum in the U.S., the impasse could mean years more of waiting — and prolonged separation from loved ones overseas — until...

President Donald Trump says he has ended “catch-and-release” for asylum seekers, but in cities on the U.S. border with Mexico it is catch and can’t release fast enough.

U.S. officials will return undocumented immigrants seeking asylum to Mexico to await their immigration hearings under a new policy announced Thursday.

The asylum claims of six Hondurans were accepted for processing Tuesday, ending a 17-hour standoff involving U.S. authorities, the migrants and two U.S. lawmakers supporting them on a tiny piece of American soil at the country’s border with Mexico.

Clergy members were arrested as they protested the Trump administration’s border policies Tuesday outside of a downtown Los Angeles federal courthouse building where Attorney General Jeff Sessions was expected to be visiting.

Groups from several organizations are calling on ICE officials to release a gay asylum seeker from Nigeria. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 1, 2018.

Two teenage brothers fled to California in search of a better life. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, April 30, 2018.