Asylum seekers from Muslim-majority countries disproportionately imprisoned at Texas border

On August 31, 2023, in Immigration, Islamophobia, Uncategorized, by admin

Shams had been snared by a previously unreported federal effort that disproportionately locked up migrants from Muslim-majority countries for the obscure crime of failing to cross the border at a formal checkpoint and report to a customs office. The charge, conceived decades ago to fight drug trafficking, carries a maximum sentence of one year, double […]

Biden ends the ‘Muslim ban’ on day one of his presidency but its legacy will linger | Opinion

On January 20, 2021, in Civil Rights, Immigration, Islamophobia, by admin

President-elect Joe Biden repealed the Muslim ban on his first day in office, consistent with his immigration platform. The first Muslim ban was signed by President Donald Trump on Jan. 27, 2017, creating chaos and protest around the nation’s airports. The latest version of the ban came from a September 2017 proclamation that was expanded […]

Osamah Mahyoub and Emad Al-Azabi survived armed rebels, poisonous snakes and sinister smugglers. Now they face the greatest threat of all: the U.S. immigration system

On February 5, 2020, in Immigration, by admin

Osamah Mahyoub wasn’t always a man on the run, or the target of a murderous rebel group. He used to live a comfortable life in Taiz, a city in Yemen with chocolate-brown masonry and some of the finest coffee in the world. He was a happy child who played soccer all day long with his […]

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