asylum

A New Name for Illegal Aliens – “Visa-less” Asylum Seekers

Creativity in avoiding the use of the term “illegal alien” for those who violate our immigration law seems to have…

Asylum Approvals Encourage Illegal Immigration

A recent study of the approval rates for asylum claims by unaccompanied minors found a wide divergence in rates of…

GAO Faults Homeland Security for Lack of Asylum Fraud Controls

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report December 2 that faulted the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) branch…

Detain or Release? Monitor or Not?

In connection with the Obama administration’s dismantling of the nation’s immigration law enforcement efforts, it is currently loosening the regulations…

U.S. and Mexico: Processing Asylum Claims

So far, a renewed surge in unaccompanied minors and family units coming from Central America – like that of last…