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Trump Rule Makes Asylum 'Impossible' for LGBTQ+, HIV-Positive People The rule makes it much harder to prove one's identity, so Lambda Legal and Immigration Equality plan to sue. December 11 2020 1:50 PM EST Lambda Legal and Immigration Equality plan to sue the Trump administration over a new policy they say will make it “virtually impossible” for LGBTQ+ or HIV-positive refugees to gain asylum in the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice Thursday finalized a rule revamping procedures for asylum-seekers. In an announcement to be published in the Federal Regist...
Lambda Legal and Immigration Equality to challenge new asylum ban Dec 10, 2020 | Washington, D.C. — Today, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice announced they will soon publish a new rule that guts the U.S. asylum system. The ban will make it virtually impossible for LGBTQ people and those living with HIV who fled persecution in their countries of origin to secure asylum in the U.S. Likewise, it almost entirely bans women who make gender-based claims and victims of non-state violence from obtaining asylum. Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings and Immigration Equal...