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asylum denial

The systematic rejection of asylum claims through policy changes, procedural barriers, or blanket prohibitions. When asylum denial is categorical rather than individualized, it violates the 1951 Refugee Convention and U.S. asylum law.

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Deportation Traps at Immigration Court Hearings and Systematic Denial of Due Process

ICE turned mandatory immigration court hearings into arrest traps, coordinating in real time with government attorneys to arrest immigrants whose cases were dismissed. Record-setting asylum denials, …

  • ICE agents arrested immigrants at mandatory immigration court hearings, using case dismissals as triggers for arrest in a coordinated …
  • Government attorneys and ICE officers coordinated in real time, with agents in hallways waiting to identify and arrest individuals whose …