Tag Archives: political asylum
‘Even the Birds and Animals Are Free’
Asylum-seeker Jeelani Ghulam traveled through 11 countries over one year from Pakistan to the U.S.-Mexico border, but his ordeal was only beginning....Read More
America Beyond Detention
By Gus Bova, Melissa del Bosque, Jen Reel and Emma Pérez-Treviño The United States portrays itself as a beacon of freedom and liberty, yet it operates the wor...Read More
New Study Finds Immigration Officers Ordering Unlawful Deportations
More than two million people have been deported since President Obama took office in 2008. Among this massive number, an increasing number of people with valid ...Read More
Congressman Beto O’Rourke: There is No Border Crisis
For Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso), the response to the influx of refugees from Central America is sickeningly out of touch with reality. ...Read More
As Honduras Unravels, U.S. Struggles to Cope with Refugees
A growing movement of Central Americans protest mistreatment by authorities, criminals in Mexico....Read More
Indian Asylum Seekers Still Detained After Hunger Strike
The hunger strike has ended at the El Paso Processing Center but at least 37 men from northern India say they are still being wrongfully detained after requesti...Read More
United Nations: Children Crossing the Border Qualify for Asylum
A majority of the unaccompanied Mexican and Central American children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border should qualify for political asylum, according to the Unit...Read More
Exiled Mexican Seeking Asylum Pedals for Justice
After losing his legs to drug violence in Mexico, Carlos Gutierrez began a 12-day bike ride across Texas to raise awareness about Mexican asylum-seekers....Read More
Member of Well-Known Mexican Activist Family Granted Asylum
Marisela Reyes Salazar, a human rights activist from Mexico, has won her political asylum case in the United States. ...Read More