Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

*DHS Reveals New Details of Secretive Asylum Programs PACR and HARP (Immigration Impact Blog, March 2020) [text]

EOIR Proposes Huge Fee Increase (The Asylumist Blog, March 2020) [text]
- See also EOIR press release.

How Border Apprehensions, ICE Arrests and Deportations Have Changed under Trump (Pew's Fact Tank Blog, March 2020) [text]

"Immigration Officers Say Asylum Deal with Guatemala is Unlawful," New York Times, 6 March 2020 [text]

"Interlocking Set of Trump Administration Policies at the U.S.-Mexico Border Bars Virtually All from Asylum," Migration Information Source, 27 Feb. 2020 [text]

The Public-Charge Rule: Broad Impacts, But Few Will Be Denied Green Cards Based on Actual Benefits Use (MPI Commentary, March 2020) [text]

Summary: Appointment of USCIS Director Cuccinelli Violates Federal Vacancies Reform Act, Court Rules (Lawfare Blog, March 2020) [text]
- See also related Immigration Impact blog post.

"The Supreme Court Just Allowed Trump to Continue Sending Migrants Back to Mexico," Vox, 11 March 2020 [text]

"The Trump Administration is Gagging America’s Immigration Judges," The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2020 [text]
- See also related Just Security blog post.

Reports:

*Disinformation and Spin: Trump Administration Deploys Troops to Border, Paints Asylum Seekers and Attorneys as Threat: Fact Sheet (Human Rights First, March 2020) [text]

The Global Compact on Migration (GCM) and U.S. Policy (Congressional Research Service, Feb. 2020) [text]

Immigration (Congressional Research Service, Feb. 2020) [text]

Public Narratives and Attitudes Towards Refugees and Other Migrants: US Country Profile (ODI, March 2020) [text]

Safe Third Country Agreements with Northern Triangle Countries: Background and Legal Issues (Congressional Research Service, Jan. 2020) [text]

Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues (Congressional Research Service, Feb. 2020) [text]
- Note: TPS was just extended for Somalia and Yemen. See also related factsheet.

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (26 Feb. 2020)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (26 Feb. 2020)