FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Biden Administration announced it would formally publish its proposed rule for comment on February 23 to restrict access to the U.S. asylum system. Below is a statement from Jane Bentrott, Counsel at Justice Action Center: “The Biden Administration’s proposed rule would send asylum seekers back to danger, separate families, and cost lives, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, 62 organizations urged the Supreme Court to deny a belated attempt by several states to intervene in a case challenging the use of the Title 42 public health authority to expel asylum seekers and other migrants. The pandemic-era expulsion order was first implemented by former President Trump in March 2020.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Hours before President Biden delivered his second State of the Union, his administration filed a brief in Arizona v. Mayorkas before the Supreme Court reiterating its intentions of implementing an asylum ban. Below is a statement by Lauren Wilfong, Justice Catalyst Fellow at Justice Action Center (JAC): “Once again, we remind President Biden that seeking asylum
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, 20 red states and Stephen Miller’s America First Legal filed a lawsuit challenging the parole program President Biden announced earlier this month that gives Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans a shot at safety in the U.S. The following is a statement by Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center: “Yet again, Stephen Miller
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES – The Biden administration today announced a series of measures that would, if implemented, dramatically reshape the asylum system in the United States and make it harder for those fleeing persecution to have safety. Effective immediately, the administration will expand use of the deadly and widely discredited Title 42 program and curtail asylum for
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Yesterday, a Texas district judge blocked the Biden administration’s continued attempt to terminate the deadly Remain in Mexico program. The following is a statement by Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center: “Once again, a single district court in Texas has wrongfully stepped in trying to dictate asylum and foreign relations for
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK—Today, on behalf of plaintiffs Justice for Migrant Families Western New York, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York (PLS), and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR); co-counsel Justice Action Center, PLS, RFKHR, and pro bono counsel Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit to obtain records from
Voters in the 2022 midterm elections have prioritized the need for true solutions to issues challenging the country that prioritize freedom, democracy, and safety. The following is a statement by Laura Flores, Skadden Fellow at Justice Action Center: “Voters have made clear the urgency for better living conditions and protections, including within our immigration and asylum
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Despite the Guantánamo Bay’s history of human rights violations, the Biden Administration is considering detaining Haitian asylum seekers at the U.S. naval base in Cuba amid the increasingly deadly instability in Haiti that has forced thousands to flee. The following is a statement by Tasha Moro, Communications Director at Justice Action Center: “It is unconscionable that
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia. Below is a statement from Laura Flores, Skadden Fellow at Justice Action Center: “Today’s DHS designation of TPS for Ethiopia is welcome news for the 30,000 Ethiopians currently in the U.S. who will be able to work and contribute
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