Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

From "In Defense of Refugees":

"Asylum seekers and refugees are not invaders. They are people who we choose to allow into our country. We make this decision based on our own foundational values: democracy, human rights, women’s rights, press freedom, religious liberty. Our humanitarian immigration system does not threaten our country. On the contrary, it represents our nation’s highest ideals made manifest." (Source: The Asylumist, 30 Oct. 2018)

News & developments:

"How Trump-Fed Conspiracy Theories about Migrant Caravan Intersect With Deadly Hatred," New York Times, 29 Oct. 2018 [text]

"Latin American Asylum Seekers Hit US Policy 'Wall'," IRIN, 29 Oct. 2018 [text]

"Migrant and Refugee Advocates Call on Trump to Tone Down Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric," NPR, 29 Oct. 2018 [text]

"Trump is Considering a New 'Travel Ban' Aimed at the Migrant Caravan," Vox, 26 Oct. 2018 [text]
- See also related NYT article and VOA News article.

"UN: Countries Must Allow People at Risk to Request Asylum," VOA News, 28 Oct. 2018 [text]

"U.S. Will Deploy 5,200 Additional Troops to the Mexican Border, Officials Say," Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2018 [text]

"'Zero Tolerance' Pushed Asylum-seekers to Cross the Border Illegally, DHS Report Confirms," The Intercept, 3 Oct. 2018 [text]
- Note: This article links to the wrong OIG report; the correct report is here.

Blog posts & commentary:

A Beautiful Application is a Successful Application (The Asylumist, Oct. 2018) [text]

Caravan Hysteria is Unwarranted — Many More Have Come Before (The Hill, Oct. 2018) [text]

Disarray in Baltimore Immigration Court is Emblematic of Systemic Issues (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

The Government Outlines Its Plan to Extend TPS Benefits under Court Order (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

"I’m a Child of Immigrants. And I Have a Plan to Fix Immigration," New York Times, 26 Oct. 2018 [text]

If Other Countries Can Balance Human Rights and Border Security, So Can the United States (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2018) [text]

The Ineffable Backlog (and a Bit of Good News) (The Asylumist, Oct. 2018) [text]

"Is Trump’s Refugee Policy Really So Extraordinary? The Walk isn’t, But the Talk is," Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2018 [text]

Like His Boss, Pence Misleads Public about Terrorism and Immigration (Just Security Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

New Court Filing Highlights the Government’s Official “Turnback Policy” for Asylum Seekers (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

Ten Things I Hate about You-SCIS (The Asylumist, Oct. 2018) [text]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Children - Pt. 2 (U.S.) (16 Oct. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2 (United States) (9 Oct. 2018)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (9 Oct. 2018)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (9 Oct. 2018)

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