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Mar 2020

Border apprehensions increased last month after 8 months of decline

John Sexton Mar 05, 2020 8:41 PM

“a slight uptick in arrests of single adults and unaccompanied migrant minors.”

Feb 2020

Ninth Circuit Court: Trump administration must stop returning asylum seekers to Mexico

John Sexton Feb 28, 2020 6:01 PM

Setting us up for the return of last summer’s border crisis.

Nov 2019

Border apprehensions dropped again in October but the next border crisis may just be starting

John Sexton Nov 12, 2019 5:01 PM

“…a new border crisis driven by cartel violence in south Mexico.”

Sep 2019

Trump administration reaches asylum agreement with El Salvador

John Sexton Sep 20, 2019 6:41 PM

“As part of the plan, the United States will help build an asylum system in El Salvador…”

AP highlights migrant who decided not to wait for asylum but to cross the border illegally instead

John Sexton Sep 19, 2019 6:41 PM

“I can’t wait anymore.”

Aug 2019

US can reject asylum claims in some areas says… the Ninth Circuit?

Jazz Shaw Aug 17, 2019 10:01 AM

Wonders never cease

Jul 2019

Fareed Zakaria: Our asylum laws are ‘vague, lax, and being gamed’

John Sexton Jul 03, 2019 4:01 PM

“People should not be able to use asylum claims to work in America.”

Jun 2019

AP: The father and daughter who drowned crossing the Rio Grande were economic migrants who planned to claim asylum

John Sexton Jun 27, 2019 3:21 PM

“…they dreamed of saving money for a place of their own and decided to head for the United States”

More evidence that Trump’s tariff battle with Mexico made a difference

John Sexton Jun 17, 2019 3:01 PM

“…intercepting four trucks packed with nearly 800 migrants.”

Acting DHS Sec. McAleenan: 90% of families arriving recently at the border don’t show up for hearings

John Sexton Jun 11, 2019 5:01 PM

“Out of those 7,000 cases, 90 received final orders of removal in absentia, 90 percent.”

May 2019

Trump administration pursuing plan to allow Border Patrol to decide asylum claims

John Sexton May 02, 2019 6:41 PM

“Currently, about 90 percent of asylum-seekers pass the credible fear interview…”

Dec 2018

Asylum claims at Mexican border soar. Cause remains a mystery

Jazz Shaw Dec 11, 2018 12:31 PM

Who can really say, eh?

Why the migrant caravan took the longest route to the US border

John Sexton Dec 10, 2018 3:01 PM

“There is some truth to the fact that in the 9th circuit some immigration courts have lower denial rates.”

Nov 2018

Border Patrol Chief: From what I saw, the caravan members were not seeking asylum

John Sexton Nov 26, 2018 1:01 PM

“If they were truly asylum seekers, they would have just walked up with their hands up and surrendered…”

Trump negotiates his way past the caravan. Or does he?

Jazz Shaw Nov 25, 2018 9:31 AM

Claims and partial denials

Most of the migrant caravan could reach Tijuana by early next week

John Sexton Nov 13, 2018 1:01 PM

“Just the prospect of the arrival of large numbers of Central Americans already has fueled opposition of some Tijuana residents.”

Aug 2017

Canada’s Trudeau has second thoughts on open borders

John Sexton Aug 25, 2017 1:21 PM

“For someone to successfully seek asylum it’s not about economic migration…”

Jun 2016

Report: Afghan and Pakistani terror suspects caught crossing Mexican border, released by Obama Administration

Larry O'Connor Jun 03, 2016 7:21 AM

Disappeared.