US needs to rebuild its refugee resettlement program
Kerry Boyd Anderson
April 26, 2021 22:20
Asylum-seeking migrant Jonathan, 6, from Honduras, sits near his father after crossing the Rio Grande, La Joya, Texas, March 14, 2021. (Reuters)
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When the Biden administration this month announced plans to mostly maintain the historically low cap on refugees set by its predecessor, the backlash from Democrats was so swift that the White House changed tune within hours. The situation highlighted the complex political and practical realities of managing the US immigration system. The outcome will have huge consequences for thousands of individual refugees.
On April 16, the White House announced that it would maintain the cap of 15,000 refugees to be resettled in the US for fiscal year 2021 the same number set by the Trump administration. Although the announcement noted that the cap might be increased if the US successfully admitted 15,000 refugees befo
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WASHINGTON The Bipartisan Border Solutions Act, introduced yesterday by Senators John Cornyn (R- TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX), would undermine fair and accurate asylum decisions and create new detention facilities for asylum processing, according to Human Rights First.
“This bill is right out of the Trump administration’s playbook. It would lead to the immediate deportation of refugees seeking protection despite their legitimate fears of persecution,” said
Jennifer Quigley, senior director for government affairs at Human Rights First. “The last thing our laws should do is turn U.S. asylum assessments into rapid deportation devices aimed at deterring people from seeking refuge. Instead, legislative action should be focused on building a fair, timely, and humane asylum system that welcomes people seeking refuge with