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.
Since 2014, some Central American youth were given temporary permission to join their parents in the US. The government acknowledged the danger they were in. But now, the Trump administration has canceled the programs that brought them. Meet one family, who waited 15 years to reunite, but whose time is almost up.
The cost of smuggling has gone up in the last year — sharply. But, for the safety of their children, parents get references, take out loans and make the best smuggling decision they can.
The Trump administration wants immigrants to stop using public benefits, but many immigrants are already severely restricted from receiving assistance with food, health and child care. Even when they are at their most vulnerable.
What would you do if you were a victim of domestic violence seeking safety in the US? Follow the asylum process for a young woman and her daughter in this interactive.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.