The limbo experienced by asylum seekers waiting to be admitted to the United States and the traumatic experiences that forced them to leave their home country in the first place take a profound psychological toll.
A new White House report has assessed how climate change is forcing uncomfortable stay-or-go choices for populations around the world, not just at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced last week that 13,000 Haitian asylum seekers have been conditionally permitted to enter the United States, and 3,000 are in detention.
The continued weaponization of the pandemic to expel people from our border will result in serious harm for the thousands who have been denied protection.