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A federal immigration judge granted asylum today to a Mexican journalist who fled his country more than 15 years ago due to death threats, and who had been denied asylum twice.. Emilio Gutiérrez ...
Judge Sarah Mazzie, who grants asylum in 21% of cases, also recently approved asylum for a family Thal represents that fled Ghana because the wife was bisexual, the husband was an LGBT rights ...
After 2001, asylum officers and immigration judges became less likely to grant asylum to applicants, presumably because of the attacks on 11 September. [ 56 ] In 1986 an Immigration Judge agreed not to send Fidel Armando-Alfanso back to Cuba, based on his membership in a particular social group (LGBTQ+ individuals) who were persecuted and ...
An immigration judge decides cases of aliens in various types of removal proceedings. [3] [4] During the proceedings, an immigration judge may grant any type of immigration relief or benefit to a noncitizen, including to his or her family members. An immigration judge is appointed by (and works under the direction of) the U.S. Attorney General.
Just over a third (36%) of asylum petitions were approved by US immigration judges in October, ... when asylum grant rates topped 50% in FY2023, the data, which was first reported by Axios, shows ...
In addition, this was the first situation in which asylum was granted based on gender. [ 3 ] Layli Miller-Muro , the student attorney who represented Kassindja before the immigration judge, subsequently founded the Tahirih Justice Center to provide legal aid and medical referrals to immigrant women escaping from gender-based violence and ...
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a rule that allows immigration authorities to deny asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in ...
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday night that the Trump administration’s strictest asylum policy to date is illegal. A rule put in place in 2019 prohibited immigrants from claiming asylum in the ...