Newly Arrived Migrant Families To Have Asylum Cases Heard Within 300 Days: Biden Administration
On 5/28/21 at 2:02 PM EDT
The Biden administration announced Friday a new plan that would fast-track cases of families at the U.S.-Mexico border in immigration court, with judges reaching a decision within 300 days of an initial hearing.
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security said in a statement that the expedited immigration court dockets would be established in 10 cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Diego and El Paso, Texas.
The announcement comes less than two weeks after the Biden administration said it was lifting pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum, which were implemented by the Trump administration in March 2020. Those restrictions typically had citizens of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Savador expelled to Mexico within two hours and without the opportunity to seek any form of humanitarian protection.
The Biden administration announced Friday it would seek to fast-track the asylum cases of the few families allowed to remain in the U.S. after crossing the border.
Denmark asylum: The Syrian refugees no longer welcome to stay
BBC
27th May, 2021 04:37:49
Faeza Satouf, here speaking at a protest in Copenhagen, is one of the refugees who has had her status revoked
When Denmark became the first European country last month to revoke residence status for more than 200 Syrian refugees, it faced condemnation from EU lawmakers, the UN refugee agency and human rights groups.
Authorities in Copenhagen argue that parts of Syria are now safe enough for refugees to return.
But the issue has proved divisive and activists and community groups have planned protests in several cities on Wednesday in support of the refugees.