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Asylum Seekers

The process of seeking asylum in the United States and the detention of asylum seekers.

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Jan 16, 2026
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Did Obama give due process to illegals

The Obama administration implemented enforcement priorities and programs that both preserved some procedural protections and, according to multiple civil‑rights and labor groups, accelerated removals ...

Jan 13, 2026
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What legal protections and rights do migrants have when ICE takes custody?

When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) takes someone into custody, constitutional protections—like the right to remain silent and limited Fourth Amendment protections at the door—apply, but th...

Jan 25, 2026

Did the kid who got taken by ICE today break any laws? Was he a citizen?

Reporting shows a identified by school officials as was detained by in the area and transported with his father to the family detention facility in . Available public reporting identifies the child as...

Jan 23, 2026

What legal remedies exist for people subject to expedited removal or detained without counsel?

sharply narrows procedural safeguards: people usually have no right to counsel, no hearing before an immigration judge, and no ordinary appeal to the , which means typical paths for review are curtail...

Jan 22, 2026

How do human rights organizations perceive ICE's treatment of immigrants and asylum seekers?

Human rights organizations broadly characterize ’s treatment of immigrants and as abusive, harmful to health and due process, and part of a wider “mass deportation” enforcement drive that undermines i...

Jan 12, 2026

How did IIRIRA change asylum procedures and protections in 1996?

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) overhauled U.S. removal law and imposed new procedural gates on asylum seekers—most notably creating expedited removal ...

Jan 11, 2026

How did the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act change deportation procedures?

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) fundamentally rewrote how the United States removes noncitizens by streamlining and accelerating removal procedures, ex...