Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on July 3 that his department will continue to warn migrants to not show up at the U.S.–Mexico border, as the current “Remain in Mexico” policy isn’t going away for “several weeks.” Appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Mayorkas was asked whether the border enforcement agencies have the manpower…
DHS to Enforce ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Several More Weeks, Warns Migrants Not to Come: Mayorkas
July 3, 2022
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Closing Roxham Road Border Crossing Will Not Stop Arrival of Asylum Seekers: Trudeau
Closing an unofficial border crossing in southern Quebec will not slow the arrival of asylum seekers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. “If we close Roxham Road, people will cross elsewhere,” he told reporters in Ottawa. “We have an enormous border, and we’re not going to start arming or putting fences on it.” On Wednesday,…
Chinese-American Immigration Lawyer and 1989 Tiananmen Activist Stabbed to Death by Client in NY Office
A Chinese American immigration lawyer was fatally stabbed by a client in his New York office over asylum-seeking disputes. The tragedy sparked condolences and debate on social media. Jim Li, a prominent China-born immigration lawyer in New York, was killed on March 14 allegedly for declining a client’s request to sue her previous lawyer, who…
Mexico Asylum Applications Nearly Double in 2021, Haitians Top List
MEXICO CITY—The number of asylum applications in Mexico nearly doubled in 2021, the head of the country’s commission for refugee assistance said on Monday, with most applications being from Haitian and Honduran migrants. When compared to the previous year, the 131,448 applications mark an increase of 86.84 percent, according to the Mexican Commission for Refugee…
Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Safe Third Country Refugee Pact
OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a lower court decision that affirmed the constitutionality of a pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum seekers. Under the 17-year-old Safe Third Country Agreement, Canada and the United States recognize each other as havens where people can seek protection. It means Canada can turn back…
Biden Administration Proposes Dramatic Change to Asylum System Amid Border Crisis
The Biden administration wants to let immigration officers grant full approval to illegal aliens claiming asylum, taking that decision from judges. A backlog of asylum cases means the system requires repair and allowing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration officers to decide on asylum applications is the start of replacing the system, the Department of Justice (DOJ)…
Activists Call on Germany to Halt Deportation of Chinese Dissident
August 9, 2021
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A Chinese dissident is facing deportation back to China by the German government. Overseas rights activists are seeking international help to stop the foreseeable persecution of the young man by the Chinese communist regime. Liu Bing from northeastern China has been detained in a German immigrant prison. The German government will deport him back to…
Belarus Athlete Enters Poland’s Embassy in Tokyo After Refusing to Return Home
August 2, 2021
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TOKYO—A Belarusian athlete at the center of an Olympic standoff with her own country walked into Poland’s embassy in Japan on Monday, a day after refusing to board a flight home she said she was being forced to take against her wishes by her team. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, would seek asylum in Poland, said a…
Poland Grants Visa to Belarus Olympian Who Fears for Safety
August 2, 2021
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TOKYO—Poland granted a visa Monday to a Belarusian Olympic sprinter who said she feared for her safety and that her team’s officials tried to force her to fly home, where the autocratic government was accused of diverting a flight to arrest a dissident journalist. An activist group that is helping athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya told The…
China Chasing Dissidents Among US Allies
Commentary This week the U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments against nine Chinese nationals for acting as illegal agents in the United States, roaming the country to intimidate and harass Chinese nationals living in the United States—including dissidents—with one clear aim: to force them to return to China “voluntarily.” One of the nine is even…
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