Third Country Rule
A new Federal rule is proposed (and also challenged) … Continue reading →
Category Archives: asylum
June numbers
June less than May and more than last year … Continue reading →
Del Rio immigration assistance
Immigration assistance center in Del Rio … Continue reading →
Border crossings trending down in June
Slight drop in border crossings. Seasonal effects with weather and crops, enforcement actions or something else? Still a few weeks before complete numbers come out for June. … Continue reading →
Impunity and immigration
Impunity is a measure of the percent of crimes that are not prosecuted, either directly as a percentage or as an index One of the factors affecting immigration is whether the rule of law exists. In cases of crime or … Continue reading →
Metering and wait times
Among the reasons for making a border crossing between ports of entry is the “metering” policy that has restricted official points of entry. The following article shows that the numbers processed officially has been relatively constant, resulting in increased numbers … Continue reading →
What does the price of coffee have to do with immigration
A huge part of the migration America is seeing at its southern border is because of the falling price of coffee A different article from Time, that also includes devalued peso … Continue reading →
Remain in Mexico
One policy under increasing implementation and discussion is a “remain in Mexico” approach to asylum seekers. In contrast to US/Canada where there is a safe country agreement, there is not that specific agreement with Mexico. Under terms of the US/Canada … Continue reading →
May apprehension numbers
May apprehension numbers are 144,000. Of particular contrast are those in El Paso sector. In the El Paso sector, U.S. Border Patrol apprehended 13,284 unaccompanied children, 104,131 family units and 19,507 single adults in May 2019, compared to 3,141 unaccompanied … Continue reading →
Deming
A picture from Deming where some ~3000 people have arrived. Most are on their way to meet sponsors elsewhere in the US … Continue reading →