Day: August 5, 2026

Birthright Citizenship

Birthright Citizenship Appeal Deadline Passes

AP News reported the twenty-five-day grace period elapsed on July 28, 2026. This means the Supreme Court won’t reconsider its decision regarding birthright citizenship. This was despite a promise by the U.S. government in the wake of the original Supreme Court’s original decision. Background On January 20, 2025, the White

Asylum Rates Impacted by U.S. Government Policy

The U.S. government made claiming asylum increasingly difficult over the course of the past eighteen months. According to NPR, these changes further complicate an already stressful system with more than one million pending cases. In its most recently proposed change, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would refer certain asylum