Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

News:

On 15 July 2019, the Trump administration announced a new rule that would effectively bar most people arriving at the U.S./Mexico border from asylum protection in the U.S. The rule stipulates that "an alien who enters or attempts to enter the United States across the southern border after failing to apply for protection in a third country outside the alien's country of citizenship, nationality, or last lawful habitual residence through which the alien transited en route to the United States is ineligible for asylum." See also EOIR's Guidelines Regarding New Regulations Governing Asylum and Protection Claims.

UNHCR has expressed "deep concern" about these restrictions.

This Niskanen Center blog post and Human Rights First fact sheet provide a breakdown of the new rule and its consequences. For more information, analysis and commentary, see (in chronological order):

- "Trump Administration Implementing '3rd Country' Rule on Migrants Seeking Asylum," NPR, 15 July 2019 [text]
- US: New Rule Flouts Asylum Norms (Human Rights Watch, 15 July 2019) [text]
-The Administration's New Asylum Rule Exceeds Statutory Authority (Lawfare Blog, 16 July 2019) [text]
- Blocking or Aiding Asylum Seekers? The U.S.-Canada “Safe Third Country” Agreement and Examples from Europe (Just Security Blog, 16 July 2019) [text]
- "UNHCR: A Coordinated Regional Approach Needed to Resolve US Asylum Problem," VOA News, 16 July 2019 [text]
- 90% of Border Crossers Aren’t Referred for Asylum Interviews (CATO at Liberty Blog, 17 July 2019) [text]
- Second Lawsuit Filed Against New Asylum Restrictions (Lawfare Blog, 17 July 2019) [text]
- Trump Administration’s Third-Country Transit Bar is Another Asylum Ban (Human Rights First, 19 July 2019) [text]

Other Publications:

Blog posts & media

86 Conversations across US Show Public Opinion on Immigration is Complex Yet Changeable (Immigration Impact Blog, July 2019) [text]

"How Trump’s Safe-Third-Country Agreement with Guatemala Fell Apart," New Yorker, 15 July 2019 [text]

"I Became an Asylum Officer to Help People. Now I Put Them Back in Harm’s Way," Washington Post, 19 July 2019 [text]

A New EOIR Rule Expands Powers of the Board of Immigration Appeals and Attorney General (Immigration Impact Blog, July 2019) [text]

"Trump Tried to Deport People Faster. Immigration Courts Slowed Down Instead," The Marshall Project, 16 July 2019 [text]

What ‘Metering’ Really Looks Like in South Texas (Lawfare Blog, July 2019) [text]

ICE-related

"Abolish ICE...and Then What?," Yale Law Journal Forum (Forthcoming, 2019) [preprint]

ICE Focus Shifts Away from Detaining Serious Criminals (TRAC, June 2019) [text]
- See also related data.

Is the Real Purpose of the ICE Raids to Encourage Self-deportation? (ImmigrationProf Blog, July 2019) [text]

Should I be Worried about ICE Raids? (The Asylumist Blog, July 2019) [text]

"An Unintended Consequence of Trump's Repeated Threats of Raids: More Immigrants Know Their Rights," Time Magazine, 18 July 2019 [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (5 July 2019)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (5 July 2019)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 3 (5 July 2019)

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