Trump limits asylum, says migrants must ‘come legally’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an order Friday to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the...
View ArticleTrump’s new move to limit asylum challenged in court
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach...
View ArticleRoberts raps Trump’s ‘Obama judge’ comment; Trump hits back
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary rebuke of a president, Chief Justice John Roberts chastised Donald Trump Wednesday for going after a judge who ruled against his...
View ArticleSaudi woman who barricaded herself in hotel in asylum bid arrives in Canada
CBS News- An 18-year-old Saudi woman who said she feared death if deported back home has arrived in Canada, which has granted her asylum. “This a very brave new Canadian,” Foreign Minister Chrystia...
View ArticleTrump: ‘Good chance’ now for tariff deal with Mexico
By JILL COLVIN, MATTHEW LEE and LUIS ALONSO LUGO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After a week of threats, President Donald Trump declared Thursday that now “there is a good chance” the U.S. will...
View ArticleJudge allows Trump administration’s most restrictive asylum ban to continue
WASHINGTON, DC (CBS) — A federal judge on Wednesday declined to block a new rule that effectively bars most migrants from Central America and other countries from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico...
View ArticleNumber of migrants waiting at US border surges to 40,000
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — At least 40,000 migrants who have reached the U.S. border with Mexico are on waiting lists for an initial attempt to seek asylum or are waiting...
View ArticleNew rules aim to decide US asylum cases in months, not years
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years. The rules empower...
View ArticleCOVID-19 asylum limits at US-Mexico border to end May 23
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control announced Friday that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The use of public health...
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