Asylum
Stories about the complex process of seeking asylum — and how that process is changing. Want to see for yourself? Make your way through the US asylum process with this interactive tool.
Stories about the complex process of seeking asylum — and how that process is changing. Want to see for yourself? Make your way through the US asylum process with this interactive tool.
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Justice
A migrant from El Salvador gets her chance in immigration court
PRI's The World
November 22, 2016
Most Central American migrants who cross with their children are not given asylum and the right to stay legally in the US. This mother says the consequence of the judge’s decision isn’t just documents, though. It’s life or death.
Immigration
Will the US deny asylum to domestic violence survivors?
PRI's The World
June 07, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to try and limit who qualifies for asylum in the US.
Conflict
Why 80 asylum-seekers are marching to the US southern border, even though they'll probably be turned away
PRI's The World
May 08, 2017
Guatemalan, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran and Honduran migrants are participating in the Caravan of Refugees to advocate for the right to request asylum.
Conflict & Justice
A gay Russian gets asylum and a new life in the US
PRI's The World
February 17, 2014
The Winter Olympics has put a spotlight on Russia's anti-LGBT laws and practices. One gay Russian decided he had seen enough when new laws were passed this summer, so he took the risky course of entering the US illegally to seek asylum.
Economics
A program that pays African migrants to leave Israel is breaking up families
PRI's The World
December 06, 2016
An incentive from the Israeli government offers money and free flights to African asylum seekers, if they agree to return to Africa. But, there's a problem with this immigration policy: some African men instead use the money to try to get to Europe, leaving their families behind.
Global Politics
The courts called him a terrorist, but one judge and several politicians want him to be able to stay in the US
PRI's The World
August 02, 2017
Depending on whom you ask, Malachy McAllister is either an Irish terrorist or a persecuted asylum seeker. Either way, he’s been facing deportation for 10 years.
Immigration
At the US-Mexico border, migrants face an uncertain wait
PRI's The World
April 30, 2018
Some lawyers question why US border officials are unable to process the asylum-seeking migrants from Central America, as the "caravan" has made international headlines during its travels north through Mexico.
Justice
A guide to the Geneva Convention for beginners, dummies and newly elected world leaders
The Conversation
February 03, 2017
The rules are pretty clear — and really crucial reading for anyone drafting, say, an executive order.
Justice
Why a recent Supreme Court decision on bonds is a ‘red flag’ for immigrants in detention
PRI's The World
March 01, 2018
A battle is on over the constitutionality of indefinite immigrant detention.
Justice
A day in the life of immigration limbo
PRI's The World
October 18, 2016
Day after anxious day, a mother who escaped gang violence with her children in El Salvador waits in Boston to know whether she and her family can stay in the US legally or not.