Incidents affecting persons who have fled their country due to persecution, conflict, or violence. Covers violations of the 1951 Refugee Convention, denial of refugee protections, and actions endangering refugee populations.
The US refugee program was restructured to almost exclusively admit white South Africans based on debunked persecution claims, while setting a historic-low refugee cap and shutting down admissions for …
From October 2025 through January 2026, the US admitted 1,651 refugees. Of these, 1,648 — 99.8% — were from South Africa, overwhelmingly …
Trump set the FY2026 refugee ceiling at 7,500, the lowest in modern US history, with most places reserved for white South Africans. This …
The immediate shutdown of the CBP One asylum scheduling app on Inauguration Day cancelled 30,000 appointments and stranded 270,000 asylum seekers, eliminating the primary legal pathway to request …
On January 20, 2025, at noon EST, CBP removed the scheduling functionality from the CBP One app, instantly cancelling approximately 30,000 …
An estimated 270,000 migrants continued logging into the app seeking appointments after the shutdown, indicating the scale of people relying …