#Asylum
Events indexed under #Asylum — 11 entries in the record.
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| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | SCOTUS in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado lets Trump turn away asylum-seekers metered at the border, 6-3
2 src Supreme Court of the United States · Donald Trump · Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-08 | Human Rights Groups Document Systematic Torture at Fort Bliss Immigration Detention Facility: 45+ Detainees Report Beatings, Sexual Abuse, Crushed Testicles, and Coerced Deportations
3 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · American Civil Liberties Union · Human Rights Watch | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-04 | Veterans Warn Trump's Afghan Asylum Freeze Endangers U.S. Allies and Undermines Future Military Partnerships
5 src Donald Trump · Rahmanullah Lakanwal · U.S. Department of Defense | confirmed | |
| 2025-11-28 | Trump Announces 'Permanent Pause' on Immigration from 'Third World Countries' Using Racist Terminology
4 src Donald Trump · Joseph Edlow · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-01-20 | Trump Signs Comprehensive Immigration Executive Orders Package: Ends Asylum, Reinstates Remain in Mexico, Kills Parole Programs, Declares Border 'Invasion'
8 src Donald Trump · Department of Homeland Security · Customs and Border Protection · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | confirmed | |
| 2013-08-01 | Russia Grants Snowden Temporary Asylum After 39 Days in Moscow Airport
3 src Edward Snowden · Russia · Vladimir Putin | confirmed | |
| 2013-06-23 | Snowden Flees Hong Kong for Moscow Seeking Asylum Amid U.S. Diplomatic Pressure
3 src Edward Snowden · WikiLeaks · State Department | confirmed | |
| 1981-09-29 | Reagan Orders Coast Guard Interdiction of Haitian Refugees, Establishing Maritime Asylum Denial
3 src Ronald Reagan · U.S. Coast Guard · Immigration and Naturalization Service · Department of State | confirmed | |
| 1981-07-01 | AG Smith Declares Detention-as-Deterrence Doctrine, Eliminating Bond Rights for Asylum Seekers
5 src Ronald Reagan · Immigration and Naturalization Service · Department of Justice · Haitian refugees | confirmed | |
| 1980-04-21 | Mariel Boatlift Exposes Racist Double Standards as Cubans Welcomed While Haitians Detained
3 src Jimmy Carter · Haitian refugees · Immigration and Naturalization Service | confirmed | |
| 1980-03-17 | Refugee Act of 1980 Establishes Systematic Asylum Process, Becomes Target of Enforcement Capture
3 src Jimmy Carter · Edward Kennedy · U.S. Congress · United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees · +1 | confirmed |