ASYLUM SEEKERS ACROSS U.S. IN LIMBO OVER TRUMP’S POLICY REVERSALS: ‘DEVASTATING’
News that the Trump administration has paused asylum decisions, halted visas for Afghans who assisted the US war effort and is re-evaluating green card applications for people from countries “of concern” has left asylum seekers across the US reeling – and pushed deeper into limbo…
“It appears that the intention of these policies is to be demoralizing,” said Faisal Al-Juburi, head of external affairs at the legal aid group Raíces, which has more than 50 pending asylum cases with USCIS. “And it’s leaving people in a limbo, creating a greater sense of unease, of opacity around people’s future.”
Lawyers and advocates at Raíces have been working to reassure asylum seekers and other immigrants that not all the proposed policy changes may be legal, he said, and that attorneys across the US will be seeking to understand and clarify the impacts. “We can’t go by what ifs, because right now, there is no clear picture.”
