- There are more than 800,000 pending cases before the United States immigration courts. Many are cases of those seeking asylum in the United States. Asylum seekers accounted for nearly half of the 305,899 new cases filed in 2018.
- In our current political climate, asylum seekers are being denied a fair day in court to present their applications for protection. Between expedited processing of families seeking asylum, to the Migrant Protection Protocols and port courts, asylum seekers are being rushed through a process in appearance only, without access to counsel.
- More than. 37,000 people have been forced into Mexico to wait to ask for asylum in the United States. These asylum seekers are in real danger; they are regularly kidnapped, raped, and extorted by criminals in Mexico, including Mexican government officials.
- Access to counsel is vital in asylum cases. Asylum seekers are at least 5 times more likely to win asylum when represented. https://immigrationforum.org/article/fact-sheet-u-s-asylum-process/
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