Polanco and the other nine members of her family are among thousands of asylum-seekers who were stopped in their tracks by US President Donald Trump’s January 20 decision to cancel all CBP One ...

Advocates say the right to request asylum is enshrined in the country’s immigration law and that denying migrants that right ...

Washington — The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging President Trump's move to close down the American asylum system, saying it violates legal ...

Established in 1827, the former colonial "insane asylum" and hospital has held thousands of people, including alcoholics, people with disabilities and young unmarried women. It closed in 2000.

The Trump administration will continue to put Americans and America First,” said White House spokesman Kush Desai. The executive order also suspended the ability of migrants to ask for asylum.