• Thousands oppose asylum 'travel ban' rule

    6 days ago - By Wood TV

    EL PASO, Texas - Immigration advocates are mobilizing supporters to stop a proposed Biden administration rule disqualifying asylum-seekers who cross the border without appointments or fail to apply for protection in countries they traveled through on the way to the U.S.
    The advocates say between 12,000 and 14,000 people so far have submitted written comments to the Department of Homeland Security in opposition to the proposed “ Circumvention of lawful pathways ” rule. Public comment on what advocacy groups call an asylum “travel ban” ends on March 27.
    “Our objection comes down to a couple...
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