Day: July 8, 2026

Asylum

New Penalties for Unpaid Asylum Fees

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim final rule on April 29, 2026 establishing real consequences for asylum seekers who don’t pay the Annual Asylum Fee (AAF). The rule took effect May 29, 2026. Public comments closed on June 29, 2026. The AAF itself isn’t new. U.S. Citizenship

The Immigrant Population of the U.S. Throughout History

Over the past two-hundred and fifty years, the U.S. absorbed more that one hundred million people from abroad. According to the New the York Times, people born abroad make up a higher proportion of the country’s population than ever before. Concerning the make-up of the immigrant population of the U.S.,