Chinese man who filmed evidence of Xinjiang rights abuses is granted asylum in US

Lawyer for Guan Heng, whose exposed evidence of persecution of Uyghurs, says he is ‘textbook example of why asylum should exist’ ...
The Hill

The next administration can reframe asylum rules to address the immigration crisis

Polls show immigration as one of the major concerns for Americans in this presidential election. Many voters do not understand, however, that immigration and naturalization are primarily the ...
Los Angeles Times

America’s definition of ‘refugee’ needs an update

American leaders of all political stripes lament the nation’s broken asylum system, but they also fall lockstep into short-sighted, reactive fixes that don’t solve the underlying problem: an outdated ...
New York Post

To end illegal immigration, don’t fix the asylum system — abolish it

Joe Biden’s border crisis is over. It didn’t take new laws, just a new president. But it’s only a temporary reprieve. What happens next time we get a president — as we will — with Biden’s border ...
Fox News

DOGE exposed our immigration asylum disaster. That was the tip of the iceberg

Elon Musk, Antonio Gracias and the DOGE team recently exposed how rampant immigration fraud and government corruption became under the Biden administration. Specifically, they showed how aliens ...
Los Angeles Times

Asylum seekers face deportation over failure to pay new fees — before being notified

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Trump administration’s new asylum fees left immigrants confused about payment methods and deadlines, with some ...
Newsweek

GOP Bill Would Ban Criminals From Asylum. Most Already Are

House Republicans introduced a bill Thursday aimed at barring immigrants from being granted asylum in the United States if they have criminal histories. The No Asylum for Criminals Act was introduced ...
The New York Times

Biden’s Asylum Restrictions Are Working as Predicted, and as Warned

Border numbers are down significantly. But migrant activists say the restrictions President Biden imposed in June are weeding out people who may have legitimate claims of asylum. By Hamed Aleaziz ...
Reason

Asylum Isn't As Crazy as Trump Claims

During several campaign rallies this year, Donald Trump denounced the political practice of asylum—namely, the legal status requested by foreigners fleeing political persecution and violence and ...
The Daily Signal

Trump’s Reforms to Asylum System Need to Be Codified Into Law, Immigration Experts Say

Virginia Allen is a senior news producer for The Daily Signal and host of "The Daily Signal Podcast" and "Problematic Women." Send an email to Virginia. The Trump administration has made major changes ...
The New Yorker

Is Asylum Still Possible?

Edgarlys Castañeda Rodríguez, a slight, delicate-featured twenty-seven-year-old from Venezuela, posted makeup tutorials and dance videos to her few thousand followers on Instagram and TikTok, but it ...
The Economist

Asylum systems should be fixed, not scrapped, says the UN’s refugee boss

THE ASYLUM and migration debate is emotive, divisive and highly politicised. The many critics of modern asylum systems claim they are failing. Some call for scrapping asylum altogether and jettisoning ...