Our media report this month focuses on the Trump administration’s proposed changes to asylum, which would effectively gut what remains of the asylum process and system; the troubling realities surrounding how heavily the coronavirus impacts Latino communities in the U.S., and a call to anti-racism from a Jesuit priest in the wake of the recent and tragic murders of Black people in the United States. 1) Proposed and sweeping changes to asylum: On June 10, the Trump administration … [Read more...]
April-May Media Report
This month's media coverage includes an article that focuses on the ways that the U.S. has relied on the labor of those who harvest our food as essential, yet also does not offer a path to documentation--a fact the pandemic is bringing to light. Additionally, we include a summary and analysis of a KBI Facebook Live event featuring the voices of migrants in Nogales and the pressures the U.S. is putting on Mexican factories to remain open, in spite of the death and illness the decision is … [Read more...]
March 2020 Media Report
Our media report focuses on the details of expedited returns, the Trump administration's unlawful and dangerous plan to return nearly all migrants to Mexico within minutes of their apprehension; the continued construction of the border wall, in spite of protests from local communities and epidemiologists due to the high possibility of virus spread; and a profile of the dangerous journey through Panama's Darien Gap and the resilient migrants who attempt it. 1) Expedited Returns at the … [Read more...]
February-March Media Report
This month's media report focuses on the expansion of a program that quickly determines the cases of asylum-seekers while they are still in custody, without access to lawyers; the continued construction of the border wall in Arizona, and a particularly devastating expansion on indigenous sacred land; and the uncertainty surrounding the Remain in Mexico policy after tumultuous decisions by the Ninth Circuit court of appeals. 1) Expansion of programs that “fast-track” asylum-seekers: … [Read more...]
February Media Report
Our media report this month covers the expanded use of power by individual Border Patrol agents, which have the potential to profoundly impact the outcome of asylum-seekers' cases; the disappointing ruling by the Supreme Court upholding the "public charge rule," and a recently released study that demonstrates the high numbers of people who are killed or assaulted following their deportation from the U.S. to El Salvador. 1) Border Patrol agents’ expanded powers: Under the Trump … [Read more...]
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