How helping a family seeking asylum changed our church group (RNS) — The Afghan family opened our eyes to how dangerous — and dehumanizing — the asylum process could be. The post How helping a family seeking asylum changed our church group  appeared first on Religion News Service.

Painting asylum-seekers as potential threats is an old, cynical game (RNS) — Fears of malefactors entering the U.S. among legitimate asylum-seekers are overblown. The post Painting asylum-seekers as potential threats is an old, cynical game appeared first on Religion News Service.

Space X ‘Refused To Hire’ Asylum Seekers And Refugees, Justice Department Claims Elon Musk’s space exploration firm SpaceX is under fire after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it was suing the company for discrimination. The firm has been accused of only hiring “U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents from September 2018 to September 2020” after claiming that government… Read more…

Appeals Court Allows Biden’s Asylum Restrictions to Continue for Now A federal judge had struck down the policy last month, but his ruling had not yet taken effect.

Federal Judge Blocks New Biden Asylum Policy Immigrant advocacy groups had challenged the administration’s decision to dramatically limit who is allowed to apply for asylum in the U.S.

Lawyers Say Helping Asylum Seekers in Border Custody Is Nearly Impossible The Biden administration changed the way “credible fear” interviews are conducted and raised the bar for who is eligible to seek asylum.